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Funcom is rolling out a launcher for all its games, including Conan Exiles and Secret World Legends

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It's no secret that Norwegian games developer Funcom has been upping its profile in the online gaming world, building on its long-running base of...

Black Desert is getting crossplay support for Xbox One and PS4 on March 4

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It turns out that Pearl Abyss wasn't quite finished with the huge Black Desert rollouts, even after a 2019 that saw the PC game...
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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has an encrypted alpha build out now

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Blizzard would probably like it if people stopped talking about how the latest World of Warcraft patch is not very good, or how Warcraft III: Reforged...

Lord of the Rings Online aims to fix session play, opens Ill Omens skirmish event

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There was an interesting thread on the official Lord of the Rings Online forums earlier this week asking Standing Stone to make the combat...

The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about the launch of Amazon’s New World?

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Not quite a year ago, when Amazon took New World out of alpha and back to the drawing board, I posed almost this exact...
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Final Fantasy XI brings the doll festival around once more

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The doll festival is back in Final Fantasy XI from February 25th to March 11th. That's it! Post over. Wait, you need context? See, that's the...

RuneScape adjusts mining rates, teases Archaeology, and prepares for charity streams

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RuneScape is once again back with another week of news bits for its players. This week, there's some new-look patch notes, reminders of upcoming...

Hegemony promises its economy is ‘truly equal in playing field’

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Worried that coming in late to the crafting and economic game of Hegemony will put you at a disadvantage to those who have been...

Sea of Thieves’ Crews of Rage update brings new voyages, cursed chests, and enemies

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The month of February has brought another bundle of new content for Sea of Thieves players in the form of the Crews of Rage...
Disappointed

Black Desert’s latest PC patch adds Lahn Succession and begins the four year anniversary

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Do you prefer to whip at enemies with a Pendulum weapon instead of a pair of chain swords as a Lahn in Black Desert?...

Grab a Eudemons Online lucky media pack in honor of the Elvencity server launch

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Long-running free-to-play MMO Eudemons Online is adding a clean-start server to its roster today. It's called Elvencity, and it arrives alongside a sale, a...
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Albion Online’s latest update tweaks Avalonians, streamlines UI, and polishes elite dungeons

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Albion Online's Queen update has ushered in a new era for the game in terms of player concurrency - but also in terms of...
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PWE didn’t forget Champions Online! Now you can link that account to Steam too

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Yesterday, we covered the news that Perfect World Entertainment is finally enabling account linking between Steam and Arc, its proprietary platform for distributing all...

PlanetSide 2 boss hedges on existence of PlanetSide 3 in new interview

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It's a bit out of date, since it refers to the launch of Escalation as if it were happening today (MMO players have known...

Fortnite uses a globe-spanning ARG to tease Chapter 2 – Season 2

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We already know that Epic Games likes to pull off big stunts when the seasons in Fortnite premiere, but this one is pretty big...
Prepare for bear.

Blizzard appears to have quietly launched a WoW Classic PTR

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We're all very accustomed to the test realm for World of Warcraft usually showing off every facet of a patch well in advance, sometimes taking...

No Man’s Sky’s Living Ship update adds organic, growable, psychedelic starships

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It's patch day for No Man's Sky, the game that launched as a not-MMO mess and has pumped out so much epic content in...
More like Dia-BLOWs, right?

A LinkedIn profile adds more fuel to the Diablo animated series fire

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The rumor about a Diablo animated series has been running for ages now, and the latest bit of evidence that this is a real thing comes...
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Google Stadia is coming to more phones as its head of gamer experiences literally says, ‘This is fine’

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Here's the good news for Google Stadia fans: The game-streaming service is coming to more mobile devices. Those of you not wielding an obsidian...

Dungeons and Dragons Online’s next Hardcore League and new permadeath server are here

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Dungeons and Dragons Online is having a good 2020, first with its 64-bit client and Alchemist class - and now with the return of...

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