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Star Citizen’s free fly event extends due to consistent technical issues

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This past weekend was meant to be a big moment for Star Citizen, with the start of its Invictus Launch Week free fly event...

MMO Week in Review: At least ArcheAge is consistent?

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Here's the thing about bad news: MMO players are used to it by now. The best way to deliver news like "the game isn't...

The MOP Up: And the new name for Life Beyond’s planet is…

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The upcoming Life Beyond recently renamed its planet to Saren: "Introducing Seren, a new name for the planet. It ties beautifully into our origin story....

XLGAMES and Gamigo say paid DLC will make up for ‘deficiencies’ in ArcheAge Unchained’s launch

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It would seem that XLGAMES and Gamigo are going with the "set off an explosion" approach to dousing community fires. As we reported last...

Former BioWare head checks in with updates on his team’s SpatialOS online RPG

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Back in March of last year, Improbable, the company behind persistent online world engine SpatialOS, announced the opening of a couple of new studios...

Make My MMO: Elite’s beta blowout, Crowfall’s latest alpha

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It's been a big couple of weeks in MMO crowdfunding, at least if you're watching the development of crowdfunded games: Star Citizen is running...

Destiny 2 outlines Season 11 changes to perks, weapon archetypes, and the world loot pool

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This week's TWAB is once again loaded with information about more changes due for Season 11 of Destiny 2. This time around, we're getting...

SuperData April 2020: Games spending shatters more records thanks to the pandemic

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This will probably come off as "water is wet" news, but for those who like to keep a finger on the pulse of these...
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Betawatch: Ship of Heroes likes Unreal Engine 5, but it doesn’t expect to use it soon

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Sometimes, the biggest beta news can be admiring a new feature and then finding out why you're not getting it. Such is the lot...
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Fortnite follows up the newest Tenet trailer with a full Christopher Nolan film this summer

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It seems relatively obvious based on recent events that Fortnite has very little interest in being a video game at this point. Being a virtual...

Realm of the Mad God introduces the Bard class in its latest Unity build

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If I were playing a bullet hell dungeon crawling MMO like Realm of the Mad God, I would want to have a support class...

Star Trek Online showcases a new Mudd’s Market bundle in a livestream

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The devs of Star Trek Online have added a new item for sale in Mudd's Market, and they appear to be pretty excited about...
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Torchlight III patches in the Legendarium along with new Legendaries and balance changes to the alpha

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The latest patch for Torchlight III's ongoing alpha test is downright legendary because it adds in the Legendarium for players to try out! This feature was...

Kickstarted cyberpunk MMO Zenith features footage of the pre-alpha, teases alpha

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One of the big Kickstarter MMO hits from 2019 was Zenith, which leaped onto the scene and raised over a quarter of a million...

Valorant officially launches on June 2 with a season pass and a new game mode (that’s not deathmatch)

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It looks like Riot Games is ready to call beta testing for Valorant just about done. During a Summer Game Fest livestream, the studio...

Voxelbox Boundless’ latest update is sparkling with gleambows

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Spring has been busy for the blocky sandbox MMO Boundless, which is following up its April beacon reclaim patch with rainbows this week. Nope,...

Star Citizen talks Invictus Launch Week, new planets, and body dragging mechanics

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It's another week and that means another episode of Star Citizen's video digest series. This week, we get a closer look at the Invictus...

Sea of Thieves announces a Steam launch date of June 3, discusses the design of the Emissary system

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For those who prefer their games on Steam (and only Steam), we've got a bit of good news for you: Sea of Thieves has...

Lord of the Rings Online re-activates character transfers

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It has been a good long while since Lord of the Rings Online players were able to transfer characters between servers. In fact, for...
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Champions Online revamps the battle at Therakiel’s Lair

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Who doesn't like angel vs. superhero fights? The angels, presumably. And most of the heroes in Champions Online, it seems; the battle of Therakiel's...

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