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World of Warcraft buffs Feral Druids, uncovers secret demon goat pet

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Feral Druids are enjoying a round of hearty buffs this week in World of Warcraft. A hotfix yesterday increased the damage of several skills for fuzzy...

Citizen science for the win: How EVE Online’s playerbase contributed to Human Project Atlas research

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Over the last several years, CCP Games has teamed up with different science organizations and put EVE Online players to work with in-game activities...

Roleplay-centric Project Oasis World fails to fund

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It has certainly been a rough summer for Kickstarter MMORPGs. On the heel of a pair of failed projects from last week comes the...
Roont.

‘Frustrated’ Fallen Earth owners focus on thwarting cheaters, rewriting source code

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As the summer has gone by, Little Orbit -- the purchaser of GamersFirst and all of its library of titles -- has found itself...

Gamescom 2018: Sea of Thieves gets ready for Forsaken Shores

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Who did it? Was it you? Maybe it was Jane, because I know for a fact that I wasn't the one who just called...

LOTRO tests out a new build of its Grey Mountains update

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Hope you've about finished up your adventures in Dale, fair travelers, because Lord of the Rings Online will soon be calling you to lands...
Cushions of air.

Gamescom 2018: The Crew 2 shows off hovercraft fun

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Ever since he was a young lad, Trab Gunderson has had only one dream: Racing hovercrafts around. Sadly, at age 14 he was diagnosed...

RIFT’s fans speculate over the Storm Legion expansion on Prime

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You may have heard the news that RIFT's Prime server is poised to finally leave the bounds of vanilla content and jump into the...

Black Desert’s graphical remaster is live today, along with sales and contests

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As promised, Black Desert's Remastered version is live today, featuring a fully revamped graphical experience, plus a do-over for the game's audio (music too!)...

Ashes of Creation addresses My.com concerns, localization, pay-to-win, publishing, and regionlocks

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Earlier this week, the Ashes of Creation team sparked a wildfire of concern when it announced that it'll partner with My.com to publish the...
Oh. Thanks.

World of Warcraft players are noticing major issues with item scaling and gold inflation

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The Heart of Azeroth in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is meant to be a powerful relic containing the very essence of the...

Gamescom 2018: Fallout 76 video covers the basics of C.A.M.P. building

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"When your home looks important, you are important!" One of Fallout 76's key features for its persistent world is player housing -- or what Bethesda...
Yeah, that sounds right.

Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t want to make an MMO because he would get bored

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Have you ever wondered about an MMO developed by Nintendo's resident legend, Shigeru Miyamoto? You may be intrigued by Miyamoto's remarks at the Computer...
Just relax.

Blade & Soul’s Warden’s Fury launches September 12 with a new class and ghost ship dungeon

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Its revenues might have dipped slightly last quarter, but Blade & Soul is still marching along with its snappy content cadence, and next month...

Gamescom 2018: MapleStory 2 sets October 10 launch date

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Some players are bursting at the seams to take MapleStory to the next level -- and the next dimension. Fortunately, the wait for them...

Gamescom 2018: Torchlight Frontiers gets gory and goofy in its first gameplay video

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As Perfect World is giving Gamescom attendees a look at Torchlight Frontiers' demo this week, those stuck at home can at least soothe themselves with...
NO BOOSTING

Gamescom 2018: Blizzard’s Overwatch D.Va animated short and Busan map, Diablo comic, and Hearthstone Puzzle Lab

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Blizzard's been busy at Gamescom this year. As promised, the studio delivered the Overwatch goods bright and early this morning for the Cologne audience:...
Stop, also collaborate and... oh, you know.

It’s hammer time for Defiance 2050’s newest class

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How's Defiance 2050 doing after reaching that one millionth player last month? It's still developing, we can tell you that! In fact, Trion Worlds...
Yes, we're all very impressed over here.

Final Fantasy XIV explains tomestone changes to avoid any misunderstanding

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The invisible touch of market forces is hitting Final Fantasy XIV with patch 4.4, and Allagan Tomestones of Mendacity will no longer be the...

RuneScape readies a double XP weekend while Old School RuneScape runs final iOS test

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Better limber up your mouse clicking finger, because you're going to need it next week when RuneScape triggers a double XP weekend to pull...