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Blade & Soul patches in the Frozen Firing Range event dungeon, new cosmetics, and PvP matchmaking tweak

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Live this week in Blade & Soul is... swimsuits. But seriously, what's the obsession with bathing suits in MMORPGs? We cannot fight in bikinis...

Fortnite expands Android testing, wants to match players up depending on their control scheme

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Good news for Android players who felt left out of the initial batch of Fortnite beta invites: Epic Games announced that the test has...
We're the good guys this week, right? No? Well, we're going anyway.

Riot and Tencent appear to be on unpleasant terms with one another

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Some fans are still probably a bit miffed that Riot Games (maker of League of Legends and that's all) teased them about the possibility...
Saber. It begins with a bloody S.

Grab your free TERA console character slots this week

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Free is free, and when TERA Online wants to give you five additional character slots on the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 as a...

AdventureQuest 3D Moglin plushies can be yours through Kickstarter

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If you are a fan (or fanatic) of game-related plushies, AdventureQuest 3D has something you might want to check out. It's a Kickstarter for...
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Final Fantasy XIV has a new season of the Feast after the end of championship preliminaries

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Fans of PvP combat in Final Fantasy XIV will be able to find out who is the best among them when the Feast finals...

NCsoft Q3 2018: Aion, Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2 revenues dip, while NCsoft teases three new titles

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NCsoft's second quarter financials for the year hit this morning, and it's not exactly bad news. Sales are down slightly, but everything looks wimpy...

Hi-Rez reorganizes SMITE, Paladins, and Realm Royale teams as newly renamed substudios

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Hi-Rez Studios is making bold moves today: It's just announced that it's splitting up the band, unbundling its games teams into separate but joined...
I don't know why Blizzard gave us the reaction image for this.

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth tackles launch issues, sees first level 120, and activates companion app

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All things considered, yesterday saw a fairly smooth global rollout for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. But while many realms were up and players...

Star Citizen highlights community rover events, the group system, and atmospheric worlds

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Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner and Chris Roberts are both back in the latest instalment of Star Citizen's Around the Verse. You've probably noticed the...

EverFeud’s Kickstarter has been canceled, but the devs say they’ll ‘pursue other options’

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At the tail end of July, we covered the Kickstarter of EverFeud, a PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid that sought $105,000 to fund development. Unfortunately, the...

EVE Online delays its August release a week, citing the need for ‘additional testing’

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If you were hoping to hop into EVE Online with its August release tomorrow, then I'm sorry to tell you that the patch has...

World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth is live – are you prepared?

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Just one hour to go before you too can play World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth! Just kidding, the only thing you're going to...

Warframe’s latest contest will put the winners’ adorable pup and kitteh inside the game

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This is why we can have nice things: Digital Extremes is currently running a super adorable contest for Warframe players, and it involves the...
Catching up, caching out.

Camelot Unchained’s latest beta build patches up the UI, fixes superpowered rocks

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Camelot Unchained's beta one is rolling on, and we're assuming City State's Mark Jacobs is napping on a beach somewhere enjoying his long-delayed vacay...

Conan Exiles gets in some high priority fixes

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Some of Conan Exiles' more pesky and annoying bugs may be an infestation of the past, thanks to a build that went live in...

Project Gorgon’s casino features games with ‘strategic elements’

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Project Gorgon is an MMO that packs itself full of activities, all of which it does in its own special way. You can clearly...
Hey, what's your deal, inky?

OrbusVR plans its first major expansion with OrbusVR: Reborn

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It's never too early for an expansion, right? OrbusVR is still in early access, but it's already planning its first major expansion with the...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Wolfhunter DLC is live today with new dungeons and PvP love

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As promised, The Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC, Wolfhunter, has officially launched today! The patch is for everyone, while the DLC comes with a...
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Monster Hunter World breaks its Steam record but now faces a regulation nightmare in China

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The record for highest concurrent users on Steam for a game launched in 2018 goes to Monster Hunter World, smashing the record set by......