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Darkfall: Rise of Agon development celebrates booting up the original game code

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Darkfall: Rise of Agon isn't the only project out there aiming to resurrect the original version of Darkfall, which means that the developers need...
Perhaps not such good value for bat-men, but they have enough money.

DC Universe Online announces a tournament for Batman vs. Superman

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There's not much time left before the latest DC Comics movie makes the old geek argument of "who would win in a fight, Batman...
D(well)ragon Warrior.

Dwell is a top-down 2D sandbox MMO and it’s adorable

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Let's dash your hopes a little bit right now: You cannot actually purchase Dwell at the moment. It has been voted on to Steam's...
ArcheAge

Hate cheaters? ArcheAge has a present for you

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So here's a creative way to engender some goodwill in a game notorious for its rampant cheating: Instead of just punishing miscreants, ArcheAge will...
Screw history!

Guild Wars 2’s Mike O’Brien promises improvements for WvW play

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If you haven't done any raiding in Guild Wars 2, you also haven't seen any of the story involved in the game's raiding scene....

The Daily Grind: Would you play an Indiana Jones MMORPG?

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Disney confirmed yesterday that the Indiana Jones franchise is getting a new entry. Starring Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg, Indy 5 is...

Warcraft III gets its first patch in four years, with more to follow

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It looks like it's not just cult classic Diablo II that's getting a lick of fresh paint this week, as Blizzard has now released a compatibility patch...
Not yours, but... all right, yes, not funny, sorry.

Dark Age of Camelot adds revamped bosses and more guild symbols

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When your friends in Dark Age of Camelot want to take a trip to Spindelhalla, do you pretend that your internet connection has died?...
We all become one.

Skyforge offers players a merging tool for pantheons with its next update

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When you have contests between various guilds, it's going to be harder to maintain your existence as a smaller guild. Skyforge's pantheon conflicts have...

The Elder Scrolls Online resets leaderboards with a bugfix patch

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The Thieves' Guild DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online was meant to include a leaderboard reset due to the changes with the Vitality system....
Get in and get moving, I hear the law!

Star Citizen’s latest set of player answers involve outrunning the law

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So you're minding your own business in Star Citizen and just committing certain deeds which may - under certain laws - be considered "grotesquely...
Look at me!

Final Fantasy XIV posts its third video diary on visual design

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Final Fantasy XIV is a very pretty game. Even if you don't play it, you can see that a lot of care has been...

Raph Koster on Crowfall’s social gameplay and robber-baron badasses

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This month's Crowfall Q&A video is all about social systems, which means design consultant and MMO industry veteran Raph Koster is on camera to...
Holy elves, Elfman!

Hearthstone offers a new hero for World of Warcraft players

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Odds are pretty good that if you already play World of Warcraft, you have probably taken Hearthstone for a spin. The game is now...
Commerce is a harsh mistress.

Black Desert players are up in arms over the P2W Ghillie Suit

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There's some controversy in the Black Desert community about an item that you can buy offering a serious advantage, and yes, it's the Ghillie...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has grown the best over time?

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In my opinion, a good MMO expansion doesn't just pile on new features but genuinely enhances and organically blends in with the established game...

Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next

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There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...

Firefall’s next update is already content-complete

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What's going on behind the scenes with Firefall's production? If you had asked that a week ago, the only way to know would have...
I know, I usually don't reuse these so quickly, but come on. This time it makes perfect sense.

Wisdom of Nym: Materia melding on tome gear in Final Fantasy XIV

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One of the big additions with Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 was tomestone gear with materia melding slots. This is something very new for...
Holy arts.

World of Warcraft outlines the state of PvP in the Legion alpha

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The big change coming to World of Warcraft's PvP in Legion is a brand-new honor system, and like anything else that's been changed wholesale...

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