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Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Expansion Release Date and Collectors' Editions Announced

Today, during a pane at PAX East, Square Enix announced the release date of the next expansion Dawntrail. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida announced that early access will start on June 28, 2024…

March 23, 2024 | 01:06 EDT

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Diablo 4 Expansion "Vessel of Hatred" Images & Details Revealed With First Season 3 Features & More

During a panel at BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard shared the first details about the first expansion of Diablo 4 "Vessel of Hatred" and much more. In case you missed the news announced yesterday, Vessel of…

November 4, 2023 | 07:20 EDT

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World of Warcraft: The War Within Expansion Reveals Tons of Details on Delves, Hero Talents, & More

Within a panel broadcasted during the second day of BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard shared a lot of new details about World of Warcraft's expansion The War Within.  We learn more about many of the new…

November 4, 2023 | 04:13 EDT

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EVE Online Reveals EVE Vanguard FPS Module, New Expansion, and More

Today CCP Games is celebrating all things EVE Online at EVE Fanfest 2023, and it had quite a few interesting announcements for and of the venerable space MMORPG.  The first and perhaps most…

September 22, 2023 | 10:19 EDT

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Gets Cinematic Trailer & More; Big Update 2.0 Gets Release Date

Today CD Projekt RED has a lot to share about the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty, on top of the upcoming 2.0 update, which promises to be massive. First of all, we get to take a…

September 14, 2023 | 12:31 EDT

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Final Fantasy XIV Expansion "Dawntrail" & Graphics Overhaul Get First Screenshots, Videos, & Details

Following the announcement of the new Final Fantasy XIV expansion "Dawntrail," Square Enix has revealed plenty of details, screenshots, and videos.  We start with producer and director Naoki Yoshida…

July 28, 2023 | 03:40 EDT

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Release Date Revealed

Unsurprisingly after GOG managed to leak the information, CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty expansion was showcased at the Xbox Games Showcase and it was revealed when it will release…

June 11, 2023 | 02:10 EDT

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Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update New Zealand, DHC-4 Caribou, & Christchurch Airport Released

Today Microsoft released a major update for Microsoft Flight Simulator while third-party developers launched a major airport and new screenshots of another.  First and foremost, we got the…

February 23, 2023 | 09:58 EST

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Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure Expansion Annonced

Today Microsoft and Playground Games revealed a brand new expansion for its open-world racing game Forza Horizon 5, titled Rally Adventure. The expansion does pretty much what it says on the tin,…

February 23, 2023 | 12:48 EST

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Destiny 2: Lightfall introduces the Neon City of Neomuna in New Trailer

Today Bungie released a new trailer of the highly-anticipated expansion Lightfall for its popular free-to-play game-as-a-service Destiny 2.  The video focused on one of the locations that we'll…

January 17, 2023 | 10:36 EST

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SnowRunner Season 8 Lets You Farm The Countryside

SnowRunner Season 8, also known as the Grand Harvest Expansion, has just been released for Year 2 Pass owners across all platforms. It adds a new region with four huge summer maps to explore, as well…

October 13, 2022 | 10:03 EDT

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Prison Architect DLC Pits You Against Brain-Eating Zombies

The latest Prison Architect DLC, Prison Architect: Undead, is definitely the game's spookiest expansion yet. The undead are rising from their graves and infecting everyone they bite, which means…

October 6, 2022 | 11:05 EDT

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Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Phantom Liberty is a Spy Thriller

We finally have some info on what to expect from the first Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and it's taking a fairly interesting turn. It's slated for 2023, so players will…

September 6, 2022 | 12:05 EDT

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Farming Simulator 22 Platinum Edition and Expansion Announced

It's a good day to be a farming sim fan, with Farming Simulator 22 Platinum Edition and an expansion being announced. The expansion comes with the Platinum Edition, which also comes with the base…

July 12, 2022 | 10:05 EDT

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The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack Announced

The Sims 4 High School Years is the latest in a long line of expansions for the fourth incarnation of The Sims franchise. High School Years will allow players to join a club, start a trend, attend…

June 30, 2022 | 11:27 EDT

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Wingspan Asia Expansion Announced

