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Fortnite announces the addition of bots during its next season and promises to tweak matchmaking

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Something tells me that having fair and balanced matches in Fortnite isn't really something that's needed, but then I might still be a wee...
We remember, to our detriment.

World of Warcraft: Classic is successfully letting some players reconnect with old friends

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This is just plain nice to see. Regardless of anything else going on in World of Warcraft: Classic, it's good to see people finding old...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 239: Astellia ascending

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Justin and Bree discuss Astellia, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, WoW, LOTRO, PlanetSide Arena, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag topic on making gaming more productive (or not).

Paladins is shutting down in China on November 30

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Publisher Tencent has come to an amicable decision with Hi-Rez Studios to shut down Paladins in China. The decision comes roughly three years since...
Never mind.

PlanetSide Arena elects to temporarily disable Teams mode in all regions

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While the scale of the large scale battles in PlanetSide Arena is certainly something one can call into question, part of that problem perhaps...

Rumor: Yes, Red Dead Redemption 2 is still probably coming to PC

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File this one under rumors that have been kicking around so long it's kind of amazing anyone still cares: There's another clue that Red...
It brewing

Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse hits early access today – are you trying it out?

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Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale title is officially launching into persistent early access today as planned. As it announced last week, Intrepid Studios...

Ship of Heroes previews its Military Weapons powerset ahead of the CCT beta

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Still waiting for Ship of Heroes character creation tool beta? We are too! That's still coming, according to the game's latest post, and the...
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Blizzard’s Alex Afrasiabi on the World of Warcraft phenomenon as 8.2.5 arrives to retail servers

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Even with Patch 8.2.5 rolling out on the World of Warcraft retail servers today, Blizzard doesn't want you to entirely forget about its "other"...

Physical power armor helmet from Fallout 76 is being recalled due to mold

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Remember when the worst thing about Fallout 76 merch was a crappy canvas bag? Get ready to feel the bottom dropping out as it's...
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Australian police are investigating crimes linked to an Overwatch esports team

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The obvious old joke to be made was that if esports were real sports, they'd be linked to organized crime. Alas, the joke no longer...
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Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Moogle Treasure Trove until patch 5.1

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Did you think you were just about done with things in Final Fantasy XIV ahead of patch 5.1? Well think again, because the Moogle Treasure...

Check out Cube World’s launch trailer as it officially hits closed beta on Steam

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It's here, it's here - Cube World has officially hit closed beta on Steam! As we noted last week, the game's original developer resurfaced in...

Legends of Aria’s Point Release 8 introduces threat generation, macros, and the Runebook

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Job one of the tank is to generate threat and keep aggro. Job two is to hope you're not teamed with a DPS who...
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Closers lets Seth head up to Special Agent status

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It's time for another Closers patch, and this one is all focused on Seth. Yes, you're probably getting enough Seth in your life already (although...

APB Reloaded discusses expansion into Asia, world consolidation, and engine upgrades

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Little Orbit CEO Matt Scott has written up a dev blog full of tidbits of information for APB Reloaded players, including the game's expansion...

Dual Universe’s new podcast talks up the features of alpha 2 and 3

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Do you have 30-odd minutes to yourself and want to hear about Dual Universe? Then your extremely specific needs are met as a podcast...

MechWarrior Online improves faction play and loyalist point earnings in latest patch

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The thing about the world of Mechwarrior Online is that there are pretty clear-cut sides. Not just team vs. team but in terms of...

Infinity: Battlescape posts one last Kickstarter update before its Steam Early Access release

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It's been an exceedingly long time since we last heard from Infinity: Battlescape, the multiplayer combat-focused chunk of the original space sim MMO Infinity....

Camelot Unchained continues work on the Minstrel and other support classes

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Camelot Unchained was all about taking its first steps into support classes last week and this week's update is certainly no exception. The regular...

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