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Fiesta Online is getting a… battle royale mode? And it’s live right now

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Remember in 2018 when adding a battle royale to your MMORPG was all the rage? (Heck, remember when adding a battle royale to your...

Destiny 2 kicks off Nightmare Hunts, tweaks 3v3 matchmaking, and counts PC as its biggest platform

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Destiny 2 has had a pretty big few days on account of its Shadowkeep launch, so naturally things will keep on changing and evolving...

Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Night Revels Halloween event returns (with a pretty large bug)

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If you feel a chill in the air and hear a slightly unnerving howl in the wind, you probably should close your window. Or...
YOU KNEW IT WOULD COME BACK

Mark Kern didn’t just quit WoW Classic: He accused his old Firefall studio of Chinese corruption

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Earlier this week, we reported that former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern had very publicly posted that he was quitting WoW over...
GIRLS

Final Fantasy XIV outlines the changes coming to the game’s performance system in patch 5.1

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It'd be nice enough if Final Fantasy XIV had a system for musical performances that was just dropped in the game and then functionally abandoned,...
Let's dig our way out!

A World of Warcraft LGBT guild has been forced to change its name

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Given the fact that this week has been shining a harsh spotlight on Blizzard's enormous mistake over a Hong Kong Hearthstone player, you would think...

SWTOR shines a spotlight on the new abilities, Set Bonuses, and Tactical items of the Scoundrel and Operative

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It's been a few days since Star Wars: The Old Republic gave us a look at what Onslaught is doing to some of the...
Hospital boat.

Ship of Heroes shows off the hospital for the character creation beta

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The character creation beta for Ship of Heroes is coming quickly, set to arrive on November 1st. But you won't be limited to just creating...

Blizzard won’t punish the US college Hearthstone players who protested in support of Blitzchung – so they quit

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On Wednesday, we reported that a Hearthstone collegiate team from American University in Washington, D.C., had staged a brief protest in support of Hong...
SPEAR but MORE

Astellia Online is opening up a fresh EU server today

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Wondering how Astellia Online's doing population-wise since its launch? Apparently well enough, as Barunson is prepping to open another server. "Since the official launch of...

Interview: Star Citizen’s Sean Tracy on the gameplay features of alpha 3.7, live today

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Today marks another big installment for the alpha of Star Citizen. The 3.7 update should now be live for everyone as you read this,...

Ship of Heroes’ character creation tool donor beta is set for November 1

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Just an hour ago, we joked that City of Titans and Ship of Heroes were just about to have a big ol' showdown as...

City of Titans’ avatar builder is coming to backers soon

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Ship of Heroes isn't the only superhero MMORPG in town that's getting a character builder out to its fans this month: City of Titans...

Lord of the Rings Online puts a cap on embers, motes, and figments

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If you are not acquainted with the Lord of the Rings Online scene these days, chances are that the headline above made about as...

Analysts fret over Blizzard’s prospects following wildly unpopular ban of Hong Kong Hearthstone esports star

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Anger over the "international incident" sparked by Blizzard's ban of a Hong Kong Hearthstone pro player and apparent firing of two Taiwanese commentators over...

TERA previews Skywatch Aerial Island, Halloween events, and the Harvest Festival

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TERA players are in for a big October: Not only is the Skywatch: Aerial Island update rolling to PC, but Halloween is in the...

Stardew Valley’s lone developer talks about self-publishing, patch 1.4, and multiplayer for Xbox One and mobile

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Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone seems to be the Trent Reznor of gaming development in that he works better either by himself or with a very...

Monster Hunter: World Iceborne adds Rajang hunt and new endgame content today, details future updates

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It's all about the new hotness for Monster Hunter: World Iceborne, which might sound contradictory considering the expansion's subtitle until you realize that you're...

Steam’s Remote Play Together will let local multiplayer games go global

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If you've ever had a game that worked only with local multiplayer and you had to either do some fast-hacking or just give up...
Monsters.

Temtem shares the first backer-created creature design process

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The critters of Temtem are the center of the action, being as the title is a Pokemon-inpsired game which funded last year. This is why...

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