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Blizzard, the WoW Community & MSi Team Up to Surprise Struggling Deadly Boss Mods Creator

A week or so ago, Adam, the creator of Deadly Boss Mods, one of the most widely-used mods in World of Warcraft, wrote that he was discontinuing support of DBM due to his own failing health and that of his mother. Since that time, the WoW community has come to his aid by bolstering his monthly Patreon supporters from about 500 before his post to nearly 3,000 as of today. Not only will this allow him to continue supporting DBM, but the amount will allow him to address his medical issues.

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Update: Cryptic Offers Insight Into Recent Neverwinter Ban Wave Over In-Game Exploit

We have updated our original article with a statement from Cryptic Studios about the exploit ban wave. Cryptic Studios acknowledged on September 12th that there was an exploit in the Neverwinter Barovia Hunts “that bypasses the intended gameplay” and that the company was working to patch the issue as soon as possible. The post further indicated that “any character found using the exploit will be subject to possible actions taken against player accounts as per Terms of Service”.

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World of Warcraft Generates $161M in August, Surpasses League of Legends

The latest SuperData Research report for August 2018 has been published that shows that World of Warcraft has surpassed League of Legends in revenue generation thanks to the launch of the Battle for Azeroth expansion. WoW took in a whopping $161M in August, a number that does not include pre-orders in the months prior to August. According to the research company, WoW’s subscriber numbers are the highest since 2014.

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League of Legends Devs Detail Worlds Season 2018 Event

The League of Legends site has been updated with a first-look at the Worlds Season 2018 event details. From September 27th through November 19th, players will be able to take part in three events with “tons of rewards”. The goodies train begins with an icon, four orbs and 200 tokens, with the ability to collect more tokens by winning a Worlds Pass first win of the day and for performance grades in every match.

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Hear the Demonic Laughter? You Might After Waku’s Latest Update

The latest Wakfu update has been deployed to bring The Shadow of Evil on line. Players will be treated to facing off against Shadofang, a new level 200 Ultimate Boss. She is accompanied by the opening of Mount Zinit (Part 1), “a new system to access Haven Worlds” and a series of quality of life improvements and bug fixes.

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Anthem Has Officially Entered Its Alpha Phase – Every Part of the Game is In & Functioning

The BioWare blog has been updated with a new post from Casey Hudson to announce that Anthem has officially entered its alpha phase of development. According to Hudson, “every part of the game is in, and functioning”. He further says that it’s fun to see people around the office and in partner studios grouping together for adventures. He likens it to the heady early days of BioWare during the development of Baldur’s Gate.

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TERA Players to Have Weeks to Prepare for the 2nd Half of Apex Updates

On October 16th, TERA players will finally get their hands on the second half of the Apex skills for the remaining classes. To prepare for the Dark Reaches update, players will have “weeks of events to prepare”. During Stage 1, players will find leveling rewards with benchmark progression rewards being handed out that eventually will lead to a full set of Twistshard gear at level 65. Two more events are on the docket as well, though the details remain unknown.