Wingspan Asia, the third expansion to Wingspan, has just been announced for a Q4 2022 release. More information will be revealed in Q4, but until then one bird a month will be revealed in the monthly…

June 29, 2022 | 11:46 EDT

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OlliOlli World Takes To The Stars In VOID Riders

The game OlliOlli World puts a colorful cartoon spin on skating and is only getting bigger. Announced previously, the expansion VOID Riders is now available for download. It adds a sci-fi theme to…

June 15, 2022 | 03:35 EDT

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Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone Adds Alternative History Options

Hearts of Iron IV is getting a new expansion in Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone. It will add new paths and potential for conflicts in the all-too-familiar wartime era, and give players a chance to…

June 7, 2022 | 11:46 EDT

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Surviving The Aftermath Expansion New Alliances Has Players Uniting Societies

The first Surviving the Aftermath expansion, New Alliances, will launch on June 16 for PC for 14.99 USD / 11.99 GBP/ 14.99 EUR. In it, players will be able to form a post-apocalyptic federation and…

June 2, 2022 | 12:00 EDT

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Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion Announced

The Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn Expansion has just been announced, and it's releasing on June 14, 2022 for £15.99/€19.99/$19.99. Included with it are a new prehistoric species such as…

May 27, 2022 | 11:46 EDT

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New Details About Factorio Expansion Revealed by Wube Software

The Factorio expansion is still in the works and Wube Software has some new details to share about the new content that is coming to the popular base building game. As the name implies, Factorio is…

February 4, 2022 | 01:54 EST

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Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Release Date Announced

It's been almost ten years since Guild Wars 2 was released, all the way back in 2012. Since then, there's been two expansions: Heart of Thorns in October 2015, and Path of Fire in September 2017.…

February 1, 2022 | 10:47 EST

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Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Review

E3 press junkets tend to be a publisher's nightmare with regards to leaks – Microsoft being one of the prime candidates.  So I was elated when one of their conference's biggest surprises was Disney's…

August 9, 2021 | 12:00 EDT

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Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Review

It is increasingly rare that we see true expansions in the world of gaming. Sure, Blizzard is still packaging up WoW content into boxes, and you could argue that battle passes and seasons in ongoing…

June 6, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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What are Microtransactions?

There was a time in the gaming industry where you used to pay for a video game and its price granted you access to the full experience. With time, developers and publishers started looking for new…

February 17, 2020 | 12:00 EST

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Gwent: Iron Judgement Expansion Coming To PC And Consoles In October

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is getting a new expansion. Titled Gwent: Iron Judgement, the expansion will launch for PC and consoles in October. Iron Judgement revolves around the return of King…

September 17, 2019 | 09:30 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2019 - The Division 2 Year 1 Expansion Plans Detailed

Continuing the theme of Tom Clancy titles after seeing some more Rainbox Six, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is the next title on our place. After a brief sizzle reel of the game as it is and community…

June 10, 2019 | 06:07 EDT

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Explore Eastern Europe in Euro Truck Simulator 2 Road to the Black Sea Expansion

SCS Software has just announced a new map expansion for their peerless trucking sim Euro Truck Simulator 2, called Road to the Black Sea. As with previous map expansions to the game, Beyond the…

May 10, 2019 | 05:40 EDT

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Ni No Kuni II's The Tale Of A Timeless Tome DLC Gets New Details

Level-5 and Bandai Namco have released more information regarding the second large expansion for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. Titled "The Tale of a Timeless Tome", the DLC will see the return of…

March 13, 2019 | 02:40 EDT

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Path of Exile: Synthesis Launches March 8, Simultaneous With PS4 Release

Grinding Gear Games has revealed Synthesis, the next expansion for their increasingly popular loot-driven RPG Path of Exile. Synthesis will launch March 8 alongside the anticipated Path of Exile…

February 19, 2019 | 06:20 EST

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Scythe: The Rise of Fenris Review - Superb

Scythe is one of my favorite games ever; so much so that I feel like I criminally underrated the game when I originally reviewed it and only gave it a 9/10. The Rise of Fenris expansion is not only…

December 11, 2018 | 01:00 EST

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Square Enix Cancels Three Final Fantasy XV DLCs, Hajime Tabata Leaves Company

