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New World preview from Gamescom slips into the wild as Amazon announces alpha signups

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The first previews of Amazon Game Studios' New World MMORPG are finally trickling in from Gamescom just as the wraps are coming off the...
Trailing!

Path of Exile revamps the graphics for its starter skills with new tech

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Let's face it, the quality of graphics in a video game, especially online, means trying to forever hit a fast-moving target. What looks good...

Grab a MU Online, MU Legend, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz in Webzen’s summer giveaway

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Webzen is winding down the summer with a bang: a massive round of bonus events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including including MU...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 183: Battle for Battle for Azeroth

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Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Battle for Azeroth, Fallout 76, WildStar, NCsoft, Ashes of Creation, MMO Kickstarters, FFXIV, and SWG, with more haiku and mailbag entry on rating WoW for kids.

World of Warcraft: Sylvanas’ future, secret content, and Battle for Azeroth Q&A

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If you're concerned that Blizzard is going to regurgitate the Garrosh storyline with the recently genocidal Sylvanas, well, you're part of a very large...
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Skyforge outlines the mechanics of its new Battle Royale mode

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We've gone through the glut of games being released as battle royale titles, but why stop there when we could make existing games into...

Funcom’s Mutant Year Zero is launching on December 4 on PC and console

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"Funcom and The Bearded Ladies" still sounds like an indie rock band to me, so imagine this post is a song, shall we? The...

Guild Wars 2: New systems team, outfit vouchers, PvP updates, Revenant overhaul, and anniversary sales

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One of my big grumps with Guild Wars 2 and plenty of other MMORPG cash shops is the time-limited items. The stuff I want...

Overwatch teases LEGO crossover with half a dozen minifigs, animated short coming tomorrow

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Blizzard dropped a fun teaser in the middle of Gamescom this week that seems to imply an Overwatch LEGO crossover. The brief video appears to...

Trion’s ArcheAge will launch 5.0 Relics of Hiram this fall with a new zone and Malediction skillset

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Trion announced today that ArcheAge 5.0, Relics of Hiram, is landing for MMORPG sandpark fans this coming fall. You're looking at a new zone,...
Seriously, label your garbage.

Gamescom 2018: The Division 2 reveals its special edition pre-orders and trailer while fans speculate on price

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If you want to play The Division 2 ahead of its proper release date, you'd better be prepared to drop some money. The various...

Black Desert’s remastered edition launches tomorrow with free stuff for all players

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Hear that crackle in the air? See that ripple on the distant horizon? It's Black Desert's remastered version, launching here in the west tomorrowday. "The...
Dark down.

EVE Online heads into the abyss with its August update today

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It's time for EVE Online players to head into the deepest parts of Abyssal Deadspace with the game's latest patch (which you may recall...

Former SWTOR lead Daniel Erickson shares behind-the-scenes secrets

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As you fight off another wave of the Rakghoul Plague (will it ever be cured?) in Star Wars: The Old Republic this week, you...

Twitch Prime is terminating most of its ad-free viewing benefits – here’s what it means for you

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Even if you're among the select elite of society that has access to Twitch Prime and its bevy of benefits, you will no longer...

My.com will publish Ashes of Creation in Europe and the CIS region [Updated]

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We've updated at the end of the article with an additional statement from Intrepid. Ashes of Creation is barreling on toward its first real alpha,...

Shroud of the Avatar teases Polynesian cosmetics, example player-built dungeons

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Does Polynesian stuff make sense in Shroud of the Avatar? At this rate, may as well! The game's latest newsletter shows off some of...

Western qualifiers for Blade & Soul’s $135K esports tourney are this weekend

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Not many MMORPGs take a stab at true esports these days. There's World of Warcraft, of course, but other titles, like Guild Wars 2,...
How is this real.

Project Gorgon goes from craps tables to speed D&D gambling

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Watching Project Gorgon's development is almost as fun as actually playing the game, and with the game's next patch meant to feature gambling heavily,...

Worlds Adrift tests alliances on the new PTS, tackles update 27’s gear damage and PvE biomes

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Worlds Adrift's public test server officially went live last week, the game's weekly newsletter proclaims. "Enjoy the broken mess is a QA build," Bossa...