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Crowfall lays the foundation for future systems

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While ArtCraft is busy at work shoring up the fundamental systems that will make up Crowfall's core gameplay, the studio also has to lay...

Here’s what’s changing in Elder Scrolls Online’s combat meta with update 17

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Coming with next week's Dragon Bones DLC launch in The Elder Scrolls Online as part of the freebie update 17 patch is an update...

EverQuest II preps its Stitch in Time update

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How about this as a love letter from Daybreak to EverQuest II players? Next week, the studio is releasing GU105, A Stitch in Time,...
Who lives, who dies, do you get stories.

Datamining hints at story quests coming to Pokemon Go

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The thing about datamining is that it doesn't always paint a picture of where a game is going; it paints a picture of where...
NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT

Overwatch’s lunar new year patch includes new capture-the-flag Thai map called Ayutthaya

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Overwatch is once again taking its place among the small selection of online games in the west that honor the lunar new year, and...
This world is strange.

Warframe’s Shrine of the Eidolon is launching this week with the warframe and weapons overhauls

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Warframe has taken a break from rewriting the whole darn game to tease this week's launch. Called Shrine of the Eidolon, the patch introduces...

Blade & Soul heeds the Call of the Deep update today

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Hope you don't have any fears about nasty things with sharp teeth swimming in the ocean under your feet because Blade & Soul's Call...

EVE Online outlines February development, vows it’s ‘coming for the bots’

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What's coming in EVE Online's February 13th patch? The game's latest development preview explains that Upwell structures will finally be getting the promised revamp, which...

Black Desert preps ‘flirtatious’ Valentine’s event, new guild boss

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Today's Black Desert update is a wee one in preparation for next week's holiday. "Valentine’s Day is coming up next week and you will see...
We never like these things.

German commission takes up lootbox issue as academics link whaling to gambling markets

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Germany has added its voice to the anti-lockbox chorus in the US, UK, and Netherlands. According to an article on the German-language Welt (picked...

Legends of Aria keeps the beta good times rolling

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While Legends of Aria prepares to wind down its first closed beta test on February 11th, it doesn't mean that the party has to...

Square Enix reports a growing population in Final Fantasy XIV

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It's a mix of mild good and bad news for Square Enix's financials this quarter. The studio reported that profits were up in the...

NCsoft Q4 2017: Guild Wars resurges as Blade & Soul and Lineage M drive profits

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NCsoft has money to cheer about this past financial quarter, as it posted another year of solid growth. Revenue and operating profit were up...
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Path of Exile previews graphical improvements for the future

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We're sorry to inform you that the video of Path of Exile below is all stuff that you're not getting today. Or tomorrow. In...
All right, then.

MU Ignition brings its first content update two weeks after launch

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We all remember the days way back when, with MU Ignition launching after a lengthy beta period of a few weeks. Now, with launch...
Oh, that's what tanks look like.

Armored Warfare trundles into early access on PlayStation 4

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Tragically, the PlayStation 4 suffers from what we in the industry call a "tank gap," which is a made-up metric that entirely relies upon...

Hearthstone gets wild and woolly this month

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It's hard to keep track of what year it is in Blizzard's different games, but this much we do know: Hearthstone is kicking off...
Bye.

PSA: Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online will be offline most of Wednesday

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So we've got some mixed news for you, friends. The good news is that usual maintenance for Champions Online, Neverwinter, and Star Trek Online will...
This is the real magic item.

Neverwinter details the rewards of the Lost City of Omu

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There's no pretense that the real treasures in Neverwinter are the friendships you make along the way. The real treasures are treasures. They are...
Stabby stabby

Massively OP Podcast Episode 156: Downfalls and uprisings

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Justin and Bree discuss MMO and MOBA sunsets, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Alganon, DDO, Star Citizen, and Blade & Soul, plus a bit about Ultima Online and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2's classes and the state of MMO communities.