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University of California offers League of Legends scholarships

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We're all used to the idea of universities and colleges offering sports scholarships, but did you know that several already offer e-sports scholarships? Columbia College in...
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Heroes of the Storm patches in a new battleground, new options, and major hero changes

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A lot of big stuff has been talked up as new additions to Heroes of the Storm, and with today's patch those features are...

Guild Wars 2 is adjusting fractals, scribing, and the Alpine WvW borderlands

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ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien appears to be continuing his shakeup of Guild Wars 2 with today's forum post on the planned spring update. Pushing past...

Lineage II mobile title announced for China

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There's no doubt that the Lineage franchise is absolutely massive in Asia, so drop your surprised face at the news that there's a new...

MMOTBS Pox Nora launches Spirits Beyond, its 28th expansion

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Born in 2006, online tactical turn-based strategy game (wheeee) Pox Nora is today releasing its 28th expansion, called Spirits Beyond. "Spirits Beyond adds 51 all new...

Star Trek Online is working on its next expansion and the return of exploration

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Star Trek Online captains who are feeling the pinch of being denied exploring those final frontiers might soon have a reason to rev up...
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Who wants a slice of Elder Scrolls Online’s birthday party cake?

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Mmm, cake. The Elder Scrolls Online is about to ding two years old, and that means a grand celebration beginning next week. And cake! "To celebrate...

Tribes: Ascend’s 1.3 patch introduces Hellfire map, decommissions Blueshift map

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Tribes: Ascend hasn't been resting on its laurels since its December 2015 revivification: This morning, Hi-Rez patched in the 1.3 update. The big news...

WildStar welcomes players to Arcterra

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After talking about it for months, WildStar has finally opened up Arcterra for exploration and general looting. The frozen continent looms over today's content update, offering...

Tree of Savior opens new southeast Asia server, fights gold sellers

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Tree of Savior's branches are bowing under the weight of all of the players flocking to the game's early access launch this week. Not...

Warcraft’s international trailer blows up Karazhan

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The international trailer for this summer's Warcraft feature film is now out, and it contains a few new shots interspersed with scenes we've seen...

Darkfall: New Dawn explains its decision to reboot

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Are you confused over why a small PvP MMO like Darkfall would ever warrant a reboot, nevermind two? Or why these competing reboots wouldn't...

Black Desert’s Mediah update is live today; so is the Cherry Blossom event

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As promised, Black Desert's Mediah expansion goes live today, and the patch notes are up on the official forums. There are new buyables in the...

RIFT previews the new Warchanter soul, currently on the PTS

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One of the perks of RIFT's upcoming celebratory Ascended Soul Pack is a brand-new soul for the Warrior archetype called the Warchanter. "The Warchanter is...

Sub-based survival MMORPG The Skies hits Steam early access next week

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Survival MMORPG The Skies is launching what developer Eforb is calling closed Steam early access next week on April 8th, with an open early...
Redheaded shooter lady in green #58.

Crowfall shows off shaded Ranger armor designs and gameplay

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The Ranger's pre-Siege Perilous addition to Crowfall was unexpected, but her presence should make getting used to her mechanics in siege battles that much...
Fighting a bear is always a challenge.

Allods Online previews the Incarnation abilities for its classes

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The classes of Allods Online are getting a big update with the game's next major patch, with a whole new set of abilities and...

Trove adds a mess o’ tiger mounts in today’s patch

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A small patch to Trove today has added a trio of big cat mounts to chaos chests. While there's a tiger and an ocelot...
It's almost like getting what you were promised, only exactly not.

Sword Coast Legends’ n-Space shutters, but Digital Extremes says the game is OK

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We've updated below with the statement issued to us by Digital Extremes. According to former n-Space artist Ben Leary, n-Space is closing down following a number...
There's something vaguely unsettling about buying and selling people here.

The Elder Scrolls Online is adding two new mercantile assistants to the crown store

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A quest within the Thieves' Guild DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online rewards you with a smuggler assistant who will come to your location...