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Fallen Earth, APB, and Descent get a slick new GamersFirst site

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Little Orbit's acquisition of GamersFirst a while back is starting to pay dividends to its fans. The company pushed out a revamped GamersFirst website...
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Aion NA outlines its item changes arriving with Awakened Legacy on October 24

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The next major update for Aion in North America is overhauling item progression and grades, and as a result players are going to get...

Fallout 76 modding is at least a year away, and then only for private servers

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"Fixing" Bethsoft's games is a time-honored tradition among modders of all stripes, and no doubt the promise of mods in Fallout 76 had amateur...
On the other hand, it's possible that this is the price you pay for playing Fortnite

Fortnite’s latest patch adds in an epic dance fight

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The newest limited-time mode in Fortnite does not allow you to do the safety dance. In fact, you will be explicitly doing the unsafety...
It's a boss, and it is deadly.

Final Fantasy XIV is weathering intermittent DDOS attacks

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Ah, the DDOS attack, a time-honored way of making a large number of players upset simply because someone can. Final Fantasy XIV has been...

The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO user interface?

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The other day I logged into Star Wars: The Old Republic for the first time in a while, and I once again felt jarred...
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Jagex investigates streamer following allegations of assault and sexual misconduct at RuneFest 2018

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According to a recent report from Polygon, RuneScape creator Jagex is currently conducting an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual harassment leveled against streamer...
GO LEFT YOU IDIOT

Visionary Realms is hiring more staff to develop throwback MMORPG Pantheon

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Good news for fans of old-school development or those looking for a career in that field, as Visionary Realms is hiring once again. While...
Oh, this... keeps my feelings where they were before, really.

New partnership for CD Projekt Red hints that Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer may still be on the table

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We learned a lot about Cyberpunk 2077 back in June, but one of the things we learned was that the multiplayer components discussed in...

Riot issues warnings and fines to pro League of Legends players for toxic behavior

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The folks at Riot Games have brought down the hammer on numerous professional League of Legends players, issuing fines to four players and formal...
Shoot cycle.

Survival sandbox The Cycle drops its NDA before its third alpha

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If you've been testing out not-a-battle-royale survival sandbox The Cycle and long to share your story with the world, you can do so now. Sure,...
This is perhaps more than a tease.

Heroes of the Storm announces the arrival of Mal’ganis

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Characters from the Warcraft franchise make up the lion's share of the heroes in Heroes of the Storm, but there are still some notable...
Support... this?

Fortnite launches a ‘Support-a-Creator’ program to reward streamers with a little bit of money

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Good news, Fortnite fans, you'll be able to support your favorite streamers with money now! A small amount of money. Starting with the next...
Oh no, evidence!

Taiwan has been banned from the Hearthstone Global Games due to cheating

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Let's talk about stream sniping, shall we? As much as everyone would like for Hearthstone matches to be perfectly simultaneous around the world, it...

Runefest 2018: RuneScape Mobile Android beta launches as RuneScape sees new October events

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Twas a big weekend for RuneScape fans thanks to RuneFest! Jagex has posted up a rundown of all the happenings for everybody who couldn't...
If you keep up login issues long enough, you don't have congestion problems any longer.

Tamriel for Tatas: Elder Scrolls Online players host two-day charity stream to fight breast cancer

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Let's be honest: This post is getting written separately because the title of the stream is just too amazing to pass up, but it's...

One Shots: Mercury sunrise

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"Like many, when Destiny 2 launched late last year, I played it for a few weeks, then put it away," said Rees Racer. "I...

The Daily Grind: What MMO seasonal event is most in need of an update?

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We have started the prime Halloween season, as it is now October. Needless to say, this means Halloween events aplenty, as is good and...
UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD

EverQuest II starts the holiday season with the Nights of the Dead

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It's so good to see a game properly celebrating Halloween, objectively the best holiday and one best celebrated for an entire month. Sure, EverQuest...

1999’s Infantry Online has been revived and restored by its community

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Hands up: Did any of you play a game called Infantry Online back in the day? And by "back in the day," we mean...

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