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Kingdom Under Fire 2 touts the real-time strategy side of its gameplay in the latest video

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Sure, Kingdom Under Fire 2 has plenty of classes to choose from so you can wade into the thick of battle, but there's also...

Guild Wars 2’s analytics boss on why he hates having to create a ‘fun score’ for games

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We all know that what's fun is pretty subjective, but it's the job of folks like ArenaNet's John Hopson to produce a "fun score"...

RuneScape Mobile is now in early access on Android for all subscribers

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Oh, you thought that mobile phone games were free from the early access flu? You sweet summer child, Jagex would like a word. RuneScape...

Guild Wars 2 fans are super unhappy about yesterday’s build template patch

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Yesterday, we covered the release of Guild Wars 2's build template system, which had already come under fire from players grumpy over its complicated...

Black Desert launches Sail and Prevail event on PC, Mystic on Xbox One

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PC Black Desert fans, it's time to bring your brand new boats back to port. Just kidding. It's all boats, all the time in...
Engizzage.

Snoop Dogg has a giant mural of Star Trek Online concept art in his home

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If you're only familiar with Snoop Dogg from his rap career, you've probably missed the man's larger career path and general arc of his...

Dual Universe alpha 2.1 will let players create space stations thanks to Space Core Units

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While one of the bigger hooks for Dual Universe has always been about building stuff, making a space station has been a little more...

Lord of the Rings Online posts Minas Morgul patch notes

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With its Minas Morgul expansion scheduled for next week, Lord of the Rings Online is all but ready for players to re-invade Mordor and...
No elf.

Blizzard’s just kicked off Warcraft III: Reforged’s multiplayer beta

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Remember last BlizzCon when Blizzard announced it was working a revitalized version of the 2002 Warcraft III RTS? Warcraft III: Reforged is the name,...
Oh no, evidence!

Mitsubishi dropped its Blizzard esports sponsorship following the Hong Kong fiasco

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Were you thinking Blizzard was going to just coast into BlizzCon as if its "international incident" hadn't gripped the whole damn industry for a...

Gloria Victis brings freebuilding to guild castles in the latest update

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Nothing instills a sense of pride quite like having your own place in the world of an MMO, whether it's an individual housing plot...

Why Fight lets players enter an open battlefield to duke it out for rewards in short game sessions

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We'd like to introduce you to Why Fight by the three-person team of Build on Barren Studios (yes, those are actual titles thought up...

MU Legend’s operation trades hands from Webzen to Valofe Global

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You'd be forgiven for thinking that Valofe is the leftovers shelf of the MMO fridge: The publisher was first handed the keys to Riders...
Your stuff, can I have it?

Ultima Online celebrates Halloween, tests Jolly Roger patch, and ends event program

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The 22-year-old Ultima Online is busy celebrating more than just its birthday: It's also celebrating Halloween and the Jolly Roger patch, which hit the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 244: An Onslaught of news

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Justin and Bree discuss Onslaught aka SWTOR's first expansion in three (!) years, Fallout 76's latest kerfuffle, the return of Kritika Online, ArcheAge's ArchePass confusion and rework, DDO's mounts, BlizzCon, and Halloween, with a mailbag topic on MMO toxicity.

Fortnite pro player is swatted live on stream during a Championship Series game

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Cody "Clix" Conrad, a 14-year-old professional Fortnite player, was minding his own business playing a Championships Series game over the weekend when his house...

Grab a MU Online, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz trick-or-treat bundle in Webzen’s Halloween giveaway

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Webzen is celebrating Halloween with a spoopy array of events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including including MU Online, Rappelz, Flyff, and Continent...

Legends of Aria is going semi-free-to-play with sweeping New Dawn update

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If you've been feeling a bit confused by all of Legends of Aria's recent changes, my friends, you are not alone. Back in August,...

Book of Travels unlocks new stretch goals based on its success thus far

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If the Kickstarter is any indication, Book of Travels has already bewitched a significant number of players with its atmosphere and design. The project has...

Guild Wars 2’s build and equipment templates are live – and the extras are not cheap

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You know how when a video game studio is about to do something unpopular, like charge a lot of money for a thing, and...

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