NCsoft has opened sign-ups for the first pre-alpha test of Cinder City, its post-apocalyptic MMO shooter. The test weekend runs August 14-16, limited to players in the United States and under NDA.
Standing Stone Games details The Lord of the Rings Online's next expansion: an unseen northeastern Mordor, werewolf societies, and two new systems, Neighbors and Survival Instinct, this fall.
Pet transfer is now live from the web cabinet: move all your pet's progress into a new egg that fits your build, rerolls included. On top of that, the server radio now streams on YouTube with hourly giveaways.
Ereb, Grand Chase Classic's new character, arrives August 12: he fights with a shield that attacks, counters and turns into the Ruin Blade. KOG previews his kit plus a login event to celebrate.
Blizzard is opening the 3.2.0 PTR that becomes the base for Diablo IV Season 15, and it reshuffles mythic rarity again: earlier access to the rarest items, a Rebirth to move eternal characters into the season, and nine legacy uniques from the classic games.
At Gen Con 2026, Dungeons & Dragons made official a full World of Warcraft book built with Blizzard. It arrives November 17 as the first title in the Universes Beyond initiative, bringing Azeroth back to the tabletop after two decades.
With Act 10 Part 2 just live, the NosTale team details what's coming in the back half of the year: a summer event server, SP balancing tweaks, a 19th anniversary that expands the Celestial Spire Catacombs and a surprise held back for winter.
Elder Game's new patch brings a skill to spot enemies on the minimap, a daily login rewards system and fresh models for much of the game's wildlife. Heads up: it needs an almost-full redownload, but leaves the game 10 GB lighter.
Version 1.9 improves boss encounters and Pearlescent drops, and Bounty Pack 4 arrives at the same time as paid DLC with a new mission, guns and cosmetics. Gearbox also confirms its next big drop for September 10.
Warframe packs August with events: Dog Days returns on August 4, and August 12 brings Amir's Nightwave, the mini-adventure Fables & Frontiers: Running Late, and a fresh batch of TennoGen skins.