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An exclusive chat with Path of Exile’s Chris Wilson

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Massively: We're here with Path of Exile Producer Chris Wilson to talk about the state and future of this ARPG. Thanks for joining us...

Aventurine offers to license out classic Darkfall’s game code

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The drama over the proposed Darkfall classic server continued this weekend. Aventurine CEO Zad Mehdawi removed his original post on the subject, saying that...

Aventurine ditches Darkfall classic server project

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It's a dark day for those who were hoping to see a return to the classic era of Darkfall. A few weeks ago, player...

Ascent’s NPCs sound kinda like Skynet

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If you're itching for a PvE-focused space sandbox, now's probably a good time to check out Ascent: The Space Game. It's 20 percent off during...

Defiance’s third season includes MMO reward codes

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Who would have thought that, three years later, both Defiance the television series and Defiance the MMO would still be chugging along? But here...

Jacobs on destroying Camelot Unchained structures and more

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Mark Jacobs is back with a Friday afternoon update for Camelot Unchained. In it, he says that players will soon be able to destroy...

Cabal II soft-launches on July 2 with no wipe

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It's a double dose of good news for Cabal II fans today, as ESTsoft not only announced the game's open beta launch date but...

Das Tal’s Kickstarter fails, but development continues

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Das Tal's Kickstarter has ended without meeting its €50,000 goal, but it's not game over for the indie PvP sandbox. Thanking fans for the nearly €33,000...
Making you not concerned with the other person's expenditures on the game would actually be novel for physical card games, too.

How Hearthstone challenges mobile free-to-play assumptions

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Hearthstone is a successful title on phones and tablets. It's successful all around. And yet if you look within the field of mobile free-to-play...

The MMO industry mourns the passing of Christopher Lee

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If you haven't heard the news already, then we're sorry to report that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings actor Christopher Lee has...

Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs

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One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...

Pantheon reveals its Dark Myr race

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The Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen devs have revealed a new race on the fantasy MMO's forums. The Dark Myr "hail from the planet...
Well, I can't object to the theory.

ARK: Survival Evolved has already sold 400,000 copies

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On the surface, you could think of ARK: Survival Evolved as one step removed from zombie survival games except it has dinosaurs instead. But...

Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm launches, Infinite Crisis gives up

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It's been a week of mixed feelings in the land of MOBAs, with the thrill of a new game launch juxtaposed against the background...

X-Wing spiritual successor Starfighter Inc. fails to fund

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You can't win them all, kid. And while $226,000 is an impressive chunk of money to raise for a game, it wasn't enough to...

Bethesda outlines your first five hours in Elder Scrolls Online

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Bethesda has published a new blog post that sums up a player's first five hours in Elder Scrolls Online. As you might expect, there's...
Take a shot.

Das Tal is halfway to funding on Kickstarter with two days left

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The halfway mark for funding is an important milestone for any Kickstarter campaign, but whether it's a good sign or a darker one depends...

The Game Archaeologist: The Matrix Online

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It's not every year that a movie comes along that captures the pop culture zeitgeist so powerfully and so quickly as The Matrix did....

World of Warcraft inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

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If you had to pick six of the most influential video games in history, what would they be? For a panel of experts at the...

Daybreak shifts dev focus from Landmark to EverQuest Next

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Daybreak senior producer Terry Michaels has posted a new letter on the Landmark website. He says that the dev team has been shifting its...