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The Elder Scrolls Online is adding two new mercantile assistants to the crown store

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A quest within the Thieves' Guild DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online rewards you with a smuggler assistant who will come to your location...
Flight of the Matrimony.

Final Fantasy XIV expands chocobo racing and the anima weapon questline

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Are you a big fan of chocobo racing in Final Fantasy XIV? Then you'll be very happy to know that the game's latest patch...

Player wanders into deserted virtual world, finds abundant creepiness

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Chances are that you're unfamiliar with Active Worlds. It was a virtual world created in 1995 with the ability for players to create their...

Hyperspace Beacon: Dear SWTOR community, keep being passionately casual

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Star Wars: The Old Republic community, I listen to your podcasts and read your sites nearly everyday, but I realized that it’s been almost eight...
Can't stop won't stop.

Das Tal offers an update on the state of its March alpha test

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It's a known fact that accomplishments during an alpha test don't carry over to the launch game. That's just a given. But that hasn't...
I SAID, WHAT'S COOLER THAN BEING COOL?

WildStar’s Destination Arcterra arrives on March 30th

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Have you eagerly awaited the chance to venture into the coldest parts of Nexus? You only need to wait a couple more days. WildStar's...
BEAST

Wisdom of Nym: Affection for Final Fantasy XIV’s beast tribes

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I really like the beast tribes of Final Fantasy XIV. I'm also very happy that we don't get to play them and probably never...
science, together, fun

A new war is brewing in EVE Online

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Have you noticed that there seem to be fewer announcements of EVE Online's big space battles recently? The explanation is quite simple: There haven't...
ArcheAge

Trion overturns ArcheAge scam, scammers flip tables

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Another day, another mess in ArcheAge. Here's the scenario: Player A, known for his Doctors Without Borders charity work, and Player B trade on...

Leaderboard: The age range of Massively OP’s core audience

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Massively OP reader Nordavind inspired this week's Leaderboard in the comments of our Daily Grind about the age range of the people in the...

Harvard and Michigan teams disqualified for cheating in Heroes of the Storm tourney

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Harvard University's motto, "Veritas," feels more apt than usual this month as the truth came out about some of the school's students and their...

One Shots: Tokyo sunrise

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"I've been playing The Secret World for about three years now, but even after all this time, I'm still regularly stopped in my tracks...
Also, more cats in general, please.

The Daily Grind: Where do you want MMOs to offer more character customization options?

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We've gotten lots of good character creators in recent years. Sure, there are things I might not like about Black Desert's character options, but...

Camelot Unchained’s weekly update focuses on lighting, armor, and clutter

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Camelot Unchained is crunching along, this week squeezing in time for another meaty update. "In terms of our biggest achievements this week, our lighting...
AHHH MOTHS

WRUP: Facts about the Luna Moth edition

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The luna moth (Actias luna) is a moth with a wingspan of up to 4.5 inches, making it one of the largest moths found...

The Daily Grind: Do you feel more epic fighting big mobs in MMOs?

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I can't say I feel particularly heroic in MMOs when I’m slaughtering 10 rats, in the case of Lord of the Rings Online, adorable...
All we are, we are.

Ree Soesbee answers Guild Wars 2 lore questions about races and dragons

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With all of the different races in Guild Wars 2, it has to be wondered how so many of them were unknown to humans...
No top guns here.

Star Citizen’s latest Around the Verse covers the parts of the game and the availability of ships

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If you're eagerly awaiting Star Citizen's next major version update, you can take heart that it's on its way. The latest issue of Around...

League of Legends: Caster boycott, Aurelion Sol, and Chinese theme song

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Three high-profile freelance League of Legends e-sports casters are effectively boycotting the Mid-Season Invitational, claiming Riot Games "failed to arrive at an industry standard...

Final Fantasy XI is adding new mounts and new battle content with its next patch

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Have you long seen the backs of animals in Final Fantasy XI and thought to yourself, "I could totally be riding that instead of...

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