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Amazon UK is dispatching discount coupons for Anthem

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It's been a rough first week for BioWare's shooter-RPG Anthem, which released last Friday to decidedly tepid reviews. Although the studio has come forward...

Black Desert turns three years old in the west as its battle royale mode leaves early access

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Can you believe Black Desert is creeping up on three years since its launch here in the west? It's true! Naturally Kakao is pulling...
Kerbang.

Blizzard deep-dives Overwatch’s new hero Baptiste as he enters public testing

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Earlier this week, Blizzard unveiled Overwatch's 30th hero, the Haitian combat medic Baptiste who after being orphaned in the Omnic Crisis joined up with...

Dungeons and Dragons Online names its fourth expansion: Masterminds of Sharn

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For a game that's been out for 13 years, DDO has only gotten into the expansion race relatively recently. In fact, this spring's expansion...
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Path of Exile details the fate of Betrayal, new auras, and PS4 development ahead of Synthesis expansion

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When Path of Exile's new Synthesis expansion releases in 10 days, its current Betrayal league will be retired, but as is the custom for...

Elite Dangerous devs are looking into issues with the game’s Background Simulation

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Since the release of Elite Dangerous's 3.3 update, there's been something wonky going on with the game's Background Simulation (or BGS), and players have...
It's a garden, that's like flowers.

Final Fantasy XIV shows off the rewards for this week’s Little Ladies Day event

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There's a lot of ground to cover in any given iteration of Final Fantasy XIV's Little Ladies' Day; the past couple of years have focused...

Experience Anarchy Online from the beginning with its upcoming fresh start server

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Last December, Funcom made some waves in the Anarchy Online community with a seemingly out-of-nowhere Facebook poll asking fans if there were any interest...

13-year-old Dungeons and Dragons Online opens Sharn expansion pre-orders next month

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Superstitious or not, a 13th birthday for Dungeons and Dragons Online feels pretty darn lucky to us in this day and age. Standing Stone...
The most positive statement about anything Daybreak-related I am likely to make all year.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 209: ArenaNet layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, and PlanetSide Arena delays

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Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, PlanetSide Arena's delay, WoW's allied races, and LOTRO's expansion, with adventures in DDO, SWGL, and Trove, and mailbag letters on ethical studios, ancient MMOs, and Project Titan.

The Repopulation previews new tutorial island, lore timeline, and upgraded development servers

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The Repopulation's latest dev update is giving me some serious Star Wars Galaxies player city vibes, but then I guess that was always part...
I demand more skills for this.

EVE Online shifts its skill system to provide skills on demand

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There's a persistent issue with the skill system in EVE Online insofar as the system requires buying skills off the market in order to train...

Funcom saw record high 2018 revenue, inks deal for DUNE games including open-world multiplayer title

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Would you like a bit of good news for MMOs? Because we've got some. It's from Funcom. Funcom killed it in 2018. "2018 is our...
I'm alive! I promise.

Unionization group Game Workers Unite withdraws call for firing ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien

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Update: GWU has now withdrawn its call; we've updated at the end of this piece. The original article follows. If yesterday was the day for supportive...

Red Dead Online’s latest update adds daily challenges, new events, and more

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The first major batch of updates has come to the Red Dead Online beta, bringing with it new gameplay features, weapons, clothing, and more....
Forget it, back to the last place.

The Division 2’s open beta is coming this weekend, and it’s bringing all-new content

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If you're interested in taking The Division 2 for a spin ahead of its March 15th release but weren't able to take part in...

Indie cyberespionage sandbox MMO Spycursion sneaks into Kickstarter tonight

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Back at the beginning of February, we covered an unusual indie PC MMORPG called Spycursion. It's basically a cyberespionage sandbox MMO rich in "edutainment,"...

LOTRO producer sheds light on expansion details, virtue changes, and legendary items

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Turns out that the next Lord of the Rings Online expansion is Minas Morgul after all. Players looking for clarification after reading last week's producer's...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Wrathstone DLC and Update 21 are officially live

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Hey, dragon fans: The Season of the Dragon in Elder Scrolls Online has officially begun today with the formal release of the Wrathstone DLC...
Oh, we haven't forgotten you.

Diablo III developer offers feedback on Anthem’s reward structure

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Here's something neat: Travis Day offering feedback on the reward structure of Anthem. Why is that neat? Well, it's neat in part because BioWare has...

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