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Dota 2 paywalls its Avoid Player feature by including it with its Battle Pass

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The nature of the beast in team-based competitive games is this awful notion that frustration with how a match plays out gives one carte...

NetEase and CCP release new EVE Infinite Galaxy mobile MMO trailer

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Back in June and August, CCP Games revealed its next big thing for the EVE universe: a new mobile MMO dubbed EVE Online: Infinite...

Torchlight Frontiers’ new leveling system is deliciously old school

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If you've been away from the Torchlight Frontiers alpha for a while, it might be worth giving this MMOARPG another look this week. Update...

World of Warcraft Classic preps for first major stress test tomorrow

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The gates are about to come down on the World of Warcraft Classic test, as Blizzard reminded players last night that it'll be temporarily...
I do crimes.

Overwatch kicks off its third anniversary celebration on May 21

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It's almost time for another Overwatch anniversary celebration after a year of new heroes, new maps, and about five minutes of forward motion in the...

CD Projekt Red weighs in on crunch as Cyberpunk 2077 development gears up

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Development crunch is a hot-button topic in the gaming industry these days, and the latest studio to take a stance on the matter is...
I blew things up!

Apex Legends’ latest patch is all about sounds and hit detection

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Is Apex Legends just too darn loud? The game's next patch is out today, and one of the things that it's doing is just turning...

Worlds Adrift’s May update improves the Blight, knowledge, and ship storage

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It's been a few months since we checked in on Worlds Adrift, the early access MMO sandbox. MMO players will recall that back in...
Through the woods.

Camelot Unchained’s ability builder puts the power of choice in your hands

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Are you melee, magic, or archery? You'll have to choose when you step into Camelot Unchained's world, because these three paths will lead you...

Revelation Online is dropping a huge endgame dungeon in Heaven and Earth on May 27

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Revelation Online is moving heaven and earth - literally. Its next big patch is dubbed Heaven and Earth, and it's launching next week on...

Here are 10 key differences between original vanilla WoW and WoW Classic

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It is probably important to realize that no matter how carefully Blizzard developers recreate the early days of World of Warcraft for WoW Classic,...
Details, details.

The Repopulation updates players on LODs and inventory following water damage

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Unfortunately enough for the developers currently in charge of The Repopulation, the universe was not happy with keeping the game's player-facing updates humming along at...

City of Heroes: Homecoming concurrency, Rebirth and Reddit’s i24 servers, and the future of basebuilding

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I had wondered whether the slow-drip release of World of Warcraft Classic this week would dampen enthusiasm for other games' rogue servers and progression...
Sir.

Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr early access has begun

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We're just two weeks out from the official launch of Elsweyr in The Elder Scrolls Online, complete with new zone, new Necro class, and...

A side-by-side comparison of World of Warcraft’s graphics in Classic and Battle for Azeroth

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Computers get faster and better with time. Graphics that require a decent GPU in 2011 can be displayed at much higher resolution in 2019...

Ship of Heroes is hoping to roll out its character creation beta in July

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Ship of Heroes may be the youngest City of Heroes spiritual successor, but it's also the most likely to hit beta first: Its beta...

Ex-Cryptic Studios artist decries ‘harmful’ video game lockbox designs based on slot machines

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A 3-D character artist who previously worked at Cryptic Studios on Champions Online and Neverwinter has come out swinging against lockbox mechanics, saying that...

MMO Week in Review: A feast for MMOs in Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes

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Not at all for the first time, Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft announcements clashed rather hard this week, as ArenaNet released the...

The MOP Up: Dauntless’ forums are down for a month as the game goes offline until Tuesday

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No doubt that you have heard about Dauntless' launch on Tuesday, May 21st. And while that marks a new beginning for the monster hunting...

Armored God is a mobile MMORPG that lets you summon angry monsters

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If you like the idea of Pokemon but would rather your summoned monsters have a harder edge (or at least more spikes and pointy...

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