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SWTOR is plotting new companions and solo arena fights

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There's a lot of stuff coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2016. Not all of it was ready to be discussed during...

ESPN officially launches an e-sports division, picks up e-sports journalists

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When Activision-Blizzard acquired Major League Gaming earlier this month, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed his plans to create a kind of "ESPN of e-sports." It turns out that ESPN has had its...
Making it all better all over again.

Star Trek Online holds a recovery event for the rest of January

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The galaxy of Star Trek Online has just finished dealing with a destructive war against a race of almost incalculable age and power. There's...
And I think to myself yadda yadda yadda.

ECO’s third alpha balances skill points and ecosystems

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The second major update to ECO's alpha testing has arrived, and it brings along the game's skill point system. It's an early version of...

FFXIV’s Yoshida remarks on the death of voice actress Sian Blake

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Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida officially commented on the murder of actress Sian Blake, who voiced Yugiri Mistwalker in the game. "Yesterday,...

The Crew’s first big post-Wild Run patch arrives this month

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Two months into its Wild Run expansion, racing MMO The Crew is plotting another big patch. Ubisoft says that January 25th will introduce a new Speed...

League of Legends releases free EDM album

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Believe it or not, League of Legends is a source for really incredible music (as we've noted this week), and just last year Riot...

The undead rise in Albion Online’s January update

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It must be exhausting being dead in a fantasy world. No sooner do you kick the bucket then you are recruited to fight as...

ARK: Survival Evolved announces mod contest, shows off the poop-eating dung beetle

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Surviving is never the only challenge in ARK: Survival Evolved; the devs keep things interesting with various competitions and contests. And the newest contest...

Istaria gets better hardware, will be upgrading to Unreal

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Dragons are known to be secretive about their plans, but one has escaped from the realm of Istaria: The MMO will be getting a...
Things are fine.

Heavy Gear Assault’s development may be in trouble

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Remember Heavy Gear Assault? Maybe not, but it was announced last year as a satisfyingly stomp-happy arena-based PvP game. It's in early access now,...

Eternal Crusade preps for Steam early access launch

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Eternal Crusade is preparing for Steam early access, says Behaviour Interactive Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson. "We are now preparing to fully move over to the...
Fail together!

WildStar’s latest patch adds cash shop quest, