Final Fantasy XIV Fan-Run Site Shuts Down After Square Enix Took Action Following Harassment & Attacks on Staff
Square Enix forced the shutdown of the fan‑run Final Fantasy XIV news site Netoge Sokuho after alleging it published harassing material toward company staff. The site’s administrator reached a settlement that required an public apology, the site’s closure, and an undisclosed payment. The action was taken under Square Enix’s Group Customer Harassment Policy, which was created to curb abusive behavior toward employees. The company says this case signals continued enforcement against similar content.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Details Ability Loadouts, Their Goals, and How They'll Work
Visionary Realms announced Ability Loadouts for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, granting each character four customizable hotbars. Loadouts can be renamed, hotkeys reassigned, and must be swapped outside combat, with abilities entering a short cooldown on activation. The feature follows...
Impressions: Avowed, 2025's Most Overlooked RPG, Gets New Life on PlayStation 5
Obsidian Entertainment’s 2025 RPG *Avowed* arrives on PlayStation 5 a year after its Xbox debut, bringing a suite of post‑launch upgrades. The new build introduces additional playable races, a quarterstaff weapon, New Game+, photo mode, and extensive quality‑of‑life tweaks such as DLSS 4.5...
Albion Online Brings Back the Grizzly Bear Mount As Part of Monthly Reward Tracks
Albion Online has re‑introduced the Grizzly Bear mount as part of its monthly Keeper Challenge reward track. Players earn Challenge Points by completing open‑world activities such as combat, gathering, fishing, and farming, unlocking a tiered set of rewards. Premium subscribers...
Star Wars: The Old Republic in March Includes Spring Abundance and More Returning Events
Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) will launch the 7.8.1 patch in early March 2024, adding new Date Night missions, a story chapter called Master’s Enigma, and the tenth Galactic Seasons cycle. The March event calendar revives the Dantooine Spring...
Aion Classic 4.5's Ignite Update Is Now Live, With Phoenix Class, Overhauled Progression, Teva Region & More
AION Classic Europe launched Update 4.5, codenamed Ignite, introducing the new Phoenix class, a comprehensive skills overhaul, and the open‑world Teva region. The Phoenix delivers fast‑paced magical damage with Flame Revolvers and specialized gear. Early‑game onboarding is streamlined, letting players begin...
Atlant Games Gives Dusty Elixir Stockpiles New Life in Reign of Guilds Patch
Atlant Games released update 1.00.259 for Reign of Guilds, overhauling the elixir system, adjusting castle siege timing, and adding recipe rewards to crafting quests. The new NPC in Cadarn lets players convert low‑tier XP elixirs into tiered enhancement elixirs, while...
Persist Online Is Getting Daily Quests, a Node Rework, and More as the Team Posts Q&A
CipSoft released a community Q&A outlining upcoming changes for Persist Online, its zombie‑survival MMORPG still in pre‑alpha. The roadmap includes quality‑of‑life tweaks such as visual cues for unusable items, email‑hide options for streamers, and toggleable confirmation pop‑ups, alongside larger system...
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore Breaks Down the Research Skill in New Developer Showcase
Oath Games has added a Research skill to its sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial, allowing players to collect creature remains and study them at a Research Table. The system populates a codex, grants profession XP, and offers repeatable tasks with rewards such...
The Division 2 Goes Back To New York (Again) For 10th Anniversary 'Realism' Mode, As We'll Learn About In Upcoming...
Ubisoft is celebrating The Division franchise’s tenth anniversary with a four‑week Anniversary Season for The Division 2, highlighted by a new Realism Mode that introduces lethal headshots, weapon‑specific damage and no health‑over‑time healing. The season will debut during a March 3 livestream...
Indie MMO Spotlight: Make It Rain
Indie MMO Spotlight highlighted a wave of updates across dozens of titles this week. BitCraft launched an Empire Overhaul update and a 50% Steam sale, while Ember’s Adrift introduced a dynamic weather system and upgraded to a newer Unity version....
Shuttered Low-Fantasy MMORPG Gloria Victis Is, In Fact, Making A Comeback Under Gamigo
Gloria Victis, the low‑fantasy PvP MMORPG, is returning after a two‑year hiatus under new publisher Gamigo. The revived title will adopt a free‑to‑play model while pledging to avoid pay‑to‑win mechanics, emphasizing large‑scale, skill‑based combat and distinctive siege warfare. Originally launched...
Riftbound: Spiritforged Impressions - Fortifying The Arsenal
Riftbound Spiritforged, the first English expansion for Legends of Runeterra, doubles the card pool and adds Gold tokens, Equipment attachments, and the Repeat keyword. The new Gear system deepens deck‑building options, while fresh legends such as Azir, Irelia, and Viktor...
The Viral Multiplayer 'Sledding Game' (Yes, That's The Name) Has A Demo Until March 2 For Steam Next Fest
The indie title *Sledding Game* is back for Steam Next Fest, offering a free demo until March 2. Marketed as a semi‑open‑world social sledding experience, it features proximity chat and a variety of animal avatars, including pandas and arctic foxes. The...
New Details As Old School RuneScape's Deadman All Stars, Jagex' First-Ever US Event, Ticket Sales Begin
Jagex has opened ticket sales for Old School RuneScape’s Deadman All Stars, its inaugural U.S. live tournament, with finals set for June 20 in Chicago. The event features six invited teams—Dino Nuggets, Odablock Warriors, Framed Friends, Westham Weasels, Rhys Rhinos, and...
Ragnarok X: Next Generation, Gravity's Reimagined, 3D Ragnarok Online, Is Now on Steam
Gravity’s reimagined Ragnarok X: Next Generation (ROX) has launched on Steam, expanding its availability beyond the earlier releases on Android, iOS, and PC. The title transforms the classic 2D MMORPG into a fully 3D world, retaining the original storyline, job...
Final Fantasy IV's First Live Letter Announced For 7.5 Patches, Heralding End Of Dawntrail Expansion
Square Enix will host the next Final Fantasy XIV "Letter from the Producer" live stream on March 14 at 4:00 a.m. PST. The broadcast, featuring Executive Producer Naoki Yoshida and Community Services Manager Toshio Murouchi, will preview content slated for patch 7.5,...
Jagex Introduces RuneScape Road to Restoration Plans for The Grand Exchange and Wants Your Feedback
Jagex has unveiled the next phase of its Road to Restoration series, focusing on the Grand Exchange—the player‑driven marketplace that has seen little change since its 2007 launch. The company acknowledges longstanding pain points such as sluggish transaction speeds, opaque...
Black Desert Online Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Western Release, Console Marks Six Years of Cross-Play
Black Desert Online marks its 10th anniversary in the West with a series of in‑game events, new Vell spawns, and community contests. The console version celebrates six years of cross‑play, offering a 1,000% XP Hot Time and special boss encounters....
Go Behind the Scenes and Get a Peek at ESO's Dragonknight and Two-Handed Skill Lines Reworks Coming in Update 49
The Elder Scrolls Online will roll out Update 49 on March 9, overhauling the Dragonknight and Two‑Handed skill lines. The revamp targets core animations, visual effects, and audio to make abilities feel more physically grounded and less floaty. Developers emphasized preserving each...
Broken Ranks Outlines Initial Mobile Early Access Features, Resting and Potions Changes, and Future Content
Whitemoon Games announced that Broken Ranks mobile early access launches March 3 for Polish players, featuring a near‑complete PC experience. All boss encounters, quests, champions, and daily/weekly challenges will be available, though drop history, Legends crafting UI, arenas, tournaments, and the faction...
Runescape's Premier Memberships Are Seeing Overhaul In Jagex's Latest Move To Improve Game
Jagex announced a sweeping overhaul of RuneScape’s Premier Membership, beginning with the closure of the Loyalty Store in April and the removal of several micro‑transaction perks such as Auras, unlimited free bosses, Monthly Drops, Premier Tokens, and the Premier Chat...
New World: Aeternum Announces Spring Quality of Life Updates To Improve Grinding, End-Of-Game-Life Experience
New World: Aeternum announced a series of spring quality‑of‑life updates ahead of its planned sunset in January 2027. In March the patch will fix broken Steam achievements, unlock all transmog items, enable cross‑region transfers, extend AFK timers to 24 hours and increase...
Throne and Liberty Opens Double Archboss Spawn Event, Makes Big Tower of Greed Changes and Battleground Tweaks
Throne and Liberty’s latest patch introduces a double Archboss spawn event running through March 12, expands Battleground map features, and launches a PvP creator roundtable. The update also delivers the first major overhaul of the Tower of Greed, resetting the season...
Post-Apocalyptic Action MMORPG Project DNA Gets First Gameplay Trailer and Details
Supervoid’s upcoming post‑apocalyptic action MMORPG Project DNA unveiled its first gameplay trailer, showcasing fast‑paced combat, massive bosses, and a bleak 2046 Earth setting. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the game emphasizes precision dodging and strategic skill use. The narrative centers on...
Embers Adrift Adds Dynamic Weather System to Add Rain and Snow Across Biomes
Stormhaven Studios rolled out a dynamic weather system for Embers Adrift, adding rain and snow that react to each biome's temperature, humidity, and precipitation probability. The server‑client calculation triggers precipitation, while new footstep audio layers realism for wet and snowy...
Exclusive: Dungeons & Dragons Online Retrospective: Looking Back On 20 Years Of DDO
Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO) marks its 20th anniversary, having evolved from a problematic 2006 launch into a resilient free‑to‑play MMO. The game shifted to a free‑to‑play model, briefly becoming the second‑most played Western MMO behind World of Warcraft, and...
Sandbox Survival Last Oasis To Run Stress Test Just Before Launching Its Next Big Content Update
Last Oasis will wipe all servers for a stress test from February 27 through the weekend, then launch Season 6 Chapter 1 on March 6. The update pivots toward game‑wide events, new PvP balance tweaks, and broader functional improvements. A fresh ModPack is also...
Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent Announced, Bringing Dungeon Crawler To PC and Consoles In Spring 2026
Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent, a tactical RPG adaptation of the long‑running Descent tabletop series, was announced for a spring 2026 launch on PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. The game combines real‑time combat, exploration and a wholly original storyline...
Shiro Games Offers First-Ever Playable Demo of Sci-Fi Sim and Builder, SpaceCraft
Shiro Games unveiled the first playable demo of its sci‑fi simulation builder SpaceCraft during Steam Next Fest. The demo lets players launch into the Solar Alpha system, gather resources, and experience seamless travel from orbit to planetary surfaces. It also...
As Its New Owners Take Over, EVO Announces More In-Person FGC Tournaments, Including A Stop In Saudi Arabia
Evolution Championship Series (Evo) has announced a major expansion under its new owners, Qiddiya Entertainment, adding tournaments in Saudi Arabia, China, Morocco, Brazil and Mexico while keeping legacy events in Vegas, Japan, France and Singapore unchanged. The rollout includes a...
Preview Some of the Changes, New Content, Extra Boss Challenges, and More in The Backwoods, Fallout 76's Next Update
Bethesda’s Fallout 76 “The Backwoods” update launches on March 3, kicking off Season 24. The patch reworks public events, adds post‑event challenges and new legendary bosses such as Bigfoot, Deathclaw and the Wendigo Colossus. Players can earn high‑tier loot like the four‑star Thrill...
How Microsoft Is Silencing World of Warcraft's French Localization
Microsoft has introduced AI‑generation clauses into contracts for French voice actors working on World of Warcraft, prompting many to refuse and be replaced by Quebec‑based talent. The change first surfaced when the Midnight pre‑patch omitted French dubbing, revealing that human...
Team-Based CTF Game, Last Flag, Set For April 14th PC Launch, Demo Live Through March 2nd
Night Street Games announced that its debut title, Last Flag, will launch on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on April 14. The game is a 5v5, team‑based capture‑the‑flag shooter featuring 20‑minute, low‑pressure matches set in a retro...
Skate Devs Detail a New, Bigger Grom, Share New Roadmap of What's Coming 'Beyond' Season 3
Skate is set to launch Season 3 in March, reintroducing the Isle of Grom as a larger, fully featured area with new terrain, spillway sections and hill‑bombs. Premium Pass holders receive unlimited Grom access for the first month, while all players...
Latest EVE Pulse Highlights CSM Summit, Crazy Capsuleer Battles
The latest EVE Pulse video from CCP Games recaps the CSM 20 summit in Reykjavik and highlights the surge of large‑scale capsuleer battles shaping New Eden in 2026. It showcases the first look at the EVE Forever visual overhaul, including revamped asteroid mining...
Diablo Immortal Getting New WoW Midnight Crossover, New and Returning Events, Queue Improvements, and More
Blizzard’s next Diablo Immortal patch introduces a World of Warcraft crossover, letting players complete a quest in Silvermoon City to earn the Harbinger of Darkness cosmetic. A new Avarice the Gold‑cursed goblin event spawns treasure goblins that drop legendary gear,...
