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Guild Wars 2 improves structured PvP with a minor patch

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We mentioned earlier today that the second season of Guild Wars 2's professional league kicks off today, so it seems apropos that players are...

Worlds Adrift includes US players in next playtest

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Worlds Adrift said that the wait is "almost over" for the game's third playtest, although the team did not give a definitive timeline for...
Early, earlier, earliest.

Project Genom launches into Early Access in May

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If you want to get in on Project Genom without being part of a formal testing pool, your chance is approaching. The developers have...

Albion Online publishes its first novel, Landfall

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Does your MMO have an official novel? Well, Albion Online isn't even out yet and it is breaking literary barriers with its first published...
Yes, this is the proper use of the franchise.

Breath of Fire 6 launches this week in Japan

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Are you a fan of the old Breath of Fire console RPG series? Did you think that the series would be substantially improved by...

Order and Chaos Online player distributes GM powers, havoc ensues

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Imagine this scenario: An MMO player somehow gains access to a "DevBox," a special set of tools that GMs and devs can use to...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!

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Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
Please learn to brighten these screenshots. And not to brown-wash them.

Revival discusses the size and the history of estates

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A huge portion of Revival's funding and development centers around the real estate market, so it's not shock that the game's estates are kind...
This is into the part of the horror movie franchise where it just got silly.

Hellgate: London is on Android as a first-person shooter

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Back in November, Hellgate: London shut down once again. But now it's back. You can't actually shut down this game, it just come about...

Grim Dawn’s story trailer is appropriately macabre

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Not every game goes to the lengths of giving your character a backstory that starts before you log in, but then again, not every...

Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of King Digital Entertainment

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Corporate acquisitions take a while, but Activision Blizzard has completed its acquisition of King Digital Entertainment, a deal which was first announced back in...

Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to the creators of the SWTOR Cartel Packs

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Dear BioWare, First off, it might be unfair that I’m addressing this open letter to the whole staff of BioWare when I really should center...

Hostility and bounty systems arrive in Star Citizen

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Are you a law-abiding space citizen who's not above partaking in some mob vigilante justice? Or are you a sneaky ne'er-do-well who wants to...

WildStar takes you on an icy tour through Arcterra

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The spirit of exploration is flaming high in WildStar these days, as Carbine is preparing to unleash a new content update that includes a...

Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 is out today

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Fans of Final Fantasy XIV, start your engines! And also start your downloads because Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 is live today after a...

Rumor: SWTOR datamining leads to megaserver speculation

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According to the Star Wars: The Old Republic player-run datamining site TOR Community, the current "PvE and PvP servers are being replaced with PvE and PvP...
At last, good stuff.

EverQuest II plans big spring update, EU server merges

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Development on EverQuest II has been very quiet all through January and most of February, but that's just from our perspective. A new letter...
DAGRON

Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2

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The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
whatevs

Black Desert plans special events for the game’s launch

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The final beta test for Black Desert recedes into the horizon, but that's all right; there are only a few more days before the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest MMO innovation of the last few years?

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Last week on the Massively OP Podcast, we tried to answer a question from long-time listener Spagomat, who told us he keeps going back...