During their special Final Fantasy XV live stream broadcast today, Square Enix has announced some major changes that will shake up the future of the game. Planned changes announced include updates to…

November 8, 2018 | 01:46 EST

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Surviving Mars Expansion, Space Race, Announced

Paradox Interactive's Surviving Mars is getting a brand now Expansion Pack, titled Space Race. Space Race will pit the most powerful countries and companies on Earth against each other as they…

October 6, 2018 | 12:19 EDT

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How To Fight A God – Q&A With Director of Deadfire DLC Beast of Winter

Brandon Adler has been with Obsidian Entertainment since Neverwinter Nights 2, where he started as a Quality Assurance tester. Since then he has also worked in Design and Production. His…

July 31, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Hollow Knight’s Third Expansion Will Include New Boss Encounters And A New Game Mode

Since its initial release about a year ago, Metroidvania title Hollow Knight has received two free expansions which have added new elements to the already massive 2D game such as new NPC’s,…

January 31, 2018 | 04:00 EST

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Scythe: The Wind Gambit Review - Fly Away On My Zephyr

Scythe is one of the greatest boardgames of all time. Despite scoring it lower than it should have been (let's face it, Scythe is a 10/10) it easily walked away with the 2016 TechRaptor Board Game of…

December 26, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Review - Three's Company

The problem with coming out with an expansion as large as XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is that it can overshadow the base game. Upon downloading and starting up a new campaign, nothing but new content…

October 18, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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Paradox; Obsidian Tease More Tyranny

Publisher Paradox Interactive has teased an update to the Obsidian RPG Tyranny. On the official Tyranny twitter, we saw a new image of what appears to be a volcano with lava pouring down its sides.…

June 10, 2017 | 06:51 EDT

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Scoville Labs Review – GMO Yeah!

In Scoville hot peppers, and even hotter pots of chili made from those peppers, are king. There's only room for one winner in Scoville, and it can be difficult to plant, cross-breed, and harvest the…

February 21, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ Review - Enter the Void

With the Binding of Isaac Rebirth's second expansion, series creator Edmund McMillen is handing the reigns over to the community. On top of the much-anticipated mod support, Afterbirth+ also features…

January 10, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Emerges in January

It's been about a year since The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth made its debut and greatly expanded on the item and enemy variety of the base Rebirth experience. At the time, many thought that this was…

December 9, 2016 | 10:00 EST

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[Updated]Hearthstone's Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is Out...and Buggy

Updated: Blizzard has announced that they fixed the problem regarding duplicate cards in Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. As compensation for those who opened packs before 2:30 PM Est and were impacted by…

December 1, 2016 | 04:20 EST

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Shadows of Brimstone: Trederra Otherwold Expansion Review

I played Shadows of Brimstone until the wheels fell off. While I still considered the game to be one of my all time favorites, my excitement to play it waned over time, even as I acquired more…

October 18, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Destiny: Rise of Iron Review - Fresh As Rusted Iron

As Destiny kicks off its third anniversary with the release of the Rise of Iron DLC, there can be no doubt that the game has had one of the most tumultuous lifespans of any AAA release in recent…

September 24, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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World of Warcraft: Legion First Impressions

As a developer, Blizzard has always chosen to master a video game genre instead of innovating it. While the Warcraft and Starcraft RTS games were far from being the first in the genre, they are…

September 15, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Can Battlefield 1 Sustain the Season Pass and Paid DLC Model?

With the release of the Battlefield 1 open beta, anyone who was even mildly interested with DICE's World War One shooter had a chance to either try the game out for themselves, or at least see…

September 5, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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First details revealed for Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods

When Blizzard announced the next expansion pack for Hearthstone, many veteran World of Warcraft players had flashbacks. The shadow of the Old Gods is the one thing that has always been present in the…

March 12, 2016 | 10:47 EST

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Cities: Skylines Snowfall Expansion Announced

Developer Colossal Order has officially announced the second expansion for their city builder Cities: Skylines after posting a cryptic teaser on Reddit. The expansion, which has the title "Snowfall"…

January 19, 2016 | 01:02 EST