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Leaderboard: Will you play Infinity Battlescape?

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Infinity: Battlescape looks to have a little momentum on Kickstarter. I-Novae's seamless space battler is over two thirds of the way to its $300,000...

Activision-Blizzard opens movie and TV studio

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On this morning's investor call, Activision-Blizzard announced a new endeavor for the company: its very own movie and TV studio. Activision Blizzard Studios will be...

MMO Burnout: The Crew

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I broke down and bought The Crew on PC, mostly because it was briefly on sale for 13 bucks. I'd been meaning to pick up...

NCsoft names California mobile studio ‘Iron Tiger’

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Last spring, NCsoft made known its plans to focus heavily on western investment and iterate on its existing franchises. Those plans included a new...

The Daily Grind: What are your hopes for BlizzCon 2015?

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BlizzCon 2015 begins later today, and I have to admit that I'm nervous. Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm aren't exactly my cup...
Let's do this old gag again.

Rumor: WoW Legion due on or before September 21st, 2016

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BlizzCon is starting up later today, but a couple of leaks are already making the rounds. World of Warcraft players poking around the structure...

Skyforge is tweaking its pantheon recruitment process

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Skyforge's devs are streamlining the pantheon recruitment process following the game's Journey of the Divine update. A new academy building will become available for...

Infinity’s Kickstarter is two thirds complete with two weeks to go

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Is this a new golden age for space sims? Could be, what with Elite: Dangerous, Star Citizen, and seemingly dozens of other high-profile projects...

ARK’s new giganotosaurus towers over the t-rex

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Studio Wildcard has added a new dino to ARK: Survival Evolved. Finding, hunting, and taming the giganotosaurus requires top-of-the-line gear and skills, and it...

CCP says EVE’s economy is doing great despite player decline

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Do you like EVE Online? Do you like charts and graphs? If you answered yes to both of those questions, the latest CCP dev...

EverQuesting: Remembering EverQuest II’s bumpy 11th year

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In the 11th year of EverQuest II, what did SOE/Daybreak give to me? An emotional rollercoaster ride! This Sunday marks 11 years of Norrathian...

Blizzard is giving some love to its classic games

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A new job listing for a senior software engineer at Blizzard revealed that the studio is looking to bring back its classic games catalog...

Perfect Ten: Why making an Old West MMO would be challenging (but worth it)

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The western has been limping along for decades now, occasionally rearing its head to produce a well-loved movie or game smash hit before disappearing once...

Get some Trove and Devilian goodies in this week’s Humble Bundle

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It looks as though Trion Worlds has thrown in with Humble Bundle's Extra Life promotion, as both Devilian and Trove have made appearances in...

The Daily Grind: What feature do you wish MMO devs would stop implementing?

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There are few things in this life that I'm sure about, but one of them is the fact that I can't freaking stand MMO...

Chase Masterson talks Leeta and Star Trek Online

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine alum Chase Masterson was recently interviewed by Star Trek Online executive producer Steve Ricossa. The actress stopped by Cryptic...

World of Warships adds new maps, game mode, and more

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Wargaming's latest press release promises "a tidal wave of content" courtesy of the latest World of Warships update. The 0.5.1 patch adds three new...

Elite’s Horizons beta starts November 9

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Development for Elite: Dangerous is moving right along, as evidenced by a recent livestream featuring Frontier founder David Braben that's been summarized on Reddit. The...

EVE tweaks its scanner interface and solar system map

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EVE Online launched its Parallax update this week, but CCP isn't done disseminating information. The firm's latest dev blog covers improvements made to the sci-fi...

World of Fishing is now in open beta

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I like to fish in MMOs. Which is strange because I don't much like to fish in meatspace. My favorite MMO fishing mechanics were in...

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