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Path of Exile players have died almost 5,000,000 times in delirium orb maps so far

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Path of Exile has shared some neat info this week in the wake of the Delirium league, most notably for delirium orbs themselves. These...

EVE Online celebrates player generosity with free gifts, prepares a Surgical Strike on April 15

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The Plex for Good initiative led by EVE Online is one of the game's most notable and effective philanthropic causes, raising over $570,000 with...

EverQuest II’s GU 114, Showdown at Diaku Corral, mixes westerns with fantasy next week

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Daybreak's Darkpaw Games has some fun planned for EverQuest II players during quarantine: It's releasing GU 114 Showdown at Diaku Corral next week, complete...

COVID-19 roundup: Game spending shoots up, Stadia Pro goes free, and GDC tries again

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Let's catch up on all of the craziness about how COVID-19 is impacting the world of gaming. It turns out that being locked inside...

Shadow Arena drops hero video, plans big changes ahead of final beta

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With its final beta coming up in just a week, Shadow Arena studio Pearl Abyss is ramping up the hype machine. Today's hook is...

PlanetSide 2 hypes the upcoming Outfit Wars competitive final with a double XP weekend on PC

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The culmination of the Outfit Wars competition in PlanetSide 2 is coming this Saturday, April 11th, with the final event being played out on...

Check out the winners of Dual Universe’s player-generated content contest

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Back at the end of March, we covered Dual Universe's space station building contest, whereby alpha participants had six months to put together the...

Easter dawns in Warframe, Dauntless, ArcheAge, Elite Dangerous, RIFT, Hackmud, DAoC, and WoW

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Just because you're homebound doesn't mean you can't stretch your legs in virtual worlds and enjoy your favorite Easter activities! We've got a roundup...
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World of Warcraft updates its quest icons, director Ion Hazzikostas talks big changes

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The floating "!" has become such an iconic part of World of Warcraft's interface that it's hard to imagine it ever going away... and...
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Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida confirms that patch 5.3 will be delayed in the wake of the pandemic

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It's been said many times that Final Fantasy XIV has one of the most rock-solid update schedules in the MMO space, but it turns...

Massively Overthinking: What generates trust in MMO crowdfunding for you?

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Last week, an anonymous game developer posted on the MMORPG Reddit about the broader MMO playerbase's frustrations with crowdfunding. See, this dev says he's...

Overwatch’s Echo and unified hero pool update arrive next week

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A new playable hero is always a massive deal in Overwatch, so it's no surprise to hear that the game's legion of followers have...

Livestreams of Valorant’s closed beta broke a Twitch viewership record (because people wanted free keys)

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Riot Games' multiplayer FPS Valorant was in a limited closed beta this past Tuesday, and there were a whole lot of people tuning in...
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Star Trek Online resolves PC bugs while launching First Contact Day on consoles

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The level of excitement to feel over the newest Star Trek Online will depend entirely on whether you are playing on console or on...
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It turns out that YouTube megastar Jenna Marbles is an Elder Scrolls Online junkie

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Sometimes, our favourite things collide in weird and wonderful ways, and today is one of those days. At the time of writing, YouTube sensation...

Jagex cancels RuneScape’s RuneFest 2020, considers ‘alternative virtual events’

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Another gaming event, this one specific to MMORPGs, is closing its doors this year thanks to the pandemic: Jagex announced this afternoon that it's...

ArcheAge Unchained is free-to-play right now for the whole holiday weekend

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If ArcheAge Unchained - the buy-to-play, generally anti-pay-to-win version of ArcheAge launched by Gamigo in 2019 - caught your fancy but didn't prompt you...
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Chronicles of Elyria boss says development is still ongoing, still seeking funding

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Over the last couple of weeks, we've been covering the abrupt cancellation of Chronicles of Elyria, a Kickstarted MMORPG that raised millions of dollars...
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Blizzard hasn’t canceled BlizzCon 2020 over the pandemic, is still working on the show

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Every week that goes by during the COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen more and more gaming conventions throw in the towel and go digital, some...

Satan has planted the most trees in Gamigo’s charity initiative so far

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Last week, Gamigo announced a charity event to benefit Eden Reforestation Projects, selling packages that offer in-game items for MMOs like ArcheAge, RIFT, and...

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