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MMO Week in Review: Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr chapter heralds five months of cat memes

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I wouldn't go calling Elder Scrolls Online's Khajiit catgirls and catboys to their faces, but we're sure to be tempted this summer when as...
Take care.

The MOP Up: WildStar suffers another indignity

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Miss WildStar? Well at least there's the soundtrack to listen to on various sites, right? Nope! Apparently NCsoft pulled the acclaimed score from sites...
Now my stats are good!

Make My MMO: WoW’s esports crowdfunding, Legends of Aria’s spring delay

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Blizzard is making its debut in this column, as it officially announced that it will be partially crowdfunding World...

PSA: Grab three free Star Trek Online ships right now

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Kicking off a week of free giveaways ahead for Star Trek Online, Cryptic's made a trio of Tier 5 (T5) starships available for free...

Classic MapleStory is bumping its level cap in next week’s Black Mage: New Beginnings update

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Over in classic MapleStory, players are anxiously awaiting the launch of Black Mage: New Beginnings next week on the 23rd, which itself will be...
Absolutely.

The multiplayer Skyrim Together mod is about to hit closed beta

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If you've been around the Elder Scrolls modding community long enough, you know that fan efforts to bring multiplayer elements to the franchise's single-player...

Fortnite is apparently fertile ground for doing crimes, like money laundering

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Hey, you know what is fun? Money laundering! Wait, did we say "fun"? We meant "highly illegal and full of dire consequences." It's probably...

Finger guns and Vulcan ships target Star Trek Online’s ninth birthday

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Pew pew! The noises by themselves aren't enough; you need the full finger gun action to really make an impression on everyone else. It's...
Huh.

Betawatch: Atlas addresses hacks and gets hacked

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Screw you, hackers in Atlas! You don't get to ruin this game for people, according to the developers! They're working to fight you, and......
Well, this isn't ideal.

Tree of Savior introduces class progression overhauls and new raids in Re:Build update

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A massive shake-up has come to Tree of Savior with its latest update, the scope of which is suggested by its official title --...

Torchlight Frontiers previews gear progression, redesigned alpha UI, and pets

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It's been about a month since Torchlight Frontiers concluded its second alpha test, and the devs have been hard at work making changes based...
Well, someone's having fun!

MapleStory 2 posts three-month feedback plan for gemstone, pet, and Meso improvements

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January always seems to be a time of regrouping for MMO communities and studios, and Nexon is joining the trend with MapleStory 2. Producer...
Leaf it up.

Nexon founder’s controlling shares in the company are now officially up for sale

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Remember how Nexon's founder and 98.64% share holder Kim Jung-ju made it clear early this month that he was looking into selling his controlling...
Knives out.

Diablo III patches in Season 16 while investors see a bright potential future for Diablo Immortal

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The latest patch for Diablo III is currently available, and it adds the game's sixteenth season to the game. Of course, that's not all...

Blizzard lays out World of Warcraft’s esports 2019 plans, will crowdfund part of prize pools

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Although Blizzard may have cut back on esports support for Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft's esports scene is back and bigger than...

Star Citizen: Hoverbikes, female character models, and item insurance

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Who do you love now? HOVERBIKES. Yes, one of the key bits from this week's Star Citizen Around the Verse episode focuses on the...

Elder Scrolls Online is not launching a swag-stuffed physical collector’s edition of Elsweyr

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One of the announcements oddly missing from the Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr hoopla earlier this week was one about physical swag for the collector's...

Stewart Chisam will replace Erez Goren as CEO of SMITE company Hi-Rez Studios

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Multiplayer online game company Hi-Rez Studios is seeing a leadership shuffle this week, as the man who's been CEO for 14 years is stepping...

Dauntless introduces new dire behemoth, more character customization options, and bug fixes

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The latest update to indie monster-hunting MMO Dauntless went live recently, and it brought with it a handful of new content -- including a...

Ascent: Infinite Realm introduces the flying city Inventus, shows off new combat footage

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Information continues to slowly trickle out of Bluehole Studios as it toils away on its upcoming sci-fantasy MMO Ascent: Infinite Realm, and the latest...

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