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LOTRO and DDO are finally back online after nearly four days down

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For a moment there, it looked as though the multi-day saga of LOTRO and DDO downtime was finally over. And then everything blew up. You...
All right, here we go.

Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers hits its third alpha so hard it breaks all the NDAs

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Yes, you read that right. Torchlight Frontiers hit its NDA so hard that it done broke. There's no NDA for the third alpha test,...

Amazon’s New World MMO dispatches more alpha invites, teases locales and armor images

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It's been a while since we checked in with New World's Twitter feed and... ahhh! A whole bunch of miniature videos and screenshots and other ephemera to tide everyone over. To wit: Here's an animated setting of an outpost.
There! A thing!

Albion Online explains the mechanics of its randomized dungeons and why they’re a big deal

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The randomized dungeons are the biggest feature arriving in Albion Online with the Oberon update on March 20th, but they might be a bigger...
It's dark down here.

Neverwinter shows off some of the beasties of the Undermountain

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If you're familiar with the history of Dungeons & Dragons, you probably have some idea of the creatures you'll encounter in Neverwinter's trip to...
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Path of Exile’s Synthesis expansion is officially live

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It's here! It's here! Path of Exile has officially launched its Synthesis expansion for both PC and Xbox One. Still wondering about that PlayStation...
Uh.

Artifact continues to hemorrhage players as fans plead for a sign from Valve

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Hey, let's talk about Artifact! When last we checked in with Valve's digital card game (the first new game from the studio since Dota...
SO many things.

RuneScape’s lady devs host AMA on getting started in the industry, stream abuse, and rocks

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In honor of International Womens' Day, the ladies (and at least one dude) who work at RuneScape studio Jagex have graciously teamed up for...

Atlas previews March milestone claim system changes and procedural shipwrecks

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Last week, Atlas gave players their first peek at what they can expect with the March milestone update coming later this month, and in...
I've looked at clouds form one side now.

World of Warcraft posts a survival guide for patch 8.1.5 incoming on March 12

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Do you feel sufficiently prepared for the arrival of patch 8.1.5. in World of Warcraft? Complete with new allied races, new profession-based questlines, and...
Oh, we haven't forgotten you.

BioWare doesn’t think Anthem’s ‘loot is lame’ – it’s fixing damage scaling bugs next week

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Anthem wasn't done when it launched. Let's just get that out of the way: The consensus across journalists and players (including ours!) is that...

Star Citizen’s hair tech has come a long way, as proven in this week’s Around the Verse

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Sure, obsess about your space pixels and starships, but the spacelegs content in Star Citizen is still most compelling to me, and that's exactly...
oh, wait, you're serious

Here’s what The Division 2’s ‘living world’ endgame is going to look like

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If your body is ready for The Division 2's launch, better get your mind right too: Ubisoft ran a state-of-the-game stream this week, and...
GO LEFT YOU IDIOT

Pantheon has begun sharing VIP dev roundtables with the public

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Are you ready to be invited into Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's VIP lounge? One of the perks of being a VIP supporter of...

SpatialOS company Improbable reveals new AAA online multiplayer title helmed by SWTOR vet

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Back in January, after the dust of the SpatialOS vs. Unity spat had settled, Improbable and Crytek made an intriguing announcement: They were partnering...

Warframe’s Operation Buried Debts, Hildryn ‘frame, and melee combat revamp are live

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Digital Extremes is keeping the pressure up with Warframe's incessant content rollouts, and we are not mad about it at all. Last night, the...
I node what I node.

Kickstarted MMORPG Ashes of Creation delays alpha one slightly for infrastructure refactoring

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If you're one of the folks still wondering what's going on with Ashes of Creation since it began alpha testing a battle royale mode...

DDO and LOTRO’s one-day downtime is now at three days and counting

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What began as a one-day downtime to work on a data center has now stretched into three days of offline status for both Lord...

The Stream Team: Cute vs. cutthroat — PvP launches in AdventureQuest 3D

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AdventureQuest 3D: cute, colorful, and now... cutthroat! Yes, PvP has come to AQ3D today, and Massively OP's MJ is about to willingly enter this...

Prosperous Universe prepares to release its new game world this Friday

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It's the end of the world as Prosperous Universe players know it, but they should feel fine, as out of the Big Bang of...

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