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WoW Factor: The problem with Garrisons isn’t Garrisons

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When World of Warcraft rolls away from the inexplicable inclusion of alternate Draenor for good, it will also mean bidding farewell to the elements...

Coding and cupcakes: The lawsuit against ARK

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Are cupcake and coding skills mutually exclusive? That might actually be a relevant question in relation to the recent lawsuit Trendy Entertainment filed in...

Eternal Crusade expands battle maps to 64 players, introduces stronghold mode

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To war! To victory! To patching! The battle cry has gone out for Eternal Crusade founders, who can now download and try out the game's...

Landmark hotfix patches bugs, Daybreak addresses currency issue

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Landmark's patch week has been a bumpy one, with repeated downtimes that made it hard for anyone to play consistently. This morning's downtime hoped...

William Shatner lends voice to Elite: Dangerous addon

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HCS VoicePacks, a website that sells Elite: Dangeous voice addons in collaboration with Frontier, will soon have a new one from Star Trek actor...

World of Warships deploys Russian cruisers in 0.5.4 update

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World of Warships' 0.5.4 update docked on the live servers this week, complete with nine new Russian cruisers sure to bring a smile to...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon lays the foundation for player testing

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Darkfall's Rise of Agon reboot spent the last week prepping the servers for the game's eventual player test, according to a new developer diary....

Revival’s development has been indefinitely suspended

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We're sorry to report this afternoon that indie grimdark sandbox Revival is being put on indefinite hold. Illfonic's Adam "Snipehunter" Maxwell has posted that formal...

Heretics storm into Albion Online

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Albion Online is beefing up its PvE game with this month's Cador update. If you've been following this title for any length of time,...

PSA: ArcheAge is giving away five days of patron time this weekend

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Psst! Hey kid, want some free... game time? Sure you do! All the hip cats are doing it, and you can get your first...

Crowfall demos new full-screen character viewport and more UI tweaks

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Crowfall UX design lead Billy Garretsen has a new State of the UI video out today in which he discusses the changes to the...

Allods promises patch by the end of March, announces collector’s edition

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Is it strange for an MMO to be coming out with a collector's edition years after its launch? Allods Online doesn't think so, apparently,...

Infinite Arms lets you play with toys and video games at the same time

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Do you play video games? Well, of course you do, unless you're incredibly lost on the internet right now. But do you -- and...
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Daybreak appoints former EA and Zynga exec as new Senior VP of Games

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MMO studio Daybreak has a new Senior VP of Games. Gamesindustry.biz reports that Larry LaPierre, a 14-year veteran of Electronic Arts and former general manager...
Somebody loves you, and that's good.

Superdata predicts China will buy up more western gaming publishers

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Superdata has released a summary of its research on the worldwide digital games market for February 2016, claiming that the digital games market sales...

Destiny’s April Update fixates on endgame, revives favorite hunting grounds

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Revealed in part on Twitch yesterday, Destiny's April update is heavy on new activities and the Reef devastation storyline in the console pseudo-MMO. Drops...
It's all the sports but with a game whose mechanics you bothered learning!

Heroes of the Storm releases its schedule for the 2016 Summer Season championship

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The Heroes of the Storm Spring Championship is coming up very soon, but there's no reason to spend a whole lot of time thinking...

EverQuest II previews the desolate isle of Zek

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EverQuest II players may not have heard much about the island of Zek, but that's for a good reason: The small landmass was all...
I can see you now.

Black Desert’s craftable ghillie suit counter will be craftable ‘soon’

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We posted yesterday on Black Desert's maintenance and patch, but since that time we've gotten a little bit more information on what's in the...
Just throw on any old gear.

The Daily Grind: What MMO has your favorite non-combat pets?

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Non-combat pets are one of those things that lots of MMOs have hanging around in their own ways. They're little vanity rewards that allow...

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