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Guild Wars 2 fans grow impatient for episode 3 while Pride Month commences

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The slow rollout of Guild Wars 2's season 4 is starting to severely tax the patience of the MMO's community and content creators. It's...
Feel free to put the quotes in the comments.

Final Fantasy XIV plans to roll back greed-only looting in alliance raids

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Sometimes reasonable ideas don't quite work out. Final Fantasy XIV's latest loot change is an obvious example of that; the developers wanted to solve...
Let the wrong ones in.

Steam’s new moderation policy is even less of a moderation policy than before

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If you have learned nothing about Steam, you have probably noticed that Valve is actively disinterested in moderating, curating, or really interacting with the...

Little Orbit on Fallen Earth: ‘There is something special here worth rebuilding’

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Could the acquisition of GamersFirst -- including APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth -- be what actually saves these games? Players of these long-abandoned MMOs...

World of Tanks: Mercenaries abolishes loyalties on consoles this month

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"No more loyalties. No more rules." Forget what you might have known about World of Tanks' structure and gameplay format, because Wargaming is about ready...

Wild Terra spinoff Corrupted hits Steam early access wearing Wild Terra’s favorite shirt

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Heading into Steam early access today is new isometric game called Corrupted, and if it looks familiar, that's because it's from Juvty Worlds, which...

Superman keeps on dying in DC Universe Online

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I cannot the the only person who finds it humorously weird that up-and-coming heroes in DC Universe Online keep grabbing costume elements from famous...

Star Control Origins includes multiplayer fleet battles

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Hands up if you've played Star Control 2 back in the day (and shame on you if you haven't!). This '90s-era space RPG sent...
I believe we have a spaceship.

World of Warcraft gives us a comic-based tour of the Windrunner family reunion

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Sometimes it's debatable whether or not World of Warcraft needs more of its lore in-game. Obviously, the newest Battle for Azeroth lead-up comic focused...

ARK Survival Evolved Mobile is really happening – in fact, it launches June 14

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Howsabout that mobile version of ARK: Survival Evolved? It's happening, and it's happening soon, as Studio Wildcard and War Drum Studios announced today that...
Rewarding.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds plans longer embargos for its crates on the Steam market

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Getting a crate in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is meant to be a reward for the player, but it's also frequently meant something to resell on...

Identity’s town square module is almost ready for testing

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With only three major tasks remaining on the board, Identity's town square module is just about ready for player testing. This slice of the...
Give me my point.

Rend explains its new Control Points in the alpha test

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The big focus in Rend is about building and augmenting your faction's base, but there are other parts of the map worth vying for...
JUST TELL ME

Crowfall’s team answers design questions about classes, crafting, and mounts

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Will Crowfall have mounts? That burning question is one of several that the development team fielded as the MMORPG's creation turned into the summer...
Less of this and more lantern-y.

ArcheAge’s fresh start servers snag the ‘Conquer’ update next week

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Trion's pretty sure MMORPG gamers cannot get enough of starting over in ArcheAge, which is why it's whipping up yet another phase for the...
Crew crew crew

The Crew 2 is getting an open beta while the original The Crew goes into maintenance

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It's probably not much of a surprise to hear that The Crew is slipping into maintenance mode, as patches had been quiet for a...
Why fix issues when we could double down?

Black Desert’s Lahn class awakens today as Kakao counts 8.5M registered players and bans 738 cheaters

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As promised, Lahn Awakens in Black Desert today, which is preeeeetty fast turn-around for a new class in the game. "She can swiftly switch between...

Ever, Jane just gave you a personal butler. You’re welcome.

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One of Ever, Jane's biggest advantages is providing a social gameplay experience that is unlike what you've experienced in other MMOs. And while your...

Guild Wars 2 fans find evidence of ‘awakened’ mounts incoming

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Possibly due to the delay of the next Guild Wars 2 living world update, certain store assets have been added to the game's files...
LET US TEAM

Overwatch is adding LFG functions, player endorsements (plus a major Symmetra rework)

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Acknowledging players who do well in Overwatch is a big part of what keeps players in the game, and to that end the latest...

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