Events

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Skyforge unveils high-end content and kicks off a beta PvP event

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So what awaits you at the end of the road in Skyforge? Sure, you become a deity, but what are you actually going to...

Massively OP’s MMO April Fools’ Day roundup, 2015 edition

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It's April 1st, and in the MMO space that means that studios morph into merry tricksters and devious liars. But how will you keep...
Yes, sir. Infinite twinkies. The good kind, even.

Star Trek Online lays out Delta Recruitment rewards

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Star Trek Online is launching into a big storyline soon, but like most storylines you would expect for a game that's been running for...

Elder Scrolls Online contest looks for talented wordsmiths

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Crafting doesn't just come in the "potions and armor" category; writing can be a sublime skill in and of itself as well. If you've...

Elite: Dangerous sends pilots on a scavenger hunt for a graphics card

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When you have an entire galaxy at your fingertips, why not turn it into a massive scavenger hunt? Y'know, for kicks and corporate promotion! Elite:...

SWTOR doubles, doubles your excitement and experience

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Doors locked? Family distracted elsewhere? Called in sick to work? Check! It's go time for some serious Star Wars: The Old Republic leveling! From today...
Hi. Bye.

Defiance revisits its holidays for a large-scale anniversary celebration

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In the universe of Defiance, Armistice Day represents Votan and human soldiers coming together to end a misguided war that neither side really wanted...

Star Trek Online delivers rare rewards for featured episode

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Star Trek Online must really, really want you to play the featured episode Uneasy Allies, because the team is waving around rare rewards for...

Browser kingdom sim Illyriad celebrates its fifth anniversary

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Not a lot of browser-based MMOs make it to their half-decade mark, which is why it's impressive to see the scrappy kingdom sim Illyriad...

Happy birthday, SMITE

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Hi-Rez's MOBA SMITE turns one year old today. Confetti! Balloons! Free stuff! Yes, the devs are running a giant sale on gems, god packs,...

Final Fantasy XI welcomes spring with this week’s update

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It's terribly hard to believe that it's already spring, particularly if you're watching a glacier slowly envelop your neighborhood in the northern hemisphere. Fortunately,...
IT'S THE FINAL COUNT DOWN

Frontier turns Elite bug into community event

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Frontier has turned an Elite: Dangerous bug into a canonical community event that is still ongoing through March 26th. A player purportedly fired on...
EVE Online

Big changes are in the works for EVE structures

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CCP has released a giant dev blog that covers EVE Online's new structure system. Much of it is "highly theoretical," and the company says...
I get the temptation, but you are not actually a captain.

Star Trek Online adds new five-player queue, R&D event

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Star Trek Online's website has updated with a couple of blurbs that may interest you for the weekend. First up is a bonus R&D...

EVE Fanfest 2015: Project Legion may be in development limbo

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At last year's EVE Online Fanfest, developer CCP Games announced Project Legion, a complete reimagining of failed console MMOFPS DUST 514 for the PC....

The Secret World begins #IAMTSW contest series

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The Secret World's forum game is finally upon us, and as promised, it looks to be a doozy. Funcom will be running several weeks...

EVE Fanfest 2015: CCP opens VR Labs, unveils four new side projects

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The story of how virtual reality dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie was born is a great indicator of shifts within the games industry. While the big...

Guild Wars 2 starts second PvP ladder test season tomorrow

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When we were kids, playing on ladders was a good way to get a scolding or a trip to the E.R. Now, they're the...

EVE Fanfest 2015: EVE is getting customisable structures and player-built stargates

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It's often said that EVE Online is ultimately built by its players and that the developer's job is to produce the tools for players...

EverQuesting: Celebrating EQ’s 16th year

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Happy birthday, sweet sixteen! That's the song going through the air this week as EverQuest celebrates its latest claim to fame: membership in an...