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PlanetSide 2 introduces Nanite System Operatives, makes the jump to DirectX 11 in latest update

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It's been a long time coming, but PlanetSide 2's "biggest update since 2016" is live today, and it introduces the game's first new faction,...
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Closed beta for Bless Unleashed on Xbox One begins this weekend

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There's been no shortage of video footage touting the game's arrival as well as impressions from the floor of games conventions, but now is...
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Overwatch introduces the Workshop to build truly custom game modes

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Historically, one of the best parts of Blizzard's various single-player games has been building custom maps; it worked out well for Warcraft III, clearly, and...
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SWG: Beyond is the latest in a long line of Star Wars Galaxies emulators

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Is it rogue server week or something? Fans have now announced another privately run Star Wars Galaxies server, this one called SWG: Beyond. Longtime fans...

Shroud of the Avatar’s upcoming patch will let you be the mother of dragons

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OK, we'll just admit outright that the above headline is a little misleading. But since everyone and their uncle is making Games of Throne...

Sea of Thieves will begin telling some Tall Tales – Shores of Gold on April 30

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Things appear to be getting more narrative focused in the Sea of Thieves world. Tuesday, April 30th, will see the launch of Tall Tales...
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Crowfall talks about improvements to alchemy and lighting

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Lighting, like ambient sound, is one of those things that you tend to notice most in MMOs when there's something wrong with it. You...

Dungeons and Dragons Online delays its Sharn expansion to mid-May

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Disappointing news for players looking forward to playing Dungeons and Dragons Online's newest expansion next week: It's not going to happen. Next week, that...
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Overwatch’s next hero is not Sojourn, but a lot of people wish she were

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You all remember how people were a little bit miffed about the introduction of Wrecking Ball/Hammond into the Overwatch lineup, right? To summarize very quickly,...

Elite Dangerous posts its April update patch notes and offers to fund a tabletop CCG

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It's a tale of two Elite: Dangerous stories this week: On the one hand, the game has kicked out its new April update, and...

Another crunch-ridden game studio exposed: This time it’s Fortnite’s Epic Games

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"Crunch" was surely the gaming industry word of the year in 2018, thanks to a massive backlash over horrible working conditions at some Rockstar...
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Star Trek Online announces Rise of Discovery, two new discounted Command Dreadnoughts

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Star Trek Online fans, point your eyeballs at PC Gamer this afternoon, as it's got the scoop on Rise of Discovery - that's the...

Black Desert’s new roadmap teases new maps and new group-based content on the way

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There's big news coming out of Black Desert today, as Pearl Abyss and Kakao have dropped a roadmap of new content coming to the...
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World of Warcraft gets a new update on the patch 8.2 test server

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Sure, World of Warcraft fans don't yet know when the next major patch will be going live, but there's been another update to the test...
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The Elder Scrolls Online wants to show you the cats of the development team that inspired Elsweyr’s Khajiit

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Who wants to look at some pictures of kitties?! Yes, The Elder Scrolls Online players have a bit more time to wait before Elsweyr arrives, and once...

Aaaaand now there’s a new temporary City of Heroes rogue server up

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This story has been updated several times over the last few days; updates are at the end. The original story follows. Can we just agree...

ARK Survival Evolved-inspired voxel sandbox PixARK is launching May 31

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It's been a year since Snail Games' survival-centric voxelbox PixARK hit early access, but its time in testing is almost up: The company announced...
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BioWare delays several Anthem ‘Act 1’ features including guilds and masteries

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A little under a month has gone by since BioWare's stress-inducing, crunch-heavy environment was exposed by the media, and since then the studio has...

Exclusive: MMORPG Astellia Online deep-dives its Warrior and Scholar classes

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Korean-born Astellia has been hovering on the horizon for the last few years of its development as Barunson E&A - the majority owner of...

The Titan Network is negotiating to open a legal community-run City of Heroes server

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Following the abrupt shut-down of the first City of Heroes rogue server yesterday, the game's community has been in turmoil as leaders urged patience....

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