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So many people showed up for Elite Dangerous’ Distant Worlds 2 event that the servers went boom

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Elite Dangerous' massive Distant Worlds 2 expedition is officially underway. Nearly 11,000 players - and developers! - ultimately signed up for the voyage, which set...

MMO Week in Review: Hold my beer, says Activision to Unity

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Oh I sure am glad the first full week of 2019 was calm and gentle as we ease into the new year... hah just...

Atlantica Online raises its level cap and throws itself an 11th birthday party

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Believe it or not, January 2019 marks the 11th anniversary of the nautical MMO Atlantica Online. Just because it's an odd year doesn't mean...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s Battle at the Binary Stars heats up

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Star Trek Online has a serious crush on Discovery right now -- and why not, since the show has propeled the franchise back into...
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Crowfall devs dig into optimization issues, campaign balance, and more in new interview

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Are you a Crowfall fan who loves Artcraft's regular Q&A videos but finds that they always leave you wanting more? Then boy are you...

Grapeshot Games is working to combat Atlas hackers

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It's been a bit of a rough start for Grapeshot Games's open-world survival MMO Atlas since it launched late last month, and it's clear...

Breach’s demonic Worldshaper class is a fungi at any party

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With early access coming next week, Breach is generating a decent amount of buzz for this co-op dungeon brawler. It won't be a game strictly...

A mutated queen awaits Star Wars: The Old Republic players

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Think you've discovered everything there is about Ossus in Star Wars: The Old Republic? You're in for a bit of a shock, then, because...

Ashes of Creation kicks off another Apocalypse beta, previews castle siege and classes

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During last night's much-heralded Ashes of Creation livestream, Intrepid Studios demoed a trailer previewing its castle siege mode. Hey, that ought to perk up...
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Activision investors are now investigating whether the Bungie split involves securities fraud

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Two days ago, Activision and Bungie announced an early split of their long-running partnership, a split that transferred publishing rights for the franchise back...

SEC and Wells Fargo settle a suit over 38 Studios

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The seemingly never-ending saga of 38 Studios and Project Copernicus has another coda this week in its sad history. Gamasutra is reporting that the Securities...
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Betawatch: Anthem shows off a mission and a Javelin ahead of its demo

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You still have to wait a little while longer to try out the Anthem beta, or "demo" if you will. But you can get some...
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Old School RuneScape patches in a new region for PC and mobile players

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Step aside, RuneScape - you're not the only Jagex game getting a big update this week. Indeed, Old School RuneScape officially launched what Jagex...
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Final Fantasy XI’s latest version update brings some very minor changes for Dragoon and Dancer

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The developers behind the very reliably updated Final Fantasy XI talked a great deal about how this month's version update would bring balance changes for...

Exclusive: Legends of Aria previews its first major content of 2019

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We've had our eye on Legends of Aria since, well, long before it was called Legends of Aria, meaning we've been watching the game...

Latest Sea of Thieves developer update video details arena development progress, teases future updates

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Sea of Thieves Executive Producer Joe Neate is back again with the weekly development update video, and this week, he's here to talk a...

Elder Scrolls Legends will launch the Isle of Madness expansion January 24

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Elder Scrolls Legends has officially revealed Isle of Madness today after its teasing earlier this week. It's the game's next big story expansion and the...

Improbable clarifies timeline and petitions Unity for ‘clarity’ as the SpatialOS drama continues

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Yesterday, news of the tiff between SpatialOS company Improbable and Unity spread like wildfire over the internet, with multiple involved parties adding kindling throughout...
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Guild Wars 2 Game Director Crystin Cox has departed ArenaNet

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During research on an entirely unrelated article, we noticed that ArenaNet Game Director Crystin Cox has apparently moved on from her role on popular...
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Path of Exile’s team is back at work with the first Betrayal League patch of the year

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It's good to know that the team behind Path of Exile took some time off for the holiday, since all outward indications are that this...

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