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Fractured’s second Alpha 1 test brings more housing, a new biome, and spiders this June

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By all accounts, the first Alpha 1 test for Fractured was a solid success, barring minor annoyances and login issues. So now it's full...

Atlas shuts down the Empire server in favor of an NA PvE server and announces Easter plans

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Hot on the heels of update 1.5 to Atlas comes this week's Captains Log dev blog, which provides word of the Empire PvP server's...
Yes, we're here.

Twin Saga patches in the Samurai class, new zones, new quests, and new dungeons

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You forgot that Twin Saga existed, didn't you? Look into its eyes. Look at those dinner saucer-sized eyes and say that you forgot about it....

First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr: Little cats fighting big lizards

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After a week like this week, you might have forgotten that Elder Scrolls Online dropped its latest chapter on the public test server. Like...

Elite Dangerous announces plans for monthly in-game events and changes to the new user experience

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Personally speaking, my own delve in to Elite: Dangerous for Choose My Adventure showed a game that definitely has more going on just beneath...

Caravan Stories announces summer launch date for console

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We almost had given up hope that we would ever see Caravan Stories make the jump from Japan to the west, but yesterday brought...

Crowfall outlines revisions to its death system ahead of update 5.90

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Dying is inevitable. Not just in the greater universal sense, but specifically in Crowfall, a game that features PvP battles where factions of players...

Fortnite and PUBG are banned by the Iraq parliament

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Yet another country has decided to ban online games over fears of addiction and negative influence on youth. The Iraqi parliament voted this past...

Guild Wars 2 changes up two of its PvP maps for better play

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Gladiators of Tyria, take notice: Some of the familiar battlegrounds for your bloodshed are receiving a fabulous makeover. ArenaNet announced this week that it is...

Disney reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Nexon

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It looks like Nexon might be the next addition to Disney's ever-expanding roster of companies, according to a recent report. According to The Korea...
We'll find it eventually.

No Man’s Sky has a community devoted to transportation via black holes

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In real life, as near as we can tell from the science, the only place you get transported to when you enter a black...

Plan trade routes and share ship fittings with the EVE Online Workbench

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Whether you're a space truckin' sort, a player that likes to hop in to Abyssal Deadspace, or one of those Capsuleers looking to start...

Heroes and Villains works on crafting story, villain content, and sewers

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It has been some time since we last checked in with Heroes and Villains, perhaps the most overlooked of all of the City of...

Albion Online announces Outland map expansion coming next month

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Last month, Albion Online dev Sandbox Interactive announced that it is working on a massive overhaul of the game's Outlands map, which will substantially...

The City of Heroes private server team has released its code [Update: The test server is live]

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(This article has been updated since publication; updates are at the bottom!) Well, you wanted the City of Heroes private server code, and you got...

Overwatch teases Havana map, breaks down Storm Rising event

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Earlier this week, Overwatch cracked open the vault and let players dive in to the Storm Rising mission. In typical form, game director Jeff...

Burnout Paradise’s online mode downshifts into the sunset

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Wait, there was a Burnout Paradise? And it's shutting down? Don't feel silly if this title escaped your notice, because it probably did a lot...

Bless Unleashed previews the Crusader in its latest class video

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Ah, the classic sword-and-board character class. Staple of the RPG genre. How does one make a class that wields an oversized steak knife and...

MapleStory celebrates 14 years with Pink Bean character creation and past seasonal updates

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Are you familiar with Pink Bean? It's a boss character as well as a playable Monster Job, apparently, and to mark 14 years of...

Lord of the Rings Online rolls out a new Mac client

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If you play MMOs on a Mac, you know all too well the limitations and hoops you must endure. While some online games don't...

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