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Gigantic hosts one last weekend stress test event

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The Gigantic closed beta is closing soon, but not without one last big closed beta event. The team is looking for as many people...

Vanilla WoW petition hits 200K signatures, invokes Mark Kern

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Fans have now propelled the Nostalrius petition asking Blizzard to reconsider World of Warcraft vanilla servers to over 200,000 signatures, which means that former...

Massively Overthinking: The ‘next’ EverQuest

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This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Patreon donor Roger, who fully admits he still has EverQuest Next on the brain. "Since we won't...

Help stress test Fragmented tonight

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Fragmented is plotting a stress test tonight in prep for its early access launch next week. Above & Beyond says that participation in its Repopulation-spinoff...

EVE Fanfest 2016: EVE Online’s Citadel trailer, CSM results, and stream

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Videos and news bits are trickling in from this year's EVE Fanfest, where CCP has just shown a video feature tour of the Citadel expansion that...

EVE Fanfest 2016: Full cross-platform play is planned for EVE: Valkyrie

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EVE: Valkyrie will eventually be playable fully cross-platform, according to a presentation given today during EVE Fanfest 2016. The game has already launched on the...

Guild Wars 2 now has an unofficial mobile app called GW2 Sidekick

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If you're still bummed because the once-promised official Guild Wars 2 companion app never materialized, how about a consolation prize in the form of...
Exploitation.

The Daily Grind: Do you blame developers or players for rampant exploits in MMOs?

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As long as I can remember, there has been a back-and-forth between players and developers on the subject of game exploits. I remember back...

Jukebox Heroes: Six cover songs of popular MMO tunes

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There's a dedicated subcommunity of video game music afficionados out there that love these soundtracks so much that they devote considerable effort to producing...
I did not get a handle on my fixation with robots.

MechWarrior Online rolls out the next stage of its faction gameplay

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If you've played the tabletop games that MechWarrior Online is based upon, you know that factions and allegiances are a big part of those...
There has to be money here somewhere.

League of Legends rolls out magical changes in the mid-season

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The mages of League of Legends have never stopped being relevant to the game, but over time they have suffered from a lack of...
Shoot pile.

A new exploit hits The Division for unlimited damage

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What's the ideal amount of DPS for a weapon in The Division? Higher numbers are better, definitely, but an endlessly climbing number probably seems...

Tree of Savior hikes prices, delays F2P launch following exploitative token arbitrage

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We've got a bit more clarity today on the financial impact of Tree of Savior's recent wave of bot and exploiter bannings and the...

SMITE caster departs Hi-Rez after live rant on formerly suicidal donor

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Let's imagine that you're a studio-funded caster for a major MOBA. A fan joins your stream, donates $5, and tells you that he was...

Hyperspace Beacon: Why SWTOR gamers are so stoked for the return of Vette

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The first two chapters of Knights of the Fallen Empire after the break kind of left the Star Wars: The Old Republic fanbase feeling...
Lewt

Dungeons & Dragons Online previews the named loot of its next update

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The next update for Dungeons & Dragons Online is bringing along some powerful new named items. But are they powerful enough? Will anyone like...
Problems!

Guild Wars 2 isn’t selling level 80 boosts, might consider raid difficulty modes

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If you missed last night's Guild Wars 2 Ask Me Anything on Reddit because you were too busy actually playing the update, then you...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG ‘Oh crap!’ skill?

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We've all been there: You saunter into a combat situation, feeling all elite and cocky, and before you know it, you're in over your...

Battle Bards Episode 73: Spooky & Magical II

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By popular demand -- which you should read as "Syl's imperial fiat" -- the Battle Bards podcast is returning to the fertile musical landscape of...

Tree of Savior banned over 3000 cheaters today

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Best not try to cheat your way through Tree of Savior -- IMC Games is having none of that. The studio told players this morning...