Final Fantasy XI Celebrates 24th 'Vana'versary' This Month With Lots of Bonuses and Special Campaigns
Square Enix is marking Final Fantasy XI’s 24th anniversary, dubbed the Vana’versary, with a month‑long campaign running May 13 through June 9. The event is divided into four phases that deliver stacked bonuses such as double‑to‑triple experience, increased capacity points, higher drop rates for seals, crests and Bayld, and gear‑engraving effects similar to Dark Matter. Additional perks include double synthesis skill gains and a special Festa campaign. The rollout is designed to reward both veteran players and newcomers looking to level or gear up quickly.
Lost Ark Shares Serca Shadow Raid Stats, Info About May Update and Reassurance 'Lost Ark's Story Is Far From Over'
Lost Ark’s team released the first performance metrics for the Serca Shadow Raid, showing 71 % of normal‑mode clears completed with zero deaths, while flawless runs on hard‑mode fell to 31 % on gate 1 and 14 % on gate 2. The May update will...
The Quinfall Announces a Pity System - But Is It Enough?
Vawraek Technology announced that The Quinfall will receive a pity system for its enchantment upgrades within the next two to three days. The feature, posted on the game’s Discord, is a direct response to player complaints about high‑risk upgrades that...
Temtem: Pioneers Shows Off A Flexible Housing System In Latest Kickstarter Update
Temtem: Pioneers, the upcoming survival adventure from the Temtem franchise, revealed its housing system in the latest Kickstarter update. The system supports multi‑story builds that can extend over terrain features like rivers, and it automatically snaps walls, stairs, and roofs...
Indie MMO Spotlight: It's Open Season On MMOs
The weekly Indie MMO Spotlight highlights a flurry of community‑focused updates across dozens of titles. Broken Ranks is recruiting multilingual QA volunteers, while City of Heroes celebrates its 22‑year anniversary with a limited‑time badge. Drakantos will run a closed beta...
The Quinfall's New Three-on-Three PvP Arena Arrives In New Update
The Quinfall released a patch introducing a queue‑based 3v3 PvP arena with best‑of‑three matches, limited to one healer and one tank per team and no consumables. The arena features fair matchmaking, weekly rankings, and meaningful loot rewards. The update also...
After April Playtest, Persist Online Shifts Focus to Progression and Faction Systems
Persist Online’s next pre‑alpha update will center on character progression, overhauling skill trees, item upgrades, and safe‑house balance. The studio also unveiled a first‑iteration Faction Quest system to give faction play a clear purpose. Enemy and elite spawn patterns are...
Survival MMORPG Last Oasis Prepares To Move Onto Next Chapter Update In Latest Season
Last Oasis is set to launch Season 6, Chapter 2 on May 8, ushering in a full server reset and wipe. The upcoming patch brings a suite of bug fixes, balance adjustments, and quality‑of‑life improvements across the game’s systems. Developers have already run...
In May, The Elder Scrolls Online Is Hanging Around the Night Market, Offering Loot, PvP and New Content Preview
Season Zero of The Elder Scrolls Online continues in May with the Night Market event, which opened on April 29 and runs through June 17. Players explore three zones, earn faction Favor, and complete Golden Pursuits milestones for skins, gold and outfit styles....
The Final Fantasy XI 'Maiden's Rhapsody' Collab Event Returns To Final Fantasy XIV This Month
Square Enix has re‑launched the Maiden’s Rhapsody crossover event in Final Fantasy XIV from May 8‑25. The quest follows Iroha, a key figure from the original Final Fantasy XI, who awakens on La Noscea with amnesia, and rewards participants with the exclusive Amatsu outfit....
Double XP Returns To RuneScape Today, With Some Big Changes
RuneScape’s Double XP event has returned for a limited 48‑hour boost that players can activate or deactivate at any point until May 10. The promotion comes with three major tweaks: daily login incentives have been dropped, event tokens will now automatically...
Preview Update 7.9, 'Legacy Reborn' And Everything Coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic
SWTOR’s 7.9 "Legacy Reborn" update wraps up the long‑running Legacy of the Sith storyline with a multi‑character showdown on Kar Shian. The patch also introduces quality‑of‑life tweaks, a disabled companion terminal and clearer onboarding for the Dantooine intro mission. PvP Season 10...
