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The Divergence Steam drama timeline: What we know

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Update February 2nd: The DMCA complaint has been dropped and the store page is back online. In the wake of Divergence Online's disappearance from the...

The Division extends beta test, plots open beta, grapples with rampant cheating

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The good news? The Division is extending its weekend beta test for an additional day, allowing players to keep on exploring its fallen New...
I said - what's cooler than being cool? ICE COLD!

WildStar’s next major update promises to be very, very cool (in an ice region)

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Ready to enjoy some more chill time in WildStar? The game's next update has been announced, and it should be really cool. Literally cool....
Let's not have a repeat of the last time.

Final Fantasy XIV is resuming Mac clients sales on February 23rd

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When Final Fantasy XIV launched its first expansion in the middle of last year, it also meant the launch of the game's Mac client....
This didn't work out all right.

MMO Week in Review: The Repopulation’s triumph (January 31, 2016)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! After...

Take a tour of a pair of Bless Online dungeons

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For some, the meat of any MMO is in its dungeons, and it is here that Steparu has turned his attention in his journey...

The MOP Up: Dungeons & Drama Online (January 31, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Why isometric sandbox Wild Terra is switching to 3-D models

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Hardcore sandbox Wild Terra's latest dev diary digs into the guts of how it came to the decision to switch the sprite-based character animation...
I'm seeing... actually, this sums it up.

Destiny to celebrate V-Day with Crimson Days

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We're staring down the barrel of Valentine's Day, which means that love and Cupid's arrows are in the air. But that's not enough for...
What is the world.

Otherland is temporarily borked on Steam

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If you're trying to play Otherland through Steam today, you might be noticing the store page is offline. Drago Entertainment dev Lucjan told concerned fans...

The Repopulation switches engines, announces survival spin-off ‘Fragmented’

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The Repopulation has finally issued its promised announcement to the community following the long HeroEngine drama that drove it offline last month: Above &...

PSA: Star Citizen’s free-fly weekend and Squadron 42 split

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We've got a double Star Citizen PSA for you this weekend. First, Star Citizen is open this weekend for yet another "free-fly" event; anyone can...
Pre-burned.

Make My MMO: Smedley’s Hero’s Song ditches Kickstarter (January 30, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, John Smedley put an end to the Kickstarter for his OARPG Hero's Song, telling backers that Pixelmage Games had made "mistakes"...

Burn down your foes in Warframe’s Ring of Fire update

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Things are heating up in the sci-fi action game Warframe. The latest update, dubbed Ring of Fire, adds the flame-flinging Nezha Warframe to the...

Guild Wars 2 promises less grind, faster progress with spring update

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Can you believe that it's already been more than three months since Heart of Thorns came out for Guild Wars 2? As players settle...

Conan Exiles includes purges, human sacrifice, and nudity

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While the upcoming Conan Exiles will take place in the same fictional universe as Age of Conan and be made by the same studio,...
In the grim darkness of the future there's only oh really who cares any more.

Betawatch: Eternal Crusade’s entry into early access (January 29th, 2016)

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In the grim darkness of the future, there is no more launch or beta or alpha testing, just early access for eternity. Fortunately, Eternal...

Camelot Unchained’s new website is live

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The Camelot Unchained team was back to work to work this week, confirming that City State's brand-new (and much more mobile-friendly) website is up and...
Here in mycar I feel safest of all.

Crossout enters its next phase of testing complete with factions

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If you've ever played a game focused around vehicle combat and thought "hey, this would be better with Mad Max-style customized war vehicles," you...

Get Fractured Space for free on Steam this weekend

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If you desire something a little different than the standard fantasy fare in your next MOBA, you can give Fractured Space a spin for...