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Epic shows off Paragon gameplay, promises no pay-to-win

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Epic Games' upcoming third person MOBA Paragon has been getting some attention lately with its fluid gameplay and undeniably high-quality graphics. The studio has been releasing informational...
It's like three games for the price of... well, actually, it's two games now.

Massively Overthinking: The Star Citizen money machine

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Massively OP reader Ichi has posed us an interesting question. At the end of 2015, a lot of gamers, including some of our own...

Classic Cabal Online joins Steam today

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Fancy some classic Cabal Online? Look no further than your Steam client, where the 2005 MMO has landed today. You'll be "joining nearly 30 million fellow...

Elder Scrolls Online releases a second soundtrack album

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The Elder Scrolls franchise is well-known for its musical legacy, and while Elder Scrolls Online doesn't have the efforts of Jeremy Soule (aside from...
Of course, sometimes you get away with a lot without calls of copyright infringement anyway.

Paladins previews Glacier Keep map, Winter Wonderland patch

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If you live in wintry climes, then this week's Paladins trailer swoop-through may just make you colder. Hi-Rez's cameras follow character Evie as she zips...
It's a match made in somewhere, who knows.

Heroes of the Storm outlines existing and upcoming improvements to matchmaking

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Blizzard wants Heroes of the Storm to be accessible to everyone. That can't happen if your first match of the game sees you pitted...
Geek!

Atlas Reactor hosts its alpha sneak peek week

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The Atlas Reactor alpha is speeding along with the occasional squeak, but this week, information need not be leaked. You can just try out...
Still at a zero for sold ships that aren't actually usable, though.

Elite: Dangerous outlines the expanded variety coming to missions

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Variety is the spice of life, and while it may not be the opposite of boredom, it's at least within throwing distance. The developers...

Guild Wars 2 preps players for PvP League Season Two

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The second season of Guild Wars 2's PvP League coming next week on February 23rd, and when it arrives players will have a few...

The Tempest class and seven new content areas arrive in Devilian today

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Devilian's Fury of the Tempest patch is live on the production servers today. Trion Worlds says the Tempest's ""acrobatic experience with both battle and...

Camelot Unchained is getting a lighting-centric facelift

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City State Entertainment has announced a major visual upgrade for Camelot Unchained. In a new letter to backers today, CSE Co-Founder and Technical Director Andrew Meggs...

Neverwinter shows off the art of Underdark

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Just because Neverwinter's Underdark takes place underground doesn't mean that it's going to be a bunch of dark generic caves. Cryptic's art team is...
Build that skill up.

Star Trek Online is overhauling its skill system (again)

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The skill system in Star Trek Online is kind of a hot mess. It always has been, from the game's initial launch skills to...

Trooper companion headlines SWTOR’s Chapter 11: Disavowed, due March 10th

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BioWare has announced that since the launch of Knights of the Fallen Empire, players have logged over 900 million minutes of Star Wars: The Old...

Outlaw country musician to debut album in Shroud of the Avatar

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You're going to have to follow us on a strange journey with this story. So there's this "outlaw country" musician, Shooter Jennings, who is...

Blade & Soul’s Warlock is coming soon to an MMO near you

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Fancy a dip into the demonic realm? Blade & Soul can oblige you, as this fantasy title is getting ready to tag in the...
Let's war ov

Exclusive: Crowfall’s world building pipeline video and interview

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Are you a fan of Tetris but wish it were more free-form and connected to an MMO's world building tool kit? Yeah, neither am I,...

H1Z1 pushes out patch and trailers for both of its new halves

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Welcome to the glorious era of trying to keep track of dual H1Z1 games at any given time. Yesterday, Daybreak put out new one-minute trailers for...
How dare you be dishonest back at me!

Black Desert’s second closed beta is live now

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The second closed beta for Black Desert has kicked off. You could be playing the game right now. It's not quite the same game...
Good plan.

Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday

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At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...