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The Bazaar is a mash-up of roguelite, hero builder, and digital card game currently in paid closed beta

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What happens when some pro Hearthstone players decide to make their own digital card game? You apparently get something like The Bazaar, the self-styled...

Bellwright outlines plans for a new village prosperity system coming in its next big update

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It's been a few months since we've heard anything out of Donkey Crew's early access settlement management sandbox Bellwright - a worrying development in...

Aion Classic EU brings new level cap, new zones, and the Brawler class November 27

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It's always a fun time when an MMO class is so furious and battle-hungry that it decides to use its fists and feet to...

New World revives Turkulon for Thanksgiving with a delicious new flail skin

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You know, there's a reason most MMORPGs don't actually do a Thanksgiving in the brief season between the end of Halloween and the start...

Towers of Aghasba shares its early access roadmap and plenty of no-frills gameplay footage

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At the top of the month we cast a spotlight on Towers of Aghasba, a co-op survival sandbox for up to four players that...

Guild Wars 2 shows off the new legendary spear coming on November 19

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When is a stabby stick more than just a stabby stick? When it's a legendary stabby stick. What makes it legendary? When it has...

Neverwinter unvaults Dread Sanctum dungeon November 19 and reruns the Harvester of Nightmares event

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When Neverwinter announced its Return to Pirates' Skyhold module release, one of the features it talked up was the return of the Dread Vault...
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Daybreak touts new Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips rewards for DC Universe Online

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What do you get when you pit Harley Quinn against Apokolips? Well, you get the most recent episode in DC Universe Online, obviously, but...

Blockchain MMO EVE Frontier extols the expanded galaxy and gameplay mechanics of its latest test build

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The blockchain sandbox MMO EVE Frontier appears to be desperately wanting to remind players that it has gameplay to offer and not just a...

Elder Scrolls Online invites players back to the High Isle chapter in November 21’s zone-focused event

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If you like the way Elder Scrolls Online entices you to revisit older DLC zones with events, then you're going to love the fact...

Phoenix Labs is introducing transparent lockboxes to Dauntless

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Last week, Dauntless promised that it would summarize the features of its revamp-filled Awakening update in a follow-up to its recent progress report. That...

Skull & Bones Season 4 brings new threats, a new ship, and a parrot November 19

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For all of the pirate-y things that the multiplayer world of Skull & Bones offers, the one thing that's been missing all this time...
Ominous.

WoW Factor: Home is where the heart is, even in World of Warcraft

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It has been a curious sensation these last few months, looking at World of Warcraft: The War Within and not wanting to play. That...

Stars Reach says it ‘heard you loud and clear on graphics improvements’

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Last week's Stars Reach trailer captured a lot of attention - so much that studio Playable Worlds decided to focus this week's dev blog...

Star Wars The Old Republic confirms GU 7.6 for early December but delays its story launch for quality reasons

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Remember back in September when Star Wars: The Old Republic developer Broadsword said it would share more about Game Update 7.6 in November? Well...

Star Citizen brings more new ships in latest PTU build and discusses alpha 4.0 server meshing progress

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Are you ready to try out some of the latest internet spaceships in Star Citizen regardless of whether they're fully ready to go to...
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Nexon vows to add jiggle physics to The First Descendant, preps S2 for December

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Once upon a time, there was a hero shooter that was legendary for the horny art it received. When the sequel came out, the...

Warframe releases Xaku Prime, opens a 1999 social hub, and reminds players to merge accounts

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This week has a little bundle of highlights for Warframe players as the action multiplayer title slides its way into its alternate history past...

Guild Wars 2 unveils Mount Balrior, its first proper raid in five years

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So if you're looped into the Guild Wars 2 scene, you already know that the second big chunk of the four-part Janthir Wilds expansion...

Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s WoW Classic Classic launch

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With yesterday's surprise announcement that WoW Classic is launching "Classic Classic" fresh start realms next week on November 21st, plenty of questions were raised...