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Final Fantasy XI prepares to shut down its console service

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Stand at attention, players, and pay your respects. Final Fantasy XI is marching down its final weeks of operation on the Xbox 360 and...

Guild Wars 2 previews final Spirit Vale raid boss

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"Sometimes when people who don’t play video games ask me what I do for a living, I just tell them I come up with...
What if this is as good as it'll ever get?

World of Warcraft updates its expansion alpha and opens up PvP testing

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One of the big elements being introduced to World of Warcraft when Legion goes live is an entirely revamped PvP system, rebuilt from the...
So super.

DC Universe Online deploys new Superman-centric update

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You know who Superman is. He's kind of a big deal in the DC Universe, which means he's also a big deal in DC...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: Awesome (and unique) MMORPG classes

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Class-based systems are one of those holdovers from tabletop RPGs that work surprisingly well in MMOs. I basically put up with class systems in...

No Man’s Sky launches June 21, $59.99 base, $149.99 limited-edition CE

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Hello Games has announced that procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox No Man's Sky is officially launching on June 21st on PS4 and on PC through Steam and GOG This...

Get a first look at The Division’s season pass details

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The Division launches next week, and you know what that means: Everyone will be asking, "What's next?" Ubisoft has already planned out an entire...

Elite: Dangerous delays full Horizons, Engineers launch ‘to push the quality up’

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Financial documents released by Frontier yesterday were scooped up by eagle-eyed Redditors because they frame a revenue shift against a delay in the full and final release...

Green Goblin joins Marvel Heroes’ burgeoning roster this weekend

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Green Goblin will be terrorizing the streets of Marvel Heroes this weekend when he arrives as a new playable character in the MMOARPG. Says...

ESPN muses on e-sports in Guild Wars 2, Blade & Soul, WoW

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ESPN has a big piece out this week on e-sports in MMOs, chronicling the many (failed) attempts of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft to...

Ex-Destiny devs on the downsides of big game production

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It should almost go without saying that making a successful AAA-type game requires more than throwing money and manpower at a computer screen all...
I expected blacker.

Black Desert’s western launch arrives with new trailer

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Welcome to Black Desert's official North American and European launch day! The servers are down right now for maintenance before the big rush, but we've...
Sure, it all worked out perfectly, great job.

No Man’s Sky pricing leak rumour sends fans into a tizzy

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There's been a huge degree of fascination with indie game No Man's Sky since it stole the show at E3 2014. The game promises seamless exploration of...

Asta starts open beta with giveaways

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The open beta for the eastern fantasy title Asta is now upon us, as Webzen is welcoming anyone with an account to come and try...
Rank 17! I am SO important to the world!

Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan on Overwatch’s ranked play philosophy

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If you were hoping that the latest development video for Overwatch from game director Jeff Kaplan would reveal the ins and outs of the...
Just get the Ghostbusters jokes out of your system now.

Heroes of the Storm shines the spotlight on Xul

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Necromancers are always given the same reputation. No matter what, everyone assumes that necromancers are going to be freaks raising armies of the dead,...

Das Tal readies an alpha pre-test for later this month

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When is a test not a test? When it's a pre-test, of course! Oh, just ignore the silly terminology to accept the fact that...

Ultima Online players are called upon to repel an invasion

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A Myrmidex invasion has struck the heart of the Valley of Eodon, and Ultima Online players are once again called to sally forth and...
Everybody's a friend.

Star Trek Online plans an Admirality campaign for the Romulan Republic

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The Romulan Republic has been in the background for a bit in Star Trek Online. Obviously the faction is still important, considering that it's...

Devilian revs up refer-a-friend program

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When you're looking to bolster your game's population, there's nothing that makes a marketing department quite as happy as getting loyal players to work...