Star Citizen's DefenseCon May Very Well Be Replacing This Year's Big Free Joy Ride Event
Star Citizen’s Drake Interplanetary is reviving its DefenseCon event from May 14‑27, directly overlapping the franchise’s traditional Invictus Launch Week. The launch week this year is set in the unplayable Sol system, making it inaccessible to most players, while DefenseCon promises...
Rivendell Housing Is Here in The Lord of the Rings Online
Standing Stone Games introduced Rivendell housing to The Lord of the Rings Online, making 15 neighborhoods available for purchase. Players can choose from standard, deluxe, or kinship homes, with kinship rank 7+ granting a shared home for the entire kinship. Demand...
Camelot Unchained Opens Weekend Session With New Archetype and Updated Spring Roadmap
Camelot Unchained’s early‑access team released an updated spring roadmap, introducing the Devout archetype and two new crafting tradeskills—Alchemy and Cooking. The Devout melee‑fighter/healer combo debuted in the weekend play session, while a Scout archetype is slated for June. Additional patches...
World of Warcraft's May Trading Post Goes a Little Wild With Gilneas-Inspiration
World of Warcraft’s May Trading Post is themed around Gilneas, featuring two new horse mounts, the Gilneas Loyalist’s Rouncey and Pyrewood Rebel’s Rouncey, each priced at 500 Trader’s Tender. The month also introduces the first‑time appearance of the Parrlok and Lil’...
City of Heroes Rebirth Marks 22 Years Of CoH With Releases Multiverse Launcher
City of Heroes Rebirth, a fan‑run emulation server, has unveiled the City of Heroes Multiverse Launcher, a unified client that aggregates multiple private servers. The launcher provides a single gateway where each server can display its own branding, news feed,...
More Sources of Power, Strike Against the Void, WoW Previews Midnight's Revelations Content Update
Blizzard’s upcoming "Midnight's Revelations" patch expands the Void storyline by sending players to two new worlds—Naigtal and Val—to hunt the faction leaders as world‑boss encounters. The update also introduces the Omnium Folio, a rune‑based system that lets players customize and...
Nightingale Gets Sidelined as Inflexion Games Reveals 16-Month Conan Exiles Remaster Commitment
Inflection Games has devoted roughly 16 months to the free UE5 remaster of Funcom's survival title Conan Exiles, updating more than 10,000 art assets and overhauling lighting and UI. The effort pushes the launch of Conan Exiles Enhanced to May 5, 2026 as...
Windrose Charts Its Next Course With First Community Update
Windrose launched with a strong debut, hitting just over 210,000 concurrent users on its first weekend and maintaining an average of about 108,200 players since the April 14 release. Kraken Express quickly followed with its first community update, introducing a support...
After Two Decades, Text-Based MMORPG TORN Surprisingly Breaks the Six-Figure Daily Player Mark
The browser‑based text MMO TORN, launched in 2004, reached 100,000 daily active players on April 27, 2024, more than doubling its January 2024 figure of 48,515. Founder Joe Chedburn credits the surge to infrastructure upgrades and aggressive advertising and PR...
Runescape's Big Player Avatar And Dungeoneering Revamps Are Penned Into Its May 2026 Calendar
Jagex announced two headline updates for modern Runescape slated for May 2026. The Dungeoneering skill will receive a "Remastered" overhaul during the week of May 17, promising refined gameplay, balance tweaks, and visual upgrades. Simultaneously, the long‑awaited Player Avatar system...
Dune: Awakening Bringing A Little Bit Of Content With Its 1.4.0 Patch Coming Mid-May
Funcom’s Dune: Awakening will receive its 1.4.0 patch on May 19, delivering two new overland zones – the Wind Pass and the Old Quarry – along with fresh Landsraad missions and Water Shippers‑themed cosmetics for Season Pass owners. The update is...
DC Universe Online Brings Back Recruitment Event With Rewards For New Characters
DC Universe Online has revived its Ultimate Recruitment Event, offering new characters a 25% experience boost via a Gotham City Emergency Signal and a suite of exclusive items. Rewards include an Umbral Green Aura, a Rank 120 Sinestro Corrupted Power Ring,...
Aion's Dread Blade Update Brings a True Hybrid Class, Four New Dungeons, Enhancement Changes, and More
Nexon has launched the Dread Blade update for Aion, introducing the franchise’s first true hybrid class that blends melee weapons and magic. The patch adds four new dungeons—Tiamat’s Mind, Immortal Trial, Infinite Cube, and Boundary of Light and Darkness—catering to...
