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World of Warcraft emulators forge forward in a post-Classic announcement era

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Curious about what's going to happen to all of those World of Warcraft legacy emulators with WoW Classic on the way? It doesn't look...
This is not Eureka.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the contents of the upcoming patch 4.25

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If you've already done all there is to do in the most recent Final Fantasy XIV patch, you won't be able to say that...
Impressive!

Elder Scrolls Online kicks off Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood celebration events and sales

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First Guild Wars 2, now Elder Scrolls Online: It's heist week in MMORPGs. ZeniMax announced this morning that it's repromoting the shadowy corners of...
Someone keep me safe.

Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan explains Brigitte’s design, while Hi-Rez implies she’s a Paladins ripoff

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If you're the analytical type, you probably started formulating a playstyle for Overwatch's upcoming hero Brigitte as soon as you read about her abilities...
Build down.

PlanetSide 2 solicits player input regarding the construction system

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Do you play PlanetSide 2? Do you have opinions about the game's construction system? Then you'll probably want to let your opinions be known...
I am also seething.

World of Warcraft’s Seething Shore is a new battleground available now

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The next expansion for World of Warcraft is going to have a lot of focus on the faction conflict, so why not get geared...

Camelot Unchained has 126 days to get everything ready for Beta 1

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One hundred and twenty-six days. That's the current countdown timer reading as Camelot Unchained looks ahead to its July 4th beta launch, and it...
All together now.

Revelation Online shows off its 20v20 Iron Precipice Blitz map

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The newest battlefield in Revelation Online is going to pit you against 20 other people! You'll have 19 allies yourself, of course, but with...
EN FUEGO!

Ultima Online’s 99th update preps free-to-play conversion, adds new official forums

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Before the free-to-play conversion for Ultima Online launches this spring, Broadsword is hard at work updating the early game experience for the newbies and...
Paint with all the colors of the etc.

Legends of Aria may delay its Steam early access start

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Don't go taking any time off work in April with the hopes of playing Legends of Aria's early access program. In an Ask Me...

Path of Exile previews Bestiary League rewards, balance changes, and ascendancy classes

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Are you pumped for the release of Path of Exile 3.2.0 and the Bestiary League Friday? Grinding Gear has been trucking out info to...

Neocron’s latest build is more stable and better looking

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The community team behind Neocron's current development should be lauded for how much it works to both keep the game operating and improve upon...
Dryad!

Hearthstone is planning three expansions for 2018’s Year of the Raven

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Watching any Hearthstone video is always a weird experience for me since Blizzard's Ben Brode looks and sounds and acts exactly like my brother-in-law,...

Cyberpunk 2077 prepares fans for a ‘blockbuster’ franchise

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Fans of CD Projekt Red and its games are no doubt starving for any morsel of information about the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. And while...

Fire and blood rains down on Blade & Soul

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The only thing worse than one overpowering force hellbent on revenge... is two. This is the threat coming to Blade and Soul with its...

Crowfall takes you behind the scenes for the formation of its vassal system

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Have you ever had the burning desire to experience the magic, the majesty, the magnificence of the game development process as it happens? Truly,...
But who will her girlfriend be?

Overwatch gives love to old heroes and reveals Brigitte in new origin video

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Yesterday's Overwatch patch was all about the love -- at least, if you care about Mei, Sombra, and Doomfist. The three characters each got...

Citadel Forged With Fire is getting a PvP sports mode called Broomstick League

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All right, now we can see why Blue Isle delayed announcing Citadel Forged With Fire's "next big thing" until this week: It actually is...

SuperData says ‘pay-to-play’ MMOs declined again in January 2018

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SuperData published its January recap of the worldwide digital games market this week, and the analytics firm doesn't have much good to say for...

Raph Koster on the ESA’s DMCA battle: ‘Preservation matters’

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Remember last week when we covered how the Entertainment Software Association is fighting a proposal to amend the DMCA that would help preserve online...