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Bless Online buffs Rangers, nerfs Guardians and Mages, and plans targeting changes

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Neowiz is moving fast to patch away some of the doom from Bless Online after its messy early access soft launch last week. The...
oh the pain

Guild Wars 2 runs a deadly bonus World vs. World week

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The weeklong bonus for World vs. World content in Guild Wars 2 starts on June 8th, and it's all about high risk and high...

Champions Online puts subscription switch on hold in light of player disapproval

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So, as we reported Friday, Champions Online was on deck to lose its subscriptions just like Star Trek Online. Except that as many, many players...

Star Trek Online: Victory is Life launches with a revamped DS9, playable Cardassians, and the Jem’Hadar faction

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On the 25th anniversary of Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Online is carrying the cult TV show forward with today's release of the Victory...

Hi-Rez is basically maintenance-moding Hand of the Gods

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Back in May, we covered the bizarre silence surrounding Hi-Rez's SMITE-infused free-to-play online card game Hand of the Gods. At the time, the information...
I don't know how to fly this.

Dual Universe details changes to ship engines for more differentiated gameplay

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There's a lot going on for any individual ship in Dual Universe, but right now vertical boosters cover too much of what's going on...

ARK Survival Evolved celebrates three years since launching (into early access)

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The weird thing about games that linger in early access and other forms of pre-launch launch and soft launch is that they rack up...

SMITE is getting a battle royale mode adventure of its very own in 5.10

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Battle royale is the thing to do lately, and by Zeus, SMITE is doing that thing: In update 5.10, the Hi-Rez MOBA will introduce...
All the same mistakes.

H1Z1 discusses the imminent return of the Z1 map and Auto Royale

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The past is just practice. Accurate? Not always. But it seems to cover the current plans for future development for H1Z1, which is eagerly...

CCP Games announces EVE Online mobile game called Project Galaxy

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CCP has just announced a brand-new mobile MMO, being built in conjunction with NetEase. It's called Project Galaxy, and yes, it's intended as the...

Ashes of Creation hires seven new team members and gets ready for Alpha One

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Information and reveals from Intrepid Studios about Ashes of Creation continues to be sporadic -- but fortunately not absent entirely. The studio recently sent...

Lord of the Rings Online 22.2 update is live with sweeping class balance changes, wearable instruments, and new story quests

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It's release day for Lord of the Rings Online. Update 22.2 is the big ol' class balance patch that everyone's been fussing about for...

Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster to release postmortem book on MMORPGs

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Raph Koster is certainly a well-known name in the MMORPG industry who has spent his career working on titles such as Ultima Online, Star...

Warframe teases The Sacrifice trailer and June update – including the next frame

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Warframe has been busy preparing its next major story update. It's called The Sacrifice, it's coming in June, and it's even getting an honest...
Monsters.

Pokemon-inspired ‘massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure’ Temtem is about to break $100K on Kickstarter

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In this past weekend's Make My MMO, we noted we were keeping a close eye on Temtem, a clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure."...

Camelot Unchained begins the one-month countdown to beta

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Hope you're not tired of hearing about the Great Coming of Camelot Unchained's first beta test because we get the feeling that City State...

Get caught up on the Darkfall spinoffs as ex-Aventurine devs explain what happened to the original (and throw shade)

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Unless you're a hardcore Darkfall player from way back in the day as MOP's Andrew was, you probably look at the sequels and spinoffs...

Players rage over the bots and hacks still allegedly plaguing Black Desert

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Frustration and rage is bubbling over on the Black Desert forums, where players are venting about the ongoing issues of botting and hacks -...

Secret World Legends preps first anniversary event, delays next mission pack

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If there's one thing that the Secret World Legends team does really well, it's keeping upcoming content, well, a secret. It can't help itself...

Ship of Heroes video demonstrates how far the game’s come in a year

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If you wanted some clear visuals on how far Ship of Heroes has come over the last year, the video Heroic Games published over...

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