Jagex flipped the switch on RuneScape's mid-game rebalance and dated Wyrmscraig, Old School's first player-designed island: it arrives July 29 with a quest, a repeatable boss and the first new Slayer Master in seven years.
The "Death Awakening" season promised something else, but the low drop rate of the coveted mythic items has the community fired up. Blizzard says it's working on a fix.
Update 4.3.0 adds a new Battlegrounds mode, "Seal Battle: Frostbite Fortress," and starts PvP Regular Season 2.
Joe Burba took over ZeniMax Online Studios just a year ago, and now he's leaving alongside three other senior leaders. Microsoft has already confirmed new leadership.
The July expansion adds a new challenge league, reworks Abyss and Legion, brings back the Mercenaries of Trarthus, and introduces colorless skill gem sockets.
Patch 7.55 is a couple of weeks away —arriving right after the upcoming fan festival— and Square Enix has already started showing its hand to build the hype.