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South Korean legislation would make online sexual harassment a criminal offense

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According to a recent report from PCGamesN, South Korean legislators are considering a bill that would make sexual harassment in online games a crime...
Set sail for bees.

World of Warcraft works to improve warfronts and island expeditions while prepping for Patch 8.1

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With an awkward rollout of warfronts and underwhelming island expedition rewards, World of Warcraft needs all hands on deck these days to course-correct Battle...

MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2’s guiding star

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Guild Wars 2 carried this week in MMOs, with its announcement of A Star To Guide Us, previews of the new legendary and raid,...

Aion’s A New Dawn update adds a new zone and new dungeons, speeds up leveling

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Big changes are coming to Gameforge's European version of Aion this month with the A New Dawn content update, which adds a new zone,...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense

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With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...
Risky.

Ankama releases roadmap video detailing year-end plans for Wakfu, Dofus, and more

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As we enter into the final months of the year, Ankama, the studio behind unique tactical-strategy MMOs Wakfu and Dofus (among others), is here...

The most amazing cosplay on display at DragonCon 2018

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What's your fandom? Of course we all love gaming, but there is plenty of room in our hearts for more. And no matter what...
Oh, I get it.

Make My MMO: Project Gorgon builds a new city, Camelot Unchained teases Star Citizen

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Project Gorgon has been cooking up a big patch. "Next week's update includes a new city for players with...
Kick it down the road.

UK researchers identify link between lootboxes and problem gambling

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Are lockboxes just another form of gambling? That depends on which government entity, scientist, lawyer, or doctor you ask. But maybe the question we...

Sea of Thieves progress update warns of possible Forsaken Shores delay

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As the projected release of Sea of Thieves's latest major content update, Forsaken Shores, creeps ever closer, Executive Producer Joe Neate has taken the...

Shroud of the Avatar Update details collector’s box shipments, player-made books, Release 57 livestream

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This week's update from Shroud of the Avatar is all about collector's box shipments, player-made books, and the recent Release 57 livestream. The main...
It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of of theoretical games.

Betawatch: Star Citizen wants you to mine rocks and buy another concept ship

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What do you know, there's another concept ship for sale over in Star Citizen. And it's relentlessly specialized in one specific field, making it...
Rewarding.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds puts players on a survival track for improved reward cadence

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Maybe the real rewards in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds weren't the chicken dinners, but the people we shot in the maps along the way. The new...

EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending expansion will arrive in November

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Is chaos an element? It will definitely be a major component of the EverQuest II's Elemental Planes this November thanks to the upcoming expansion....

Diablo III’s 15th season, Boon of the Horadrim, launches September 21

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Holy crap, Diablo III is up to season 15. I think the last one I actually played through was 7. Maybe I'll be rectifying...

Blizzard job postings reveal new unannounced project

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Some new job postings on Blizzard's careers site seem to suggest that the World of Warcraft and Overwatch creator has something big in the...
Ultima Online

Ultima Online’s 101st update is rolling out as player-made castles are ported into the game

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Ultima Online's publish 101 has begun rolling out to the first-wave production servers today, meaning the update will trickle out to the rest of...

Absolver’s free-to-play Downfall expansion is due out September 25

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Absolver was one of last year's bigger stories, with its slick multiplayer combat style, but as we reported last month, its high player concurrency...

Get ready to be flushed down Guild Wars 2’s mystic toilet raid in S4E4

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Whether you love the new info format or hate it, ArenaNet is committed to a series of videos dishing out the details of Guild...

Revelation Online previews the renovation of New Sulan

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The latest Q&A post from Revelation Online is all about the upcoming New Sulan update, which will see one of the game's major cities,...

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