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Hyperspace Beacon: Future plot points for SWTOR and other unanswered lore questions

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Last night, BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd and Community Manager Eric Musco were guests on the Passionately Casual Podcast to discuss the lore of Star Wars: The...
THe problem is you not being very good.

Overwatch explains how the new group finder shouldn’t affect win chances

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Absolutely no one likes to start a match in Overwatch and then immediately feel outmatched. It's easy to look at the game's upcoming group...

The Daily Grind: How much dough have you dropped on Steam in its lifetime?

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VentureBeat noticed this week that it's possible to figure out just how much money you've blown on video games, at least through Steam, by...
It's FINE it's ALL FINE

PSA: EVE Online is offering a 15% Omega discount through June 26

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Devoid of further context, the phrase "Omega Discount" sounds vaguely threatening. It's the last discount? No, it's a discount on the price of picking...
Cool guys don't look at explosions.

Defiance rolls out Midsummer Mutiny just before the Defiance 2050 Valor cutoff

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There are no new Pursuits for the latest incarnation of the Midsummer Mutiny event in original flavor Defiance. You will be doing the same things...
This is obviously someone else's fault.

Valve turns off lootboxes in the Netherlands for DOTA 2 and CounterStrike: Global Offensive

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If you were in any way hoping that the Dutch Gaming Authority's ruling about lockboxes would lead to a worldwide shift, it seems that's...
How are you not playing this on PC in the first place?

Final Fantasy XIV could still arrive on Nintendo Switch if console companies decide to play nice

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Naoki Yoshida of Final Fantasy XIV fame was at this year's E3, and that means interviews with the man himself. One of those interviews...
We're moving!

Rend is moving faction bases as its alpha rolls on

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Everything is moving in Rend. That much should be expected, of course, because the game is still early in its testing cycle. In this...

Elder Scrolls Online offers Steam downtime compensation as review-bombing hits ‘mostly negative’

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Earlier this week, we covered the messy business between Elder Scrolls Online and Steam - specifically, that Steam logins for the game have been toast...
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EVE Online sells a bundle of ‘Venture’ skins for 120 Plex, poking fun at Star Citizen

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Someone at CCP Games is obviously having quite a lot of fun with the latest EVE Online skin bundle. The bundle of skins for...

The Daily Grind: Do you carry a torch for any MMOs that were killed in development?

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Maybe I'm alone on this, but the more I examine MMO history, the more it troubles me how many potentially great games never even...
Good children.

Riders of Icarus outlines plans for its relics and world raids

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It's so disappointing when an evil deity fails to adequately plan for an invasion, isn't it? That's what's hitting Riders of Icarus, and really,...
Idolize.

Dungeon Fighter Online outlines plans for a new character, a system revamp, and Hatsune Miku

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The team behind Dungeon Fighter Online have some pretty big plans for the summer. How big? Big enough that you can see the full...
lol no

The Flower of Knighthood Kickstarter has been cancelled

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Launching a Kickstarter is always a nerve-wracking experience. (Believe us, we know about it.) But then there are times when you see evidence that...
The dawning of Right Now.

Blade & Soul offers the notes for the Celestial Dawn patch on June 20

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It's almost the dawning of the age of... celestiality? You know, there's probably a reason why Blade & Soul didn't make that joke for...

Global Chat: The fallout of Fallout 76

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Bethesda's E3 reveal of Fallout 76 had many gamers and franchise fans talking, no more so than out among MMO bloggers. After all, taking...
Remember, you were the ones who couldn't wait for this game.

Bless Online cuts back its influencer program following conduct mishaps

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Neowiz is on a downsizing streak for its Bless Online emissary program, reducing the number of player ambassadors (read: influencers) for the game as...
cars go vroom vroom

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer ‘work’ simulation MMOs to more fantastic game worlds?

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In the comments of my piece on Raph Koster's book last week, a commenter brought up the idea that mimicking the real world in...
LIVE WITH ME

Pokemon Go is finally letting you make friends and trade pokemon

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One of the most fundamental aspects of the series will finally arrive in Pokemon Go sometime soon. The game has been out for a...
Perhaps start by wearing some.

Blade & Soul shows off enhancing your gear with its new Augment system

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Legendary accessories in Blade & Soul are the sort of things that you know you can wear for a very long time without replacing....

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