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Massively OP Podcast Episode 54: Something fishy is afoot

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Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Path of Exile, Guild Wars 2, No Man's Sky, World of Fishing, and AdventureQuest 3D, with a mailbag question on broken dev promises.

Exclusive: Shards Online’s skill system dev diary

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Indie sandbox Shards Online is barreling toward its 2016 launch, promising a creator's paradise for those willing to steer their very own servers. Today, Citadel...

The Stream Team: A hare-raising good time (and giveaway) in HEX

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The winning streak continues! MassivelyOP's MJ is feeling a might more confident about her bunny brood in HEX; what those rascally rabbits lack in...
I said - what's cooler than being cool? ICE COLD!

WildStar posts a fan-made preview video for the Arcterra patch

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Are you eager to start exploring WildStar's next major patch? You have to keep waiting a little bit longer. You can, however, take advantage...

Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts on hobbies, patch sizes, and bacon farming

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Don't lie: You know you want to know what Chris Roberts likes to do in his spare time when he isn't manning the Star...
This is not a frog, for the record.

Project Gorgon adds special weekend modes, slows combat leveling

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When Project Gorgon adds a patch, watch out: This game does not mess around. The March 8th update is absolutely enormous, with big adjustments...
Make it everything.

Final Fantasy XIV explores the team behind the story of Heavensward

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Final Fantasy XIV continues offering players a look behind the scenes of the game's development with a second video today. The first one explored...
WHAT THE NOW

The SEC has charged Rhode Island corps over alleged 38 Studios fraud

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It's been several years since 38 Studios collapsed in a pile of debt without an MMO to show for all of it, but the...
Gotta go... well, mostly just away.

EVE Online delays its March update

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Today was going to be the day that EVE Online dropped another monthly patch to its live server. It's not happening, though, and you...

Black Desert is increasing its server capacity

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If you're having a hard time logging into or playing Black Desert Online, then take heart: The team is working on increasing server capacity...
This is my surprised face.

The Division’s launch night is plagued with server (and doorway) issues

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Did you expect The Division to have issues on launch night with its servers? No? Well then why not? Also, you would be wrong,...
EverQuest

The Daily Grind: Where are all the MMORPG themeparks?

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A reader named Rogbarz emailed us toward the end of last year, lamenting the fact that we have a lot of upcoming indie games...
It's mine!

Old Hearthstone leak hints at upcoming expansion cards

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Back in November 2015, a Hearthstone player discovered a Japanese article on the game listing the voice acting credits for the Japanese localisation of the...

Long-running Korean shooter Gunz is getting a second lease on life

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After launching way back in 2003, South Korea's Gunz: The Duel had an impressive 10-year run as an online PvP shooter (it launched in...
The Kobrave and the &c.

Shroud of the Avatar shows off kobold style

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As players venture deeper into the underground of Shroud of the Avatar, they're going to run into kobolds. That's just the reality of things....

Indie sandbox Sacrament heads to Kickstarter next week

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Indie jack-of-all-trades sandbox Sacrament is planning a Kickstarter for March 16th, according to its recent podcast. Ferocity Unbound Core Studios developers Steeldeal, Layenem, and Kraive...

H1Z1’s delayed patch arrives this week

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The latest H1Z1 producer's letter has arrived, this one focusing on the Just Survive half of the now-split zombie survival sandbox. Daybreak begins by...

Grim Dawn is getting sweet modding tools

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Grim Dawn, the Kickstarted multiplayer ARPG newly launched from early access into the state of a finished product, has big plans in store for...

EverQuest II’s PvP progression server is merging with PvE

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So much for PvP progression play: If you are on EverQuest II's Deathtoll server, be prepared for a change of address. The PvP server...

Guns of Icarus opens up dynamic PvE battles with Alliance DLC

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Dueling airships title Guns of Icarus is sailing into uncharted territory with its recent Alliance DLC: PvE. If players pony up the $15 to buy...