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The Black Death devs on permadeath, optimization, and regional accessibility

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Ahead of its April 19th early access launch, Green Man Loaded has published a Q&A video for The Black Death. The devs thumb through...
In today's installment of non-surprises.

Sacrament’s Kickstarter ends unsuccessfully

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Whether or not it's a project you are interested in, when a Kickstarter fails it means that someone is losing out on a project...

Fight your way to the top in SWTOR’s Eternal Championship

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Remember back in Knights of the Old Republic when you had to duel your way to the top of an arena in Taris? BioWare...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall shares details on the upcoming Throne War test version

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The current test module of Crowfall, Siege Perilous, is all about taking on a keep's defenses and taking control. In theory, anyhow; in practice...
She's on vacation.

Marvel Heroes’ frustration over Emma Frost feedback

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The problem with getting feedback from a game's community is that sometimes the community's passion overrides the desire for useful feedback. That's part of...

BBC news reports on World of Warcraft Nostalrius server shutdown

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The shutdown of Nostalrius is not going quietly into the night. The wake of the World of Warcraft vanilla emulator's closure under the threat...

EVE Online World War Bee update: The Imperium shatters

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Recently we've been following the story of the biggest war in gaming history kicking off inside EVE Online and its far-reaching consequences for the EVE...
It's not in one piece now.

Fragmented Early Access kicks off on April 26th

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The engine woes of The Repopulation have led to its spinoff, Fragmented, and that spinoff has a Steam page now. You can't jump into...

RIFT pledges better communication regarding its business model

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You might recall that a few months ago, RIFT made some abrupt and significant changes to its business model. Between swiftly taking away the...

The Daily Grind: Should e-sports players unionize?

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MCV reported this week that World of Tanks studio Wargaming plans to help organize a union for pro e-sports players. Wargaming European e-sports boss...

Albion Online starts rework on Morgana’s faction

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Expect to hear gamers in the future shout "MORGANA!" in frustrated anger with fists raised to the sky. This will be thanks to Albion...

Aion Europe gets Abyss update on April 27

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Aion's Abyss continues to be a source of great conflict in the game, a fact that won't change when Update 4.91 comes to the...
But think of all the experience someone else is going to get!

EverQuest II introduces Experience Vials with its next major update

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We all have a friend or two in MMOs that's a really good player but really lousy at actually leveling. Some people just don't...

What to expect from Atlas Reactor’s closed beta launching today

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Atlas Reactor, Trion's turn-based, MOBA-esque PvP game, just finished up its final alpha testing this past weekend, and today, the studio officially kicks off its closed beta. Before...

The harsh lesson City of Titans learned from Kickstarter

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When fans bankrolled a project to bring a superhero MMO to live to the tune of a little over $678,000, it wasn't without a...

The beta for Elite: Dangerous’ long-awaited Engineers update arrives in May

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Frontier has just announced the beta for Elite: Dangerous 2.1, better known as The Engineers, will open for beta access players the week of...

Paragon’s Iggy and Scorch are an explosive mix

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Kids, don't drink and drive. Unless, for some bizarre reason, you end up in a MOBA where you've transformed into an alcoholic gremlin-thing and...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off the first season of the Feast today

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Are you a bad enough dude to be considered the best Dark Knight in Final Fantasy XIV? If so, you probably are any given...
We're still going.

Anarchy Online’s new subscriber rewards program is live today

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Funcom has just pushed live Anarchy Online's previously announced membership awards in today's patch. You'll need to manually claim your rewards, Funcom says, because "after this...

Has WildCard reached a settlement with Trendy? [Update: Probably.]

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Is the Trendy versus Studio Wildcard legal sparring nearing an end? A recent tweet from Susan Claire Stieglitz Browning, co-founder and former business manager...