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Bless Unleashed kicks off its second closed beta test on PC

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It's round two for Bless Unleashed on PC! The second closed beta test for the MMORPG console port is underway, running between now and...

A3: Still Alive crosses 5M global downloads, adds battle royale game mode

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Netmarble's A3: Still Alive continues to rip up the charts two months after its launch, and the company is matching the community enthusiasm with...

ArcheAge’s Oskmir ArchePass, Aura Kingdom update, and Gamigo’s charity extension

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Gamigo's having a busy January across multiple games and initiatives. To wit: ArcheAge Unchained has released server transfers and its latest ArchePass to kick off...
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Path of Exile’s Echoes of the Atlas expansion launches this afternoon

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It's been a bit of a whirlwind of a patch for Path of Exile, or at least it feels that way for players, as...

Carpet-bombing Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey settlements is probably a bad idea

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With Elite Dangerous' Odyssey expansion delayed a smidge for PC and into fall for console, players have nothin' but time, so you may as...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic adds a new limited-time mount to celebrate Star Wars: Squadrons’ free weekend

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Do you like Star Wars: Squadrons? Are you indifferent about it but like having new mounts in Star Wars: The Old Republic? The latter...

Interview: Neverwinter devs on Sharandar’s cadence, systems overhauls, and future new class

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Last week, Perfect World Entertainment announced Neverwinter's Sharandar expansion, a three-part update that kicks off with The Iron Tooth patch February 9th. Players are...
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Crimson Desert interview clarifies the game’s multiplayer vs. single-player aspects

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So where exactly does Crimson Desert sit on the spectrum of single-player vs. MMORPG? The answer, according to a new interview from MMO Culture,...

Blizzard prepares to roll out a major Battle.net upgrade

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The biggest upgrade to Battle.net in a long time is on the cusp of coming to players' screens everywhere. For those of you who...
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Gran Saga previews the big transformations attached to its Gran Weapons

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Why stop at just having a saga that's grand? Sorry, not grand, it's Gran Saga and you may be faintly wishing you could buy a...

EverQuest II applies fixes and adjustments, PlanetSide 2 improves PC performance via multi-threading

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What are EverQuest II and PlanetSide 2 doing together on one news post? Besides both being Daybreak Games titles, they both kicked out some...

Pokemon Go’s newly announced Hoenn Tour is kind of metal

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Another day, another slew of upcoming Pokemon Go events. While many players thought the previous Sinnoh event was rather humdrum, the recently announced Hoenn...

Runes of Magic’s Fire Festival lights up the night

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The dead middle of winter is never a bad time for a hearty bonfire -- or a fire festival. To keep January lively, Runes...

Phantasy Star Online 2 releases a collab with a mobile RPG and localizes a webcomic

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Yep, it's another AC Scratch Ticket collab event for Phantasy Star Online 2. This time, the game is holding hands with Idola Phantasy...

Overwatch celebrates its new Kanezaka map with a player challenge and community tourney

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Overwatch is very keen on letting people know that there's a new deathmatch map added to the game. Just in case it slipped anyone's...

MMO Business Roundup: ESA’s PAC, mail criming, Steam by the numbers, and Blizzard charity

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Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent industry news in our first MMO Business Roundup of 2021! The ESA: The Entertainment Software...

Sea of Thieves discovers a bug that has made an entire week’s worth of player rewards ‘unrecoverable’

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Players of Sea of Thieves were reportedly running in to some issues with getting their due rewards during the New Year's holiday. That's bad...
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Atlas patches in the ability to tame and ride dolphins

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So, is Atlas meant to be a serious nautical simulation? The answer is quite obviously no because the newest patch to the game adds the...

Shadow Arena has replaced its 40-person battle royale mode with a 3v3 arena

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Earlier this month, our own PvP columnist Sam Kash delivered a Fight or Kite column on Shadow Arena, the battle royale standalone title spun...

The Repopulation’s latest alpha patch touches on inventory and optimization

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It seems strange now, but five or six years ago, The Repopulation was a much-wanted Kickstarted MMORPG, with visual and design roots in sandboxes...

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