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Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion launches September 2

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It's nearly that time again -- time for the next Path of Exile expansion! Few games can boast an expansion schedule that runs like...

Chaos Theory: The 80s invade The Secret World

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One of the best things about The Secret World is how it is set in the modern day. But that doesn't mean the game...

The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire

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Let's talk about Knights of the Fallen Empire. The latest chapter for the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion currently remains in early access and...

Hyperspace Beacon: Why Star Wars The Old Republic’s KOTFE finale was satisfying and disappointing

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The new era of Star Wars: The Old Republic passed a milestone late yesterday when it launched the final chapter in the Knights of the...

The Stream Team: A visit to the Elder Scrolls Online Style Parlor

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Judging by last week's stream, you might think that the Shadows of the Hist DLC is all about adding more dungeons to Elder Scrolls Online....

First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion’s Demon Hunter

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Nearly 10 years ago, the opening cinematic for World of Warcraft’s second expansion The Burning Crusade heralded the return of misguided anti-hero turned madman...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s new Living Story has launched

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Wowee, is it ever a massive day in the life of my favourite MMO! If you log in right now, you'll notice three greatly...

First impressions of Nexon’s Riders of Icarus

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Earlier this month, the latest addition to Nexon’s perpetually expanding stable of MMORPGs, Riders of Icarus, took wing into its “soft launch,” or open beta,...

First impressions: Why Pokemon Go is uniquely compelling

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I, like many others who were children throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, went through a period in my young life where the only...

Hands-on: A tour of duty through Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday

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With Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday, Cryptic is obviously looking to rope in as many Star Trek faithful as possible, particularly from two...

A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows

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It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were...

Choose My Adventure: Amnesia and exploration in Project Gorgon

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Hello, friends, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure. If you’re just tuning in, you need to know that this round of columns is focusing...

The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online’s den of the Dark Brotherhood

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A dear Patreon patron has requested a livestream of The Elder Scrolls Online's Dark Brotherhood DLC. Alexander, your wish is coming true. MOP's most rabid...

E3 2016: Previewing Elite Dangerous VR

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At this year's E3, I sat down with Elite: Dangerous' Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco and PR/Communications Manager Michael Grapper to talk about the game's successes and...

E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around

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Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very...

E3 2016: War Thunder’s VR mode and Crossout’s demo

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While I don't play any of Gaijin's games, I was looking forward to meeting the studio at this year's E3 for two reasons: the...

E3 2016: Sea of Thieves is much more than pirate ship PvP (and might just be an MMO)

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It's been awhile since I've been excited for a Rare game, but pirate-themed, multiplayer sailing-and-swashbuckling game Sea of Thieves took hold of me just based on the...
Oh my gosh, did they try.

E3 2016: Hands-on with Nexon’s LawBreakers

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Going into E3 this year, I didn't think LawBreakers would be something we'd cover at MOP. I also didn't expect much out of it, even with CliffyB's...

EverQuesting: First impressions of Landmark’s launch

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So it finally happened. Really and for truly! Landmark launched into the realm of released games. I can officially remove the alpha/beta tag off...

E3 2016: Perfect World’s Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Livelock

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One thing that I see over and over in our comments sections when we cover Perfect World's MMOs is hatred for lockboxes and keys bought...