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Divided.

The Division is hosting a free weekend for PC players starting today

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Let's introduce you to Trab. Trab is a PC gamer who really enjoys shooting things, so he's looking forward to some other shooter that...

Wild West Online’s alpha begins this weekend, keys begin rollout today

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Wild West Online is gearing up for its first alpha test this weekend, which means alpha invites will begin going out soon. How soon?...
Well, this is definitely a place.

Choose My Adventure: Shroud of the Avatar in summation

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All the time through playing Shroud of the Avatar, I found myself wanting to like the game a lot more than I did. And...
well BYE

The first Destiny 2 raid is already down

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The first Destiny 2 raid is out in the wild, ready to challenge and delight players for some time, setting a new bar for...

Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how needing to babysit toxic turds slows down game dev for everyone

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"I'm Jeff from the Overwatch team," the outrageously famous Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan says in this week's Overwatch developer video. I get a kick...
doggo

ArcheAge celebrates its third anniversary with giant corgis

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It's hard to believe that ArcheAge has been with us for three years now, but that's what the game is celebrating with its new...
Phun phor the phamily.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch… in Japan only

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At what point is Sega officially just taunting Phantasy Star Online 2 fans in North America? It's hard to be sure, but the announcement...
More of this story, please.

The Daily Grind: What are acceptable barriers to experience the story in an MMO?

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One of the things that strikes me with a certain degree of bemusement is how often various bits of story in Guild Wars 2...

Battle Bards Episode 105: Uncharted Waters Online

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Set sail for amazing adventure and an assortment of audio discoveries! This week, Cap’n Steff and her lackeys board Uncharted Waters Online to see...
So stonely.

Gigantic introduces Rutger and new creatures with its latest update

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Are you a big fan of cyclopean monsters, sedimentary hellhounds, or earth-shattering tanks? If all three are true, you'll be very happy with the...
Well, this blows.

World of Warships is offering charity bundles for donating to hurricane relief

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If you've somehow missed the news, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma have pretty well pounded the daylights out of the Caribbean, Florida, and eastern...
Planted.

Seed explains its AI-driven design and its 2018 test plans

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The bad news for fans eagerly looking on with Seed's development is that the game isn't going to be opening up for external testing...

Hyperspace Beacon: The 10 best places to find SWTOR content outside the game

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Just this week, a long-running Star Wars: The Old Republic fan-made website mentioned that it was shutting down, one among many that have come...
movies

Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore

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In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
I fell into a burning fire of fire.

Guild Wars 2 raids won’t be getting more difficulty options in Path of Fire ‘at this time’

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There are new forums for Guild Wars 2, which means that one of the first development posts can be another reminder that the developers...
Sling.

Gunslingers arrive in Blade & Soul today after a lengthy maintenance

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Patch 3.4 hits the live servers for Blade and Soul today, and that means it's time to get your gun and start shooting everything...

The Daily Grind: Are you ever attracted to MMOs that you know you’ll hate?

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As an MMO enthusiast, I have this tendency to cheer games on and be interested in all sorts of titles -- even the ones...

EVE Online political betrayal results in record-breaking theft

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The EVE Online twitterverse exploded late last night with the news of a political twist so enormous that it's become the largest recorded theft...
Isolationist.

Worlds Adrift is making it easier to play well with others

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There are times when Worlds Adrift is meant to be lonesome, but that doesn't mean it needs to be lonely. The development team has...
More building!

Osiris: New Dawn’s Architect update buffs building, goes on sale

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At the end of August, Osiris: New Dawn players got to enjoy a whole lot more stuff for the game's building modes. It was...