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Gigantic highlights the backstabbing fun of Tripp

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Every game needs one character who slinks around in the shadows and stabs people in the back, and in Gigantic that character is Tripp....

Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s mid-term report card

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You would probably expect me to cover the new Star Wars: The Old Republic Manaan stronghold because it just released yesterday, and indeed, I will be...
Hey, meet my guy.

Secret World Legends update continues the main story

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Boy, the Secret World Legends story is just clocking right along, isn't it? The game's latest update continues past the end of the "Mortal...

Secret World Legends may be punishing groups for farming XP

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Here's your public service announcement for Secret World Legends: You may want to avoid grouping up to farm mobs and XP on the map,...

The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would do better with a different business model?

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When it comes to ArcheAge, it's generally accepted that this is a pretty great fantasy sandbox that was absolutely sunk by a terrible business...

Osiris New Dawn CEO to community grumping: ‘I will take these lashings and learn from them’

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Fenix Fire CEO Brian McRae is "not having fun either," according to his latest dev blog on the Osiris: New Dawn Steam page. His...
Can we start, start over

Take an in-depth look at Destiny 2’s Endless Vale PvP map

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It's not going to blow your mind to find out that there's going to be PvP in Destiny 2. Heck, it seems almost the...
More details, at least.

The Elder Scrolls Online details the lore behind Horns of the Reach

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So what's going on in the next big chunk of The Elder Scrolls Online DLC? The short version is "nothing good," as detailed in...
ANGRY LIZERT

TERA launches the Dragonsire’s Revenge and Summer Festival today

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Ready to face a very large and very angry dragon? The bright side is that he's not really angry at you, specifically; the down...
Live by the ripoff, die by the ripoff.

Riot Games files a lawsuit against the developer of an alleged League of Legends clone

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Once upon a time, a studio named Riot Games made a game called League of Legends, which was essentially a Warcraft III map given...
So, probably not.

Oculus Rift price drops to $400

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How cheap does a VR headset and motion controller have to be before you'll consider purchasing it? Facebook is hoping the answer to that...
eff boys get money

Black Desert ups the in-game prices on cash shop items in the auction market

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Players are making more in-game money in Black Desert than they were a year ago. Part of that is just, you know, a year...
How near, how far.

Valiance Online says its alpha is coming soon

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Hearing that something is coming "soon" is the bane of every MMO player; it technically qualifies as a time frame, but it's vague and...

Here’s how far indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has come in two years

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Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has a new Kickstarter post up detailing how far it's come since its successful Kickstarter two years ago. "Since the Project: Gorgon Kickstarter...
This is good planning. We know what we're doing here.

World of Warcraft may be making big changes to Artifact Knowledge with its next patch

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Artifact Power is the big power mechanism behind making your Artifact weapon more powerful in World of Warcraft. That seems pretty straightforward; it's called...

Firefall fans lock up the subreddit and turn out the lights

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Firefall fans can cross their fingers hoping for the promised mobile edition, but we wouldn't put too much stock in waiting for it. In...
Well, we got something right!

Wisdom of Nym: Diving into Omega in Final Fantasy XIV

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It's kind of ironic that Omega may be the first time in Final Fantasy XIV where the eponymous foe is our actual antagonist. The...
Like caw.

Dean Hall calls the pre-launch price hike for ARK: Survival Evolved ‘outrageous’

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Whether you love or loathe the early access survival sandbox genre, you've got Dean Hall's DayZ to thank for it, although he's had far...
uh, guys, really?

RIFT opens up patch 4.2 on the test servers

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The 4.2 patch for RIFT (Celestial Storm if you're on a first-name basis with patches) is heading to the live servers on July 19th....
Slotted.

Final Fantasy XIV ends its simultaneous logouts

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A little under two weeks ago, Final Fantasy XIV announced that the game would log everyone off of the servers once per day. Players...