Events

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The MOP Up: MapleStory celebrates 17 years of two-dimensional adventuring

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As of last month, it's been 17 years since MapleStory first released. To celebrate, Nexon released the Blooming Forest update with plenty of anniversary...

Trove brings back the Spring Fling event on all platforms and kicks off season 3 of Bomber Royale on PC

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Whether you like to throw flower spawners or bombs, Trove has got you covered, at least assuming you like doing the former activity on...
People always ask why I pick these screenshots and the answer is usually just that I felt like it.

Warframe’s TennoCon returns as an all-digital event on July 16

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Warframe fans, block off July 16th in your calendars: That's the day Digital Extremes is setting aside for the return of TennoCon. The studio...
HAPPY CELEBRATIONS

Star Wars The Old Republic talks up its presence at this year’s in-person Star Wars Celebration

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There's going to be another in-person event happening - specifically Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center on May 26th through the 29th...
Drig-drag.

World of Warcraft discusses Dragonflight crafting and finally removes the School of Hard Knocks achievement

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It's been more than a decade since players first began searching for the Violet Proto-Drake mount from World of Warcraft's holiday event meta-achievement, and in...

EVE Fanfest 2022: EVE Online is getting a Spanish client

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EVE Online has been an intensely international game throughout its lifetime, with significant audiences across the US, Europe, and Russia. Most players are stuck...

EVE Fanfest 2022: EVE Online puts spreadsheets in your spreadsheets

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While EVE Online's nickname of "spreadsheets in space" was intended as a joke, the developers behind the game are really leaning into it. CEO...

ArcheAge tasks players with caring for eggs in the returning Daru Festival spring event

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There's a little spring-themed event happening in ArcheAge starting today, and regular players of the MMORPG will likely be familiar with it: It's the...

Ship of Heroes’ player housing beta begins today

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As promised, City of Heroes-inspired indie MMORPG Ship of Heroes is throwing open its superhero doors for a fresh round of open beta beginning...

Star Trek Online unveils an event on PC for a unique ground set as part of its May 10 update

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While most PC players of Star Trek Online are likely eager to jump in to the new story content when the Stormfall update arrives...

PSA: Get your free original SWTOR mech today on Star Wars Day

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It's been the longest of all running jokes that Star Wars: The Old Republic loves to trot out the same astromech pet for a...

Sea of Thieves details its sixth Community Day arriving on May 14

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Sea of Thieves is eager to celebrate its piratical players, and it's planning on doing just that with the Season Six Community Day on...
Truly a loss.

TERA turns on some rewarding events ahead of the game’s sunset next month

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Sorry, TERA fans, but your game is on the chopping block. You didn't need to be reminded of that fact, doubtlessly, but that's where we...
War-filled.

Warhammer Return of Reckoning unveils a new PvPvE scenario and live event arriving in May

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The dead should stay dead, which is something that players of the Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning are going to have to...
They're not attractive spaceships.

SWG Legends is spooling up double reward events for May the Fourth and Revenge of the Sixth

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Two of the big celebratory dates for Star Wars fans - May 4th, aka May the Fourth, and May 6th, aka Revenge of the...

The MOP Up: Crossout’s Knight Mayhem mode makes its medieval mark

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Vehicle battler MMO Crossout has brought back its mayhem mode with a medieval theme called Knight Mayhem. The event runs through May 12th and...
Drok around the clock.

The original Guild Wars has officially turned 17 years old this week

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Do you remember when you first set foot in the world of Tyria in the original Guild Wars? Do you remember how long you...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May events make for a frontloaded month

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It's been a weird news week for Pokemon GO. Mega news came out oddly and sporadically resulting in our Megas evaluation piece, while the Go...

The Stream Team: Come dance in AdventureQuest 3D’s colorful Carnaval

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It's Carnaval time again in AQ3D, which means dancing in the streets wearing frocks of many feathers. And getting that new outfit is as...

Black Desert opens up another public testing of its matchmade Arena of Solare PvP activity

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The Global Lab (aka PTS) of Black Desert is once again open to players as the devs are starting another test of the Arena...