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Thanos?

League of Legends’ next character is an evil world-crushing space dragon

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You can read headlines, can't you? League of Legends has released a trailer for its next character. It's a dragon. An evil dragon that...
So long.

Guild Wars 2’s Colin Johanson leaves ArenaNet; Mike O’Brien takes over as game director

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Game director Colin Johanson has been with ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2 for quite some time now, but nothing lasts forever. New game director...

A look at the loot due in Neverwinter’s Maze Engine expansion

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Neverwinter's latest dev blog zeroes in on the most important thing in any MMORPG: the players. Just kidding! It's loot. The Maze Engine expansion will...

The Black Death’s latest trailer highlights merchants and housing

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What would a medieval sandbox be without merchants to make money off of all the plague-ridden peasants? If you said nowhere, then today's Black Death...

World of Fishing aims for Steam’s casuals, hardcores, and MMO lovers

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Why take up fishing in a traditional MMO when you can take up fishing in a fishing MMO? World of Fishing aims to be...
It looks much better now.

City of Titans has pubbed video of its ‘functional first pass’ build

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City of Heroes-inspired superhero indie MMO City of Titans has hit a major milestone this week: It's created its "first packaged executable that ...
Let the wrong ones in.

Steam users finally receive notification about Christmas breach

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Remember back on Christmas Day, when some folks were opening gifts and others were unwittingly opening the Steam accounts of other users? We do....
More like up-close-er at this point, am I right? No. No, I am not right.

Crowfall looks at the early version of the Ranger’s powers

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The Ranger is not a ranged character in Crowfall, but she's also not a melee character. She's a hybrid between the two playstyles, able...

This guy won a million bucks from Elder Scrolls Online

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ZeniMax has announced the winner of its Elder Scrolls Online Million Reasons to Play giveaway, and it's still not you. In fact, it's a 30-year-old...

Firor says Elder Scrolls Online’s success ‘has gone a bit under the radar’

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If you are hankering to see Elder Scrolls Online's Director Matt Firor squirm uncomfortably with the game being labeled as an "MMO," then have...

Star Citizen pushes Alpha 2.2 to live

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It's time to strap yourself in and put on your big captain boots, for Star Citizen's Alpha 2.2 is here, and it's bringing a...
Yes, you are all individuals.

Black Desert drops a minor patch for class balancing

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The wait is over for everyone, Black Desert is out and playable, and if you've been looking forward to the game but still aren't...

SMITE and Paladins tournaments coming to Dreamhack

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Dreamhack 2016 is set to be one of the biggest competitive gaming events of the year, with a 10,000-seat LAN party crammed into the Elmia...

The Panther and Weasel rumble into Heroes & Generals

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If you're playing as the Germans in Heroes & Generals, it's probably been with the hope that you'd get to take some of that...
Albion

Albion Online devs on next update and test populations

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Albion Online Game Director Robin Henkys and Creative Director Jörg Friedrich have posted their first dev vlog. In it, they give an overview of...

Allods Online orders a ‘complete rework’ of its class roster

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If it hasn't sunk in yet that Allods Online's New Order update is going to be huge for the game, then take a minute...

Ride a bear to work in Wild Terra

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According to car commercials, your mode of transportation says a lot about you. So why be like the other chumps that drive an SUV...
Up, up, up!

Path of Exile posts Ascendancy patch notes, preps Friday launch

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The Ascendancy expansion for Path of Exile is on track to be released on Friday, but what are you supposed to do today? Stare...
It's for my experimental patch which nobody knows about, and yet...

Gigantic releases a big (experimental) update today

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The beta test for Gigantic is still ongoing despite the financial difficulty of its development studio, but you can't take part in that test...
Down the only road we now know, apparently.

Paragon’s early access starts on March 18 with Founder’s packs

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There have been plenty of tidbits coming out about Paragon lately, but you won't have to rely upon tidbits to get a sense of...