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First Impressions: Splatoon 2 is a lobby shooter for socializers

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After my hands-on at E3 and experience with the first Splatfest demo, I was a little concerned about Splatoon 2. I loved Splatoon 1, but something about...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 One Path Ends is live, plus first impressions of Siren’s Landing

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I realise that you were probably expecting some rather excited ramblings that contained my first impressions of the Guild Wars 2 season 3 finale, One...

MMO Burnout: Nintendo’s ARMS and the Switch in public and private

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It won't surprise anyone who reads our WRUPs that a lot of my free time gaming has been mobile-based as of late, especially if...

Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s mid-term report card

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You would probably expect me to cover the new Star Wars: The Old Republic Manaan stronghold because it just released yesterday, and indeed, I will be...

Pokemon Go’s first anniversary report card

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July 6th, 2017, marks Pokemon Go's first year anniversary. Love it or hate it, it's a game that quickly made a global impact. It's been released...

Chaos Theory: Week one impressions of Secret World Legends

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It's been a week since Funcom threw open the doors of Secret World Legends' headstart to everyone and removed the NDA. That's seven days...

Tale of Toast impresses one YouTuber despite hardcore aspirations

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By now, you probably know and have accepted the weird juxtaposition of Tale of Toast's incredibly cute art style and its hardcore design. But...

E3 2017: How Wargaming is bringing accessibility to Total War: Arena (without dumbing it down)

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Following up on its original Steam release by Creative Assembly, Wargaming semi-recently decided to help publish Total War: Arena and present it at E3 2017....

E3 2017: Hands-on with Ubisoft’s The Crew 2

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I'm a kart racer. Oh sure, I enjoyed Cruisin' USA and San Fransisco Rush as a kid, and of course I played Gran Turismo a little, but...

E3 2017: Fortnite is Crowfall for PvE fans

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The other day when I made a rare venture out of my E3 coverage den, my slightly younger brother asked, "Hey, did you hear...

E3 2017: Why MMO players should be paying attention to Elite Dangerous

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I sat down with Elite Dangerous Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco again at E3 2017, and while the information I've got in terms of game info may...

Hands-on with Secret World Legends: A second chance for a first impression

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I would like to start this article by saying that there are a lot of things to like about Secret World Legends, but for...
Letting the days go by.

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is everything you expect (and that’s outstanding)

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In my mind, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is all about sticking the landing. After a few years of FFXIV being out, the game has...

E3 2017: Hands-on with mobile MMOs Lineage 2 Revolution and Durango

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With Pokemon Go trying to avoid explicitly calling itself an MMO, Massively OP once again has room for a top contender in the realm of mobile...
COMO ESTAS?!

E3 2017: Path of Exile’s Jonathan Rogers on the Fall of Oriath and markets beyond

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Despite the recent release of Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath's recent beta release, Grinding Gear Games sent Technical Director Jonathan Rogers out to E3 2017...
Some daunts remain.

E3 2017: Hands-on with Dauntless shows it’s more than a Monster Hunter clone

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Phoenix Labs' not-Monster Hunter monster-hunting game Dauntless is obviously standing in a big shadow after E3 2017. I wasn't yet fully aware of what Monster Hunter World was...

E3 2017: Monster Hunter World demo, difficulty, global appeal, and leaks

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Monster Hunter World's reveal caught me completely off guard during its E3 2017 reveal. We'd already had a title announced for the Nintendo Switch, and...
What and what?

E3 2017: Hands-on with Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones

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I like naval combat in my MMOs. That's my weakness. Vehicle combat is great, but for some reason, I especially like boats. When I...

E3 2017: Pokemon Go’s raiding, gym revamp, badges, and an interview with Niantic

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Surprise! Niantic brought Pokemon Go to E3 2017 and invited members of the gaming press outside the sacred halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...

E3 2017: Hands-on with Destiny 2

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Like many readers, I was originally disappointed when Destiny wasn't released for PC. I'm not even a Halo fan but could see that the title had promise....

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