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Star Trek Online’s lead writer departs Cryptic

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If you've spent any time with Star Trek Online fans, then you'll know that there's a widespread appreciation for the game's deep and consistent...
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Make My MMO: July 25, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon returned to Kickstarter. Veteran developer Eric Heimburg clearly believes in his fantasy sandpark, and why not? Gorgon...

The Game Archaeologist: Kingdom of Drakkar

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Kingdom of Drakkar, also known as Drakkar or even Kingdom of Drakkar II, is a really odd duck among the annals of MMO history....

Ambitious Project Gorgon is back on Kickstarter

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Third time's the charm for Project Gorgon's Kickstarter, right? We hope so, as the ambitious indie fantasy sandpark is asking for a modest $20,000...
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Betawatch: July 24th, 2015

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John Smedley is no longer with us, by which I mean that he is still entirely alive and has not left us in the...

Star Citizen adds new flyable ships, highlights audio upgrades, and more

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Star Citizen added the Merlin and the Scythe to its dogfighting module today, courtest of the 1.1.5 patch. The dev team also upped the...

MMO Burnout: Why I want an Assassin’s Creed MMO

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I play a fair amount of single-player stuff when I'm not playing MMOs, and at the risk of outing myself as one of those...

Phantasy Star Online 2 is IP-blocked again in the west

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If you're a western fan of Phantasy Star Online 2, I'm sorry. SEGA still doesn't care to take your money, apparently, because the company's...

Heroes & Generals adds guns, ribbons, and more

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Reto-Moto has patched its Heroes & Generals World War II shooter with the "Walker" update. It features new weapons, scopes, ribbons, tweaks and balancing, and more....

The Daily Grind: Have you played Guns of Icarus?

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Every so often I check in with Guns of Icarus, a slick little multiplayer shooter featuring steampunk airships and tactical crew-based combat. Indie outfit...

John Smedley relinquishes his post at Daybreak

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VentureBeat is reporting that John Smedley has stepped down as President of Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind multiple MMOs, including the entire EverQuest...

ArcheAge is throwing another double XP party

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ArcheAge threw a double XP party last weekend, but because of multiple down times that stretched beyond 10 hours, residents of the Aranzeb server...

Hearthstone’s second expansion is called The Grand Tournament

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Blizzard's big Hearthstone announcement is an expansion called The Grand Tournament. It was revealed on a livestream earlier this afternoon, and it's got a...

Blade & Soul’s website updates with new race/class combos

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Did you catch the classes page update on Blade & Soul's website today? NCsoft has fleshed out what exactly will be playable in the western...
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MechWarrior Online launches European servers and rolls out new machines

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Yes, MechWarrior Online has rolled out an expansion. You didn't know about that? Probably because you were waiting for some huge new content drop,...

World of Warcraft Death Knight solos world boss

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Has your group ever wiped on World of Warcraft's Supreme Lord Kazzak world boss? If so, you're bad and you should feel bad, because...

Blizz releases Heroes of the Storm Leoric trailer

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Heroes of the Storm, "a raucous online team browser starring your favorite Blizzard characters," has just released a trailer for what is presumably one...

ArcheAge’s China launch moved to August 6

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If you think you waited a long while for ArcheAge as a western fan, imagine how the title's Chinese followers must feel. Tencent Games has delayed...

Trion Worlds purges Glyph of third-party games

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Trion Worlds is apparently getting out of the game distribution service, as least when it comes to games made by other studios. Scott Hartsman has...

Not So Massively: RUST assigns random genders; US Senator facilitates e-sports visas

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Star Citizen rebalanced thrusters, hitpoints and weapons in its latest alpha release to the public test server, and the upcoming Star Marine FPS module...