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Blizzard despawns N’zoth across all WoW NA servers due to an encounter glitch

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Good day, everyone. The race to Mythic world first over in World of Warcraft has taken an almost comical turn in the wake of...

Dual Universe offers a look at the new global 3-D navigation feature coming in alpha 3

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Yep, it's another alpha 3 preview from Dual Universe! This time, it's a peek at the global 3-D navigation feature, which isn't exactly a...

Blizzard gives a half-hearted apology for Warcraft III: Reforged

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Make no mistake: Warcraft III: Reforged is going down in history as one of the worst-received and most poorly handled Blizzard launches. The incredibly...
Cash rules everything around me.

PSA: Grand Theft Auto Online is handing out 2 million in in-game cash for the next two weeks

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Just in case you missed the initial announcement, consider this your friendly reminder that Grand Theft Auto Online is making it rain GTA$ this...
Minnesota is hard done by here.

Guild Wars 2 just gave the most far-reaching core content preview we’ve seen in ages

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ArenaNet heard you wanted more communication, and now, that's exactly what you're getting. Guild Wars 2's new-ish Content Design Lead, Andrew Gray, has chimed...

Star Citizen Live discusses the Theaters of War multiplayer FPS mode

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One of the more surprising reveals to come out of last year's CitizenCon was Theaters of War, a 20v20 mode arriving to Star Citizen...

Legends of Runeterra promises monthly updates, new modes, and fewer ‘trash cards’

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Riot Games' shiny new digital CCG Legends of Runeterra has high hopes for itself. Executive producer Jeff Jew elaborated on a number of plans...

Warframe previews the first improvements to Kuva Liches and updates to pets

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Remember that end-of-year survey that Warframe held to collect player feedback? Remember how Kuva Liches were the most disliked additions according to those survey...

Dungeons and Dragons Online welcomes the 2020 Winter Games

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Don't let the frosty weather outside get you down! Embrace it instead with Dungeons and Dragons Online's 2020 winter games. This is a two-for-one...

Legends of Aria showcases new capture-the-flag mechanics and upcoming features for Point Release 9

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Citadel Studios founder/CEO Derek Brinkmann, lead producer Jeffrey Edwards, community manager Liz Finnegan, and lead game designer Ben Phelps took to Twitch a couple...

Wurm Online is officially ending the player-run RMT market in March

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For a number of years, Wurm Online has allowed players to transform in-game assets and silver into real-world profit through an RMT system, and...

Temtem banned 900 cheaters, then changed its mind on granting appeals

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Apparently, Temtem has borrowed a bit more from Pokemon than just its overall vibe: It's also borrowing the elder franchise's reputation for attracting the...

Book of Travels plans beta for late spring, early access in October

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We had two games tie for our "most anticipated" award in 2019, but since of them was demoted to merely multiplayer with offline components...
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City of Heroes’ Homecoming buffs tanks and Masterminds, begins the Spring Fling

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I hate pet classes. Always have, always will. I'm barely able to stand them save for the Railmaster's pet train in Torchlight Fro--, er,...

Here’s how Fallout 76’s reputation tracks will work in Wastelanders

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When the still-delayed Wastelanders expansion comes to Fallout 76, players will be mingling with NPCs - and that means NPC-related mechanics will be in...
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Warcraft 3: Reforged is now apparently offering instant refunds with no official statement from Blizzard

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Fortunately for Blizzard, after the not-great launch of Warcraft III: Reforged, everything blew over... by which we mean things got significantly worse, to the point of...

The Sims 5 will apparently invoke the spirit of – wait for it – The Sims Online

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With 20 million players and six years of life under its belt, The Sims 4 has been a long-running powerhouse for the franchise. However,...
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English localization for MMO Blue Protocol suggests a westward push after all as alpha NDA drops

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While it's not an official announcement of a western release, the news that Bandai Namco is reportedly on the lookout for an English localization...
It's not quite so much of a model after all.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever gotten a refund for an MMORPG?

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As I type this, the discussion thread on the Camelot Unchained piece from Friday is nearing 400 comments, a hefty proportion of which center...

MMO Week in Review: When all you really want is some good MMORPGs

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It wasn't the best week for MMORPG fans. PWE downgraded Torchlight Frontiers into the not-an-MMORPG Torchlight III, Astellia Online's Steam launch was hampered by...

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