Events

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Neverwinter’s Summer Festival returns

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In the mood for some summer fun that doesn't actually involve leaving the house to go participate in any summer fun? Why not just...

SMITE reorganizing e-sports payouts after handful of teams score 90% of prize pools

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SMITE's e-sports scene had a great year in 2014, although Hi-Rez identified one significant problem with how it's been handling the game's crowdfunded prize...

You could win a lot of money by playing Marvel Heroes this week

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Do you need a reason to log into Marvel Heroes? Beginning on Wednesday, July 8th, you can participate in Gazillion's $25,000 giveaway simply by...

Chaos Theory: Guide to The Secret World’s third anniversary celebration

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Are you ready to party? Because it's birthday time! The Secret World is celebrating its third year, and you're invited to a two-week bash...

Behind the scenes: The sights and sounds of World of Warships’ vessels

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Immersion. That's not a word you often hear associated with lobby-based PvP games. But in the case of World of Warships, the third title...

Elite: Dangerous downgrades graphics, plans appearance at Lavecon

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If you have been wondering if Elite: Dangerous looks a little less gorgeous as it did before, trust us, it's not just you. After players...

World of Warcraft and RuneScape dare you to become a beach bunny

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What's up with all of the beach studio blogs lately? I guess we know where all of the devs' minds are at now that...
HAPPY CELEBRATIONS

Star Wars: The Old Republic has a resurgence of rakghouls

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Well, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans, we've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that another upswing in rakghoul activity...
Beneath.

The Secret World plots its third anniversary

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Can you believe that it's been three years since the release of The Secret World? It's even more surreal if you're a developer who...

Diablo II celebrates its 15th anniversary

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You might not have realized, but yesterday was Diablo II's 15th anniversary. Blizzard's hit action-RPG came out on June 29, 2000 and has been...

E3 2015: Holly Longdale on the EverQuest franchise’s progression servers

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Progression servers are definitely a hot topic in the EverQuest franchise right now. EverQuest recently opened up a new one for those nostalgic for...
Older engines, you know.

Dark Age of Camelot newsletter covers Otherworlds campaign, future plans

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If you're eager to unlock new stat caps in Dark Age of Camelot, you're getting your chance over the summer. The Otherworlds campaign will...

Guild Wars 2 invites players to design emblems for guild halls

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Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns' upcoming guild halls will undoubtedly serve as a focal point for community interaction and shared efforts. Before they...

E3 2015: Garriott and Long share Shroud of the Avatar secrets

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This past year, Shroud of the Avatar moved from a monthly weekend-release cadence to being online 24/7, but the major updates have been no...

The Secret World’s anniversary event returns on July 1

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Can you believe that The Secret World is three years old? How is that possible? Anyway, a Funcom livestream has revealed that the annual Guardians...

Marvel Heroes’ Big 10 event returns with free Iron Man team-up

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Marvel Heroes' second anniversary month is going out with a bang. After three weeks of cow invasions, free heroes, and escalating XP bonuses, Gazillion...

E3 2015: WildStar is adding much more than F2P this fall

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The fact that WildStar is transitioning to a free-to-play model this fall is old news now. Folks have been hashing out their opinions on...

E3 2015: Previewing Wargaming’s Master of Orion reboot

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As you've all heard by now, MMO giant Wargaming announced a reboot of the classic game Master of Orion during this year's E3. The company might be known best for...
Yes, in this case it's appropriate to break things with gusto.

Trove plans a stress test event to celebrate the end of beta

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Trove is really leaving beta for real, and to celebrate, the developers want players to break the servers tomorrow. If necessary. Ideally, the servers...

E3 2015: PlanetSide 2 launches on PS4 today with a better build than beta

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Console fans rejoice: After a lenthy beta-testing period, PlanetSide 2 finally launched on the PlayStation 4 in both North America and Europe today. Now...