The Auction House Killed the Bazaar
Modern MMOs gave us frictionless auction houses and took away the last reason strangers ever had to talk to each other. Efficiency won. Community lost.
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Aloft update adds new glider patterns, trial islands, and smoother controls
Aloft, the buy to play co-op survival game, just dropped a new content patch focused on gliding. The “Gliders & Gales” update is live now, adding a bigger pile of
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RuneScape previews outfit and gear clean-up as part of “Regrounding Items”
Jagex is lining up a visual and itemization pass for modern RuneScape focused on what it’s calling “Regrounding Items.” The idea is to bring outfits and equipment more in line
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Throne and Liberty adds a Lunar New Year event, new Battle Pass, and achievement-locked merch
Throne and Liberty’s latest update is live with a Lunar New Year event running until the February 25 maintenance. It also brings in a new Battle Pass, some housing additions,
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Hytale’s Update 3 test patches are out, with taming and map markers ahead of next week’s release
Hytale’s full set of Update 3 “pre-release” patches is now live on the game’s public testing build, giving players a pretty clear look at what’s landing in the main update.
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Black Desert Online kicks off Lunar New Year events, with Black Desert Mobile joining Feb. 16
Black Desert Online has a fresh PC update out now, and it’s also the start of this year’s Lunar New Year event run. Black Desert Mobile is getting its own
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WoW’s new transmog system is live in the Midnight pre-patch, with tweaks after feedback
Blizzard’s updated transmogrification system is now available in World of Warcraft via the Midnight pre-patch, and the studio has outlined a couple of changes it made after player testing. The
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Crimson Desert shows off Pywel exploration, camp building, and crafting systems
Pearl Abyss has dropped another Crimson Desert feature overview, this time digging into the open world of Pywel and the day-to-day systems that will drive your time between big fights.
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Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment confirms layoffs, says a smaller team will keep supporting the game
Wildlight Entertainment has laid off an unspecified number of employees, the studio confirmed this week. In a statement posted on social media, Wildlight said a “core group of developers” is
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Nexon’s Q4 earnings: ARC Raiders a smash hit, MapleStory has a monster year, and a stacked pipeline ahead
Nexon dropped its Q4 2025 investor presentation today, and there’s a lot to unpack for anyone keeping tabs on the company’s growing roster of live games and upcoming launches. The
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