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Tree of Savior compensates players for dungeon troubles

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It's been a rough go in Tree of Savior as of late, with players encountering what the team is calling "instance instability" in its...

How players will control capital ships in Star Citizen

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Not every spacecraft in Star Citizen will be some sleek, agile fighter; the team is prepping powerful, lumbering capital ships such as the Idris...
Black desert, yellowish beach, SAME DIFF.

Daum EU confirms Black Desert figures: 400K Western sales, $12M revenue in first month

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In a piece published earlier today, MMO Culture claimed a number of Black Desert statistics gleaned from last week's Daum Korea press conference: 400,000 US/EU...

TERA’s reward program includes exclusive dungeon [update]

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TERA is kicking off its player loyalty reward program today, and it might surprise you with how it's structured. The program has two facets, so...
This game really provides no shortage of illustrations we need for this.

Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods is likely launching on April 26th

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There's no formal announcement just yet of when Hearthstone players will be able to jump into the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion, but...
You let me down, man.

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches Visions in the Dark with its latest update

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Are you of the mind that Emperor Valkorion in Star Wars: The Old Republic is an enormous jerk, or are you more in the...

Cower in fear before Worlds Adrift’s manta rays

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Creatures that might look benign and even pettable in nature are almost invariably turned into player-eating monsters in MMOs. It just comes with the...

Grim Dawn teases free Hidden Path update

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Multiplayer ARPG Grim Dawn has been teasing modding tools, but there's more on the way in the form of a free content update called...

Paladins’ Illusionist Ying creates explosive prisms of pain

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Teased last week, Paladins' latest revealed character - illusionist Ying, the Blossom - got a full ability scope-out video over the weekend. Illusory Mirror shoots...

The Island is a small-scale co-op survival game

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You know what I love about foreign video game press releases? They are very often free of bullshit. So it is with a PR...
Plus one.

WildStar’s Arcterra Q&A says Carbine is working on LFG queueing

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Carbine has posted a video version of its WildStar Arcterra Q&A from Friday for those who missed it. Community Manager DD "Sunshine" Hollis and Game...

This is why Star Citizen has toilets everywhere

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Last week, Star Citizen Lead Level Designer Michael Barclay ran a piece on Gamasutra discussing the conflict between sandboxes and cinematics. He argued that...
You say that like it's a bad thing.

Heroes of the Storm previews Tracer’s mechanics

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Cheers, Heroes of the Storm fans, the cavalry's nearly here. Tracer is dropping into the game for Overwatch pre-orders on April 19th, and a...

Matt Firor says Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘population is huge and thriving’

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ZeniMax Online's Matt Firor has addressed The Elder Scrolls Online playerbase on the occasion of its second anniversary with a bundle of screenshots from his...

Devilian prepares spring event and readies megaserver hardware

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Devilian has a lot brewing on its action-RPG stove, according to its April producer's letter. A spring event is almost here, and with the...
Here we go again.

Wisdom of Nym: Where we’re heading in Final Fantasy XIV with patch 3.3 (and beyond)

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I've made no real secret of the fact that I don't particularly like Final Fantasy XIV's live letters. Leaving aside the usual issues I...
One day the snow began to fall...

Black Desert puts auto-path looping to player vote

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Burke's Law: Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. That's a rule Daum hopefully knows already, else it might not have...

Survival MMORPG LUX seeks Kickstarter funding

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Fancy a survival sandbox that has more MMORPG than multiplayer? Open-world, single-shard LUX might just be your game, and it's on Kickstarter hoping for...
Sort of like jingles.

Final Fantasy XI’s game director is leaving the title

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The development of Final Fantasy XI is more about maintenance than completely new lands, but the person in charge of the game is still...

Twitch streamer hits 100 in World of Warcraft using only dance pads

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Over the years, there have been several players who have created unique World of Warcraft leveling challenges for kicks and giggles. One New Zealander...