World of Warships: Legends Sets Final Steam Beta, Wargaming Publisher Sale Offers Discounts & Free Stuff
World of Warships: Legends will hold its final closed beta on Steam from March 12‑16, featuring full cross‑play and live‑server matchmaking. Players who participated in earlier tests receive automatic invitations, while new applicants can request access via the Steam page. Simultaneously,...
Latest Persist Online Patch Focuses on Clarity, Stability, and Player Guidance
CipSoft released Persist Online version 0.6.0.70, adding quest markers, adjusting wind effects, reworking faction logic, and fixing core bugs. The patch emphasizes usability, reducing motion‑sickness, and clarifying combat requirements for new players. These changes improve onboarding and stability as the...
Pantheon Prepares Major Summoner Overhaul Alongside First Nightfall Crypt
Visionary Realms announced a major update for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen that reworks the Summoner class and adds the first Nightfall Crypt dungeon. The Summoner will now start with both Fury and Zephyr companions, gain pet gear slots, floating...
Camelot Unchained Reveals Ongoing Visual Evolution in Latest DevBlog Video
Unchained Entertainment released a new development video showcasing a comprehensive visual overhaul for Camelot Unchained as it approaches its 2026 launch. Art Lead Evan Schumacher explained that legacy assets are being rebuilt to meet modern engine standards, improving character models,...
Sky: Children of the Light Players Can Share In-Game Creations Free Daily In Upcoming Update
The next Sky: Children of Light update introduces a streamlined user‑generated content (UGC) creation flow, allowing players to launch shared creations instantly from the Spells page. Each day, users can craft a message boat, shared memory, and shared space for...
Nightingale Enables Cross-Platform Compatibility, Goes On Sale For $6 On Steam
Two years after its Early Access debut, Nightingale released a patch that adds cross‑platform multiplayer between Steam and Epic Games Store. The update uses a simple Join Code system, allowing players from both stores to join the same sessions. It...
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance Details February 23 Patch Featuring Lanterns, Fireworks, and Slumberdream Valley
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance will launch a February 23 update that pairs the Renewal Festival’s Spring Lantern Fair with a brand‑new gameplay mode called Slumberdream Valley. The festival runs from Feb 23 to Mar 9, offering lantern‑collecting challenges and Renewal Seals. Slumberdream Valley...
World of Warcraft Previews Midnight's Delves, With Improvements and a Special NPC Companion
Blizzard’s Midnight expansion arrives in ten days, introducing ten new Delves and a seasonal Nemesis Delve that expand the game’s narrative. Players will travel with the returning blood‑elf rogue Valeera Sanguinar, now an NPC companion offering all three support roles....
Ashes of Creation IP's New Owner Gets Restraining Order Compelling Return of Company Assets & Account Info From Steven Sharif
The current owner of the Ashes of Creation intellectual property, TFE Holdings, filed a countersuit that resulted in a judge granting a temporary restraining order against former Intrepid CEO Steven Sharif. The order bars Sharif from destroying any records and...
Jagex Outlines Problems With Auras and How They're Resolving Them in RuneScape's Road to Restoration
Jagex announced that most Auras will be removed as part of RuneScape’s ongoing “Road to Restoration” overhaul. The devblog explains that Auras force one‑hour play sessions and add little strategic depth, prompting the shift of useful Aura effects onto existing...
Pax Dei Outlines Proposals to Make Crafting Failures Less Punishing and Fairer
Pax Dei’s Master Crafting and a major crafting XP rebalance have gone live, prompting the team to address the pain points of failed attempts. The developers propose a salvage‑target system that returns a portion of invested materials based on the total...
First Closed Beta Announced for Time Takers, An Upcoming Survival Shooter Where Time Is How You Craft Your Build
Mistil Games and NCSOFT have announced the first closed beta for Time Takers, a third‑person survival shooter that uses a unique Time Energy system for skill upgrades and build customization. The beta runs from March 13 to March 21, offering...
Take the Fight to Xal'atath in Voidstorm, in World of Warcraft's Latest Midnight Zone Preview
Blizzard’s upcoming Midnight expansion adds Voidstorm, a hostile, void‑infused zone ruled by the ancient weapon Xal’atath. Players will ally with the ren’dorei Void elves to combat the zone’s predatory creatures and confront Xal’atath’s followers, including the powerful domanaar. The update...