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Black Desert patches in Witch and Wizard succession skills, plus a wacky bee event

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Apiphobes should stay the heck away from Black Desert right about now, as the PC version of the game is under siege by bees....

Valentine’s Day 2020 across the MMO universe

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Per tradition, we've been covering the launch of Valentine's Day events in MMOs and MMORPGs over the last couple of weeks, but tomorrow is...
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Astellia Online patches in a quest merge and a difficulty adjustment that wasn’t meant to be in-game yet

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Sometimes you just get stuff you weren't expecting. An extra McNugget in your McOrder from McDonald's. An extra few LEGO-brand construction bricks in your...

Crowfall’s February Q&A tackles tentpole features, survival tray, and racial passives

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ArtCraft's J. Todd Coleman and Thomas Blair are back for another monthly Crowfall Q&A, covering all the questions and big news as the Drengskapar...
Got to know free.

Blue Protocol shares more character creation and initial gameplay, Reddit fansubs the closed beta trailer

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The first few moments of an MMORPG are certainly the most impactful, and in this new look from Bandai-Namco's upcoming Blue Protocol, that first...
Deception!

Magic Legends’ Mind Mage is a ‘cool and calculated thinker’

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Perfect World's not-really-an-MMO-now online Magic the Gathering title Magic Legends has returned today with another deep-dive into the game, this one on the playable...

Star Citizen talks alpha 3.9 and beyond in wake of record-breaking crowdfunding year

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The Pillar Talk roundtable video from Star Citizen is all about plans. Plans for 3.9, plans for the new Pyro system, plans for the...

Multiplayer-optional ARPG Wolcen just launched on Steam with a huge day-one patch

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It's not an MMO, but you might want Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem on your wish-list anyway. It's a new ARPG from WOLCEN Studio, clearly...
KITTY! AGAIN!

Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch site with umbrellas, armor, and lore

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There's no new information needed for Final Fantasy XIV players to be excited by patch 5.2, especially not when it arrives on February 18th and is...
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU, BUT EVEN IF THEY DID YOU SUCK

World of Warcraft: Classic is now inviting players into Blackwing Lair for the next phase of content

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It's time to raid Blackwing Lair in World of Warcraft: Classic all over again. Of course, people have a slightly better idea of what to...

Life Beyond’s economy gets a boost, plus its studio snags an Epic Mega Grant

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MOP's Bree once argued that the economy was the central core of MMOs, the one element that truly bound an online game together and...

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing new raid and Rohan housing

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Hot on the heels of yesterday's rollout of Riders of Rohan on the progression servers, Lord of the Rings just started testing Update 25.4...
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SWTOR’s 6.1 Pinnacles of Power goes live today with new story beat and stronghold

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's Pinnacles of Power was meant to go live this past Tuesday. It didn't. It was delayed, according to BioWare,...
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The Elder Scrolls Online kicks off the Murkmire Celebration on February 20

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Do you like lizards? Of course you do. Everyone likes lizards. The Elder Scrolls Online likes lizards so much that it's celebrating the most lizard-focused of...

DC Universe Online and Skyforge detail their Valentine’s Day seasonal events

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Whether you're a god-like being in DC Universe Online or an actual god in Skyforge, there's a way for you to celebrate the season...

Starbase shares work on moon surfaces and advertisements and a new Boltcrackers episode

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It's another week of progress notes from Starbase, and just like the last time this one has some shiny new pictures and updates from...
Cataloging.

Path of Exile previews the improvements to its item filter interface

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Look... sometimes, improvements to Path of Exile take the form of giving you new ways to make things explode with lightning if you so much...

Torchlight III’s latest alpha update focuses on achievements, interface, and polish

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The jury is still out on Torchlight III - how MMOsy it'll be in the end, and whether people will like it in spite...
Sure, that makes sense.

Failing to down Drakkar in Guild Wars 2 turns on free-for-all open PvP in the zone

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All right, so it's a little bit harder to beat Drakkar at this point in Guild Wars 2. That's fine. You kind of expect to...
Less than punchy.

Previews of Riot’s Project A bring up comparisons to CounterStrike: Global Offensive

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So what do all of Riot's spin-off game projects look like? Well, it appears that long-time CounterStrike: Global Offensive commentator HenryG got a look at...

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