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E3 2015: Torchlight Mobile is a new Torchlight, not Torch-lite

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When Perfect World and Runic Games announced last week that Torchlight was stretching out into the mobile market, it caught many folks quite unawares. (It's...

E3 2015: Cory Jones discusses HEX, lawsuits, and cake

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I first saw MMOTCG HEX at E3 2013 at the same time the Kickstarter was revealed to the public, which was actually after it had...

E3 2015: Hands-on with Sword Coast Legends

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I'm more an MMORPG player than a Dungeons & Dragons tabletop gamer, but I'm familiar enough with D&D to be intrigued by the addition of...
Not gignatic: the remaining workforce.

E3 2015: Hands-on with Motiga’s ‘shooter MOBA’ Gigantic

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As some of you recall, Gigantic is one of those games that looks like a MOBA and smells like a MOBA but -- for a...

E3 2015: David Braben on Elite: Dangerous

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How does the guy who got motion sickness from Kirby's Air Ride get assigned to the flight simulators every year? Yes, at this year's E3, with...

Perfect World announces World of Jade Dynasty

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Perfect World has announced a new MMORPG, though it's currently slated for the Chinese market. It's called World of Jade Dynasty, and it's designed...

MMO Burnout: Sailing the seas of Windward

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Windward is an oddly endearing little duck that escaped my wandering game eye prior to the moment developer Tasharen Entertainment dangled an early access key...

Splatoon is Nintendo’s first serious entry into online gaming

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Gaming giant Nintendo is no stranger to online play, but its online play usually comes with distinct limitations on the game that features it. The Animal Crossing series takes...

A guide to Heroes of the Storm for MOBA newbies and MMORPG fans

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So you've heard about MOBAs by now, right? Maybe you tried League of Legends, or the idea behind DOTA 2 was too confusing to inspire a...
Try to fly better than this.

Hands-on: Blade & Soul’s western port is a cheerful cliche storm (and I want to play more)

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I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing Blade & Soul just moving around. Most of the time in a given game, I'm moving around because...
Much like TERA, having a discussion about this game's attitude towards women is mostly a matter of shaking your head in exasperation.

Blade & Soul hits western shores this winter

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Remember when comic books had little call-outs on the front cover proudly proclaiming that something happened because the readers requested it? I always thought...
MXMO

Master X Master Online is an NCsoft MOBA with a twist

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Are you curious about NCsoft's Master X Master Online? Steparu's put the game through its paces and has nice things to say about it, concluding...

DC Universe Online: Halls of Power II and the end of DLC

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If you are not a subscriber to DC Universe Online, you're still sitting back on the sidelines anticipating the release of Halls of Power Part...

EverQuesting: Life after Landmark’s big wipe

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It was just over a week ago that Landmark's servers went offline in preparation for a major upheaval that affected nearly every system in...

Chaos Theory: Reaping the Whirlwind in The Secret World’s Issue #11

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To spoil or not to spoil; that is the question. When it comes to The Secret World, that's a very serious question indeed! As much...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 12x XP leveling guide and Ziost’s finale

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Happy Revenge of the Fifth! Because this column comes out on Tuesday, I'm a wee bit behind on wishing you a happy Star Wars...

Hyperspace Beacon: Hands-on with SWTOR’s Rise of the Emperor update

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If you read the last Hyperspace Beacon, then you know that BioWare's announcement that Ziost is finally hitting Star Wars: The Old Republic excited...

Blasting through a hands-on with TERA’s new Gunner

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Are you tempted by TERA's new Gunner? I am. Admittedly it's been a long while since I've frolicked in the land of Arborea, but my interest is...
GTA Online

GTA Online: All the open world feels, none of the MMO grind

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Any minute now I'm going to log out of Grand Theft Auto Online so I can finish this not-a-review. Seriously, I've played this game...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Stronghold PvP

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The PvP team at ArenaNet is steadily gearing up for the release of the Heart of Thorns expansion, with the PvP-inclined among the Guild Wars...