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Granado Espada Europe hypes events with a hilarious press release

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Granado Espada Europe is apparently an MMO that some people play, though as the title implies, that playing happens mostly in Europe. German publisher...

Pirate101’s newsletter looks back at November

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KingsIsle has published a Pirate101 newsletter that looks back at the month of November and forward to the month of December. It includes a...

Heroes & Generals gets a tanky update and a Christmas event

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Heroes & Generals has released a new update called Zhukov - Armored Ambush. The patch expands light tank gameplay by adding new Soviet and...

Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Games and education

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We've got some really smart commenters here at MassivelyOP, and I think they help keep the fiercer trolls away. But when Joystiq itself went under,...

Crowfall’s latest vid diary talks UI customization and more

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Crowfall's latest dev video addresses UI customization, and it features UX Designer Billy Garretsen. "The grand vision," Garretsen says, "is to really let people...

Sign up for Black Desert’s closed beta, if you want

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Want to play Black Desert's closed beta? Well, you could pre-order. But that would be insane, and you're not insane, right? Good, I didn't...

SWTOR subscriber rewards include playing as HK-55

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The next chapter for Star Wars: The Old Republic's expansion storyline won't arrive until February 11th, but BioWare is attempting to give players a...

Elder Scrolls Online tweaks PvP group buffs and gear durability

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ZeniMax patched version 2.2.7 of The Elder Scrolls Online to the live servers this week. The update includes a number of general fixes for...
Fences!

Eco’s alpha was successful; here’s what’s next

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Strange Loop says that Eco's alpha was a success, thanks mainly to lots of players giving the dev team "tons of feedback, suggestions, and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 40: Gnome Huntarz

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, GW2, WoW, The Repopulation, Devilian, Marvel Heroes, and Dogma: Eternal Night, plus mailbag questions on finding time to play and whether EverQuest Next is vaporware.
Bear bomb!

Alleged copyright infringer accuses Blizzard of copyright infringement

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Blizzard is amping up its assault on gold-selling-and-bot-distributing company Bossland GmbH. The World of Warcraft maker was defeated by the German court system back...

Star Trek Online’s Winter Wonderland event starts December 3

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Q is back with Star Trek Online's annual Winter Wonderland event. The festivities begin at 12:00 p.m. EST on December 3rd and run through...

Shards Online is hosting a pre-alpha 3 livestream on December 12

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Shards Online is hosting a livestream on Saturday, December 12th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST. What's the occasion? Well, it's the beginning...

Vendetta gets prettier on the Oculus Rift

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Did you know that Vendetta Online was the first MMO to support the Oculus Rift virtual reality device? And did you know that Vendetta...

Spatium is a space sandbox survival MMO on Kickstarter

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Spatium is a new MMO thing on Kickstarter, and while MMO Kickstarters are a dime a dozen these days, this one might just stand...

Shroud of the Avatar newsletter looks at arena building and more

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Did you miss Shroud of the Avatar's Friday update? I did; I was too busy stuffing my face with leftover turkey and dressing to pay...

Guild Wars 2’s PvP League starts tomorrow

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Guild Wars 2's first PvP League season starts December 1st, which, not coincidentally, is tomorrow. ArenaNet has published a how-to post for those of...

AdventureQuest 3D retools flash game into cross-platform MMO

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For 13 years, AdventureQuest has provided a 2-D solo experience for Artix Entertainment's fans. Now the game is due for a major upgrade, as...

Here’s a shocker: Hellgate is shutting down (again)

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Raise your hand if you're surprised that the latest version of Hellgate is closing down. OK, smartasses in the back row, put 'em down,...
I'm sure somebody thinks that's neat!

Star Citizen approaches the $100 million funding mark

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Numbers are kind of funny. The total amount of Star Citizen's funding doesn't really mean anything, per se; $100 million is just a significant...