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Harm those who can't harm you.

EVE Online outlines plans to spin out a new chat system in March

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The small portion of EVE Online players who will be heartbroken over the loss of the game's voice chat will really just be riding...
And then you're DEAD in the GROUND.

Crowfall delves deeper into crypts with its latest video Q&A

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Are you still struggling to wrap your mind around the way that Crowfall's new Crypt system is going to work as character selection? The...

TERA’s Male Brawler class gets a March 13 release date

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To celebrate the latest class to be added to En Masse's TERA, the studio released a short trailer of a gauntleted fist beating the...
Really studying the heck out of a skull.

World of Warcraft previews its upcoming Legacy loot mechanics

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For all the good that World of Warcraft's level scaling has brought to the game, it has made farming for old appearances slightly more...
SHOOOT

Rumor: H1Z1 may finally be launching; the ‘royalty showdown’ begins today

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Yesterday, in our report on H1Z1's plummeting player numbers since the onslaught from PUBG and Fortnite, we mentioned that the game's launch, once planned...

RIFT Prime progression server launches March 7, with pack preorders available now

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Can you believe RIFT's been around for almost seven years? Neither can we. Trion is celebrating by releasing the long-awaited progression server, RIFT Prime,...

Conan Exiles isn’t going the lockbox and battle royale route – for now

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Are you a little sick and tired of lockboxes everywhere and all of these games desperately trying to jump onto the battle royale bandwagon?...

Black Desert’s Arsha PvP server is live today, while absolute skills for all classes go live next week

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Brand-new PvP server Arsha is live as promised in Black Desert today. It's running an alternative ruleset with "notably increased defense" stats, extra debuff...
Not so close.

Closers unveils its first new character, Nata

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It's time for a new member of the team to take the field in Closers, and the first new addition to the game's playable...

Valiance Online makes progress with its female heroes

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Filling out that superhero spandex isn't just a job for the guys, although so far in Valiance Online, it's certainly seemed that way. It...
Baby, it's cold outside.

Rumors swirl about a Warcraft 3 announcement… like a remaster

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If you're looking for the source of the story behind World of Warcraft, you can look no further than Warcraft 3. Most of the...

See how World of Warcraft’s art has evolved with Battle for Azeroth’s critters

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Ever since its launch back in 2004, World of Warcraft has never boasted the most cutting-edge graphics and polygon counts. This was intentional, of...

Here’s how you’ll be paying for Fortnite’s season 3 loot ladder

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You'd think that figuring out how to squeeze loot from a battle royale clone wouldn't be all that complicated, but in Fortnite, you'd be...

PUBG delays roadmap to March, retools ping-lock plans

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The ping-locking system that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds began testing last month is finally back on track, PUBG Corp says today on Steam. The team says...
ARE YOUUUUUU A BEAST

Path of Exile shows off its new boss fight with Vilenta

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With the next major patch (numbered 3.2, for reference) for Path of Exile, players are going to have other things to contend with in...

ArenaNet delays Guild Wars 2’s next living world episode to ensure it ‘lives up to standards’

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Were you expecting Guild Wars 2 to drop a new living world episode trailer today, complete with deets on when the episode is rolling...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 158: We are all heroes

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Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, and Tree of Savior, with mailbag questions on lockboxes without gambling and sunsetting working MMORPGs.
Everyone likes me, Amelie.

Overwatch is hiring a creative writer for… reasons

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Here is a riddle for you: What would Overwatch, a game that's so far featured far more backstory than actual ongoing story, want with...
This is a hill one could die upon.

Star Trek Online teams up with Mixed Dimensions for 3D printed ships (again)

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It's been about a year and a half since Star Trek Online first announced that it would be offering 3D printed versions of player...
It looks like a good tourist spot.

Neverwinter shows off the ruined undercity of Omu

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If there's one universal rule to cities, it's that they've got some other ruined underground city you can also explore because cities work like...