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SMITE promises improvements to the console experience for players in 2018

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The nice thing about SMITE is that whether you prefer to play your games on consoles or on desktop computers, the game gives you...

PUBG: Cheaters, China, charity, ping-locks, and running the biggest game in the world without a roadmap

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't giving up on performance optimization and cheater crackdowns, you'll be glad to know. In its most recent Steam post, Bluehole says...

BioWare shifts resources to Anthem and debates SWTOR’s future

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Talk about putting all of your eggs into one basket. While BioWare is nominally working on both the next Dragon Age title and Star...

Villagers and Heroes mobile coming to iOS next month

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It has been almost a year and a half since Villagers and Heroes released on Android devices, during which the Apple-toting community has been...

Warframe’s ghouls infect Xbox One and PlayStation 4

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When Warframe has a ghoul infestation, who is it gonna call? You, that's who. Digital Extremes put out a bounty on the heads of these...
WE GO TOGETHER

Albion Online explains the new guild roles and guild UI options

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The developers of Albion Online know that the guild system in the game needs work. Heck, it needed work for a while, but it...

Elite Dangerous disables part of its passenger transport system to block huge credit exploit

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If you were among those farming your Elite Dangerous bajillions running bulk passenger transports to Smeaton Orbital (or various other well-placed stations), your fun...

Survival title SOS goes into Steam early access with Snoop Dogg’s endorsement

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Having a hard time choosing which survival title to play this week? While there are many, many options, only one comes with the personal...

Monster Hunter World shares the making of its game and multiplayer features

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We are just a couple of short days away from the launch of Monster Hunter World on January 26th (at least for consoles), and...

It’s a key-free weekend in Secret World Legends’ dungeons

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Players who like to run dungeons, lairs, and scenarios for loot in Secret World Legends can do so with reckless abandon this weekend --...

Sea of Thieves’ closed beta is live but in choppy waters

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Sea of Thieves' closed beta for PC and Xbox One kicked off earlier today, and it's not going that well. Or rather, it's going...

Black Desert tweaks login rewards, adds events and loot ahead of lunar new year

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Seollal, the Korean version of the traditional lunar new year, technically begins just after Valentine's day in 2018, but that's not going to stop...
Who are you going to call? TELL ME!

TERA introduces the Guardian Legion on January 30

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When the going gets tough in TERA, the tough get going! By the second "tough" we of course mean "max-level characters," and by "get...
I want to go back (go back)

Star Trek Online claims 5.2M players over its lifespan

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If you haven't noticed, this month marks Star Trek Online's eight-year anniversary. There have been plenty of giveaways and events going on in the...

Fulfill your postal fantasies in World of Warcraft’s secret quest chain

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Blizzard has a habit of sneaking in semi-secret content into its patches for the community to discover, and this time around, it's all about...

Ashes of Creation sparkles in its new UnderRealm video

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What's Ashes of Creation been up to since that confusing alpha zero rollout back in December, the official class matrix, and the fan Q&A?...

EVE Online’s ‘million dollar battle’ ends up a $3300 bust

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It was touted as the "Million-Dollar Battle" -- a million dollars' worth of EVE Online ships heading to an epic showdown in 9-4RP2. Pandemic Legion...
Snappy!

PSA: Claim your free gifts in DC Universe Online by January 31

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Hey! You there! Do you want a free tech-looking Batman costume in DC Universe Online? If your answer is yes (and it almost certainly...

The Stream Team: ARK makes a good testing ground

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Wait, what? ARK on a Tuesday? Yes! Massively OP's MJ needs to give her new gaming rig a go, and ARK -- with its...
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Path of Exile celebrates its fifth birthday, looks at trade filtering on Xbox

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It's Path of Exile's fifth birthday (since the game went into open beta, that is), and the team taking a moment or two to...