Mad Catz M.M.O. 7+ Wireless Review
Mad Catz unveiled the M.M.O. 7+ wireless MMO mouse at CES 2024, finally releasing it after a two‑year delay at $149.99. The device packs a PixArt 3395 sensor, 26,000 DPI, 1,000 Hz polling and 22 buttons—21 programmable plus a shift layer that doubles inputs. Its...
The Quinfall Has A Star Wars-Style 'Wall Of Shame' Listing All Of Its Banned Players
The Quinfall has introduced a public "Wall of Shame" that scrolls and lists players banned for cheating, exploiting, or real‑money trading. The site updates every five minutes and shows 1,679 hardware‑ID bans, 2,685 European bans, 2,074 North American bans, and...
LVLUP Expo 2026: Grave Seasons Hands-On Preview
Blumhouse Games previewed its upcoming title *Grave Seasons* at the LVLUP Expo in Las Vegas, offering a 15‑minute demo that blends cozy life‑simulation mechanics with horror murder‑mystery elements. The game places players in the town of Ashenridge, where they can...
Preview Another New Creature From Temtem: Pioneers - Najaria
Temtem: Pioneers, the upcoming open‑world expansion of the creature‑collection RPG, has unveiled its second new Temtem, Najaria. The Neutral/Toxic hybrid draws design cues from cheetahs, iguanas and snakes, and will appear in harsh biomes such as snowy fields and swamps...
Join Parties and Check Out the Overhauled Journal When Mortal Online 2's Next PTR Opens Today
The Mortal Online 2 sprint PTR launches today, giving players a chance to test a brand‑new party system and a completely overhauled Journal until Monday. Parties are temporary, continent‑bound groups that share Glory when members stay within a set radius of...
The Night Market Is Open in The Elder Scrolls Online, Preview the Challenges That Await
The Elder Scrolls Online’s Night Market event zone is now live, running until June 17. Players can explore four districts filled with group‑focused PvE activities, from boss encounters to races and puzzles. Completing these tasks unlocks rewards through the new Golden...
Last Oasis Has Opened a Public Test Realm for Season 6, Chapter 2, With a Wide-Ranging List of Changes
Last Oasis has opened a public test realm (PTR) for Season 6, Chapter 2, inviting players to trial a broad set of updates. The patch focuses on performance optimizations, visual tweaks, and extensive reworks to crafting, resources, and walker modules. Notable changes...
Might and Delight Answers Questions on Modding, Development, Self-Hosted Servers for Book of Travels
Might and Delight confirmed that Book of Travels will cease active development and shut down its online servers, but the team will continue fixing post‑launch issues and keep Meadow’s servers online. They announced a $2.99 price drop for the soundtrack...
MapleStory Worlds Celebrates One Year in Global Release With Stats, a Photobooth, and a Screenshot Contest
Nexon marks the first anniversary of MapleStory Worlds, its sandbox platform that lets players build and monetize their own content. In its debut year more than 7 million users created or explored worlds, and creators collectively earned $33.2 million, with four individuals...
Mainframe Updates on Pax Dei Development, From Engine Upgrade, to Optmizations, and Birds
The Pax Dei team announced a major development update, moving the game to Unreal Engine 5.6 and adding support for Nvidia DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 4. Graphics optimizations will allow play on PCs with as little as 6 GB RAM, while new art assets,...
Diablo Immortal Adds New Features, Legendary Affixes, and Matchmaking Improvements
Blizzard released a major Diablo Immortal patch introducing Auto‑Battle, open captain selection for Battlegrounds, and new Legendary Affixes for high‑level play. Auto‑Battle becomes available at level 60 with hourly and weekly limits, targeting casual players. The update also adds cross‑region matchmaking...
RuneScape Reduces Visual Clutter in Combat, Adds Better Targeting, and Double XP Returns This Week, With Tweaks
Jagex’s Road to Restoration update trims combat visual clutter by adding optional target reticules and walk markers that scale with enemy size. Players can enable or disable these cues in the Settings menu, while other effects have been toned down...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Previews More Combat & Progression Update Features, From Engaging NPCs to Items
Visionary Realms announced the upcoming Combat and Progression Update for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, detailing class reworks, a First-to-Engage loot system, NPC engagement delays, dynamic leashing, and itemization changes. The update will also introduce rested XP bonuses, hot‑bar simplification,...
Indie MMO Spotlight: So Many Events
The weekly Indie MMO Spotlight highlights a flurry of updates across the niche market. Palia celebrates 10 million players and rolls out the Royal Highlands expansion on May 12. Loftia’s closed beta launched with an 18‑page guide, while Reign of Guilds slashes...
FFXIV Outlined A New 'Evolved Mode' Job Overhaul During A FanFest Devlopment Panel -- Here's What You Need To Know
Square Enix unveiled "Evolved Mode" at the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival, a sweeping overhaul that replaces static hotbars with a dynamic, combo‑driven action system. The new mode will debut alongside the Evercold expansion, introducing distinct Main‑Tank and Off‑Tank roles and...
FFXIV Director Naoki Yoshida Speaks More About Fan Festival Announcements, Evercold And Game's Future At FanFest Conference
Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Fest in Anaheim unveiled the 8.0 expansion Evercold, featuring a new weekly‑content model and the overhauled Evolved Mode for job actions. Director Naoki Yoshida detailed technical plans for the Switch 2 version, confirming mouse support and stable 30 fps performance....
FFXIV Is Finally Getting A Switch 2 Port In August, With A Free Early Access--Though There Are Some Caveats
Square Enix announced that the long‑awaited Final Fantasy 14 port for Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive in August, preceded by a free one‑month early‑access soft launch. Unlike other platforms, the Switch version requires a separate game purchase and its own subscription fee....
FFXIV Announces Neon Genesis Evangelion Crossover, Featuring The Legendary Anime In 24-Player Battles
Square Enix unveiled a major crossover for Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming Evercold expansion, teaming up with the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. The collaboration will debut a 24‑player Alliance Raid titled “Ghosts of Desire,” marking the series’ 30th anniversary and supervised by Evangelion studio...
Preview ESO's Night Market Factions, Rewards, and How Your Choice Impacts Your Experience
The Elder Scrolls Online’s Night Market opens on April 29, introducing an event zone with an introductory quest. Players encounter three rival factions—Glittering Goad, The Ruckus, and The Thousand Eyes—and must pledge allegiance for the event’s duration. Favor earned by completing...
CCP Announces Winners for 2026 EVE Frontier X SUI Foundation Hackathon
CCP announced the winners of the 2026 EVE Frontier × SUI Foundation Hackathon, which attracted more than 800 participants and 120 projects. The grand prize went to Reality Anchor’s CradleOS, a civilization‑management system built on SUI’s on‑chain infrastructure, earning $15,000 cash, $10,000...
Saros Review: Returnal but Make It Yellow
Housemarque’s *Saros* builds on the bullet‑hell roguelike foundation of 2021’s *Returnal*, delivering smoother combat and a more modular progression system on PlayStation 5. The game introduces Autohit weapons, a permanent Armor Matrix skill tree, and flexible biome skipping, which together lower...
Star Citizen Adds Nearly 100 Quests In Latest Minor Content Patch
The 4.7.2 minor update for Star Citizen introduces nearly one hundred new missions in the Nyx system, the latest star system added to the game. Players can now access 13 distinct contract archetypes, including classic Courier and Delivery Pilot jobs...
Dark Fantasy Open-World RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker Gets a Reveal Stream, With Launch Date, Next Week
Rebel Wolves will host a "Road to Launch" livestream on April 28 at 9:00 a.m. PT, unveiling fresh gameplay, a new story trailer, system specs and a launch window for its open‑world vampire RPG *The Blood of Dawnwalker*. The event promises...
New Magic: The Gathering Feature Delves Into Final Fantasy XIV Cards' Design Choices
Wizards of the Coast published a new feature that pulls back the curtain on the design of Magic: The Gathering cards inspired by Final Fantasy XIV. Designer Cameron Williams, an admitted FFXIV enthusiast, explains how narrative depth guided mechanics, citing the...
Frosthaven's Final Early Access Content Update, Into the Abyss, Is Live
Frosthaven’s third and final Early Access update, "Into the Abyss," is now live on Steam and Epic. The patch introduces the Lurker storyline, taking players to the Burning Sea, and adds two new heroes—Coral and Kelp—plus the elusive Brummix pet....