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The Daily Grind: Are you actually using Steam’s new chat and group features?

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Last week, Steam pushed live the changes to its social features it first announced back in June. As we wrote at the time, its...

Gigantic’s last matches are now playing out ahead of tomorrow’s sunset

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There will be no stay of execution for the gorgeous MOBA Gigantic, as PWE has put up a countdown clock for the game's final...

Diablo franchise history book Stay Awhile and Listen nears the end of its Kickstarter

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Has it really been a month since we covered Stay Awhile and Listen, the second volume in David Craddock's history of Blizzard's development of...

Worlds Adrift announces its first player council, says the playerbase will pick the next round

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Longtime MMORPG fans will know that the concept of player councils and senates, liaisons between the playerbase and the developers, have long been a...
It'd be nice.

Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s housing issues (other than availability)

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When we talk about issues with Final Fantasy XIV's housing system, the first issue that's going to be brought up - invariably - is...
Punch punch punch and nothing changes.

There are no more PvP servers in World of Warcraft

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It finally happened. After years of people claiming that it was happening whenever any change was made to PvP servers that the complainer didn't...

TERA decides on mass console server merges for August

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The console boom for TERA looks like it is over. After cruising to an impressive two million players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4...
Cool times.

Paragon Chat now features City of Heroes supergroup base building, complete with import

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If you're wondering what that sound is echoing over the horizon, it's just every City of Heroes fan freaking out about the return of...
Well, bye.

God Eater Online is shutting down in September

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Sadly, it does not seem that God Eater Online really talks much about the experience of turning deific entities into snacks. If you were...

One Shots: Dancing in the dark

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When the lights go down, the party animals come out, dancing to their dark gods and eating all of the really good snacks before...

The Daily Grind: What would you do if you could reboot any live MMO?

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It's kind of crazy to me that Final Fantasy XIV is not only still running but is successful, has a thriving population and a...

Global Chat: Getting a handle on Legends of Aria

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One of the great benefits of reading the wealth of MMO blogs out there is that you can touch base on a huge variety...
Fish.

City of Titans shows off villain costuming and body parts

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Not every villainous group you will fight in City of Titans is exactly human. But the latest art development entry from the team shows...
It's a car.

WRUP: The narrator is inside the car edition

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You think that you've gotten away at long last as you get into your car, blood oozing from the wound on your leg, but...
Friemds

The Daily Grind: Do you tilt toward sci-fi or fantasy in your MMOs?

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I always found it weird that bookstores always shoved science fiction and fantasy subgenres together, kind of like a "here's a general section for...
The next few months, then.

Betawatch: Fallout 76 starts beta testing in October (July 27, 2018)

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Good news for those of you patiently (or not-so-patiently) waiting for Fallout 76 to enter beta testing, you have a date! Slightly worse news,...
All over.

The Elder Scrolls Online encourages players to visit Orsinium with its August event

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It's currently Midyear Mayhem in The Elder Scrolls Online, an event running until August 6th encouraging you to go hog wild on PvP. But...
BIG SCRUM

Bless Online shares details about the upcoming Assassin approaching from behind

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People don't tend to trust assassins all that much, and the Assassins of Bless Online are not likely to change that fact. They do...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse covers ground races, 3.3 ships, and security checkpoints

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Hey guys, log into Star Citizen, I wanna do a Death Race! Yeah, maybe that isn't the best nickname for the Scramble Race, which...
Those are people who died, died.

WoW Factor: Dissecting the dumb plan in World of Warcraft’s War of Thorns

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There's a lot to be upset about with the World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth prepatch. There's stuff that just doesn't feel good any more...