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Destiny 2 upgrades to new consoles, plans clan XP event

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With Curse of Osiris and season two on the way for Destiny 2, the team at Bungie has some time to fill with events...
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Black Desert Mobile’s character creation is no slouch

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Concerned that there is no way for Black Desert Mobile to keep up with its big brother in the character creation department? You may...

Make My MMO: Vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss has almost doubled its Kickstarter ask (November 11, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, the Shadow's Kiss devs must be stoked beyond belief, as not only has their Kickstarter reached its goal but...

Visit EVE Online’s massive player graveyard

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When you think of an MMO "sandbox," what comes to mind? Player housing, perhaps, and open world PvP. Maybe a free-form economy, player vendors,...

Blizzard considers an Overwatch movie

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One of the persistent complaints about Overwatch is that for all of the animated shorts, comics, and CGI trailers that Blizzard has released, the...

Camelot Unchained sprints forward with scenario testing

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When the bugs are away, the developers will play. Camelot Unchained's team reported that it made significant advancement this past week on its "Saturday Night...

Pathfinder Online perseveres with housing and ninjas

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This is your bi-annual reminder that, yes, Pathfinder Online continues to exist and even grow through development. The reduced team pushed out its first...
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Betawatch: Closers Online has a closed beta (November 10, 2017)

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Here's this week's test of age: When you see the title of Closers Online, is your first thought along the lines of "help me,...
Neigh. Is that the sound elk make? We honestly don't know.

Crowfall shows off the Cleric powers in action

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The Cleric of Crowfall is not solely a healer. That's not to say the Cleric doesn't heal people, of course; in fact, several of...

Autumn transforms Life is Feudal’s landscape

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We will admit that "Fall is coming" does not contain the chilling foreboding found in other seasonal mantras. However, there is a certain terror...

EverQuest II takes you to the Plane of Magic

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Did you realize that EverQuest II is going to release its latest expansion this month? Well, it's November, so that should have been a...

Albion Online kicks off Masters Tournament, sweetens recruit-a-friend program, and promises performance improvements

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With such a heavy PvP focus, Albion Online was a natural fit for tournaments. And so the Arena Masters Tournament is upon us, a...

Skyforge’s Xbox One early access has begun

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Free-to-play sci-fantasy MMORPG Skyforge has semi-launched on the Xbox One, at least kicking off its early access program. The move follows a hop from PC to...

EVE Online players take action to prevent a suicide

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When they heard a cry for help go out in their game, these players took action right away. A few days ago on November 5th,...

MMO biz roundup: The voice actor strike, e-sports crime, CCP VR, Crowfall, and new acquisitions for Tencent, EA, and Nexon

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Let's end the week talking about money. What could go wrong? The year-long video game voice actor strike is finally fully over, as more...
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LawBreakers is hosting a free weekend as its population remains low

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So, how's life on the good ship LawBreakers? About the same as it was before, although we do now have an eagle-eyed shot of...

Netmarble announces Blade & Soul Revolution mobile MMO

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If Lineage Revolution didn't get you fired up for mobile MMORPGs, maybe Blade & Soul Revolution has a better chance. Netmarble, again licensing one...
Why are you this way.

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on making space travel more exciting

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So, Star Citizen alpha 3.0. Around the Verse. Does anyone read these, or do you just skip to the comments with your popcorn? Let's...

Black Desert’s Reddit community erupts over Pearl Abyss’ datamining suppression

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So how do you feel about dataminers? One player apparently datamined a significant chunk of info about Black Desert's so-called hidden stats, posting everything...
THE BACK OF MY HAND!

Naoki Yoshida confirms that housing purchase changes are coming to Final Fantasy XIV

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There is definitely a problem with how housing is handled in Final Fantasy XIV. The good news is that something is definitely being done...

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