The Lost Art of Killing Ten Thousand Rats
Somewhere along the way, MMOs decided grinding was the enemy. They were wrong. The grind was the game, and it worked when designers bothered to make it feel good.
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SMITE 2 roadmap adds Gilgamesh, Ratatoskr, Ishtar, and Atlas by May 5
SMITE 2’s next roadmap runs through May 5 and lines up four more returning gods for the roster: Gilgamesh, Ratatoskr, Ishtar, and Atlas. According to the official post, each update
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Pocketpair says Palworld 1.0 will significantly rework the game’s overall flow
Pocketpair has started talking, very loosely, about what to expect from Palworld when it reaches 1.0. Speaking at GDC, communications lead John Buckley said the full release is meant to
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MapleStory adds One-Punch Man crossover content and a Wild Hunter revamp in v267
MapleStory’s v267 update is live, and the headline additions are a One-Punch Man crossover and a rework for Wild Hunter. The patch also brings in the new Nightmare Paradise dungeon,
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Entropia Universe is moving to Unreal Engine 5, but there’s no release window yet
Entropia Universe is getting a major tech overhaul. MindArk says the long-running sci-fi sandbox MMO is moving to Unreal Engine 5, with the shift also tied to rebuilt core gameplay
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Fellowship devs launch Campfire Checkpoint blog and tease next season work
Chief Rebel has started a new developer blog series for Fellowship called Campfire Checkpoint, meant to give players a broader look at what the team is working on between patches.
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Throne and Liberty outlines April 2 update, new PvP map, and post-merge follow-up
Amazon has shared a quick look at what’s next for Throne and Liberty, with the next batch of content set to arrive on April 2. In the latest Tico Talks
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Crimson Desert is out now on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Mac
Pearl Abyss has launched Crimson Desert worldwide. The open-world action game went live on March 19 at 3:00 p.m. PDT, and it’s available on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PS5,
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EVE Frontier’s hackathon is underway, and one early showcase is a Flappy Bird-style clone
CCP Games has kicked off a new hackathon for EVE Frontier, its sci-fi survival MMO, built around the game’s modifiable “smart assemblies” and external app tools. According to the official
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The Legend of California sets first public playtest for March 26
Kintsugiyama has opened sign-ups for the first public playtest of The Legend of California, the new multiplayer game from Jeff Kaplan’s studio. According to the Steam announcement, the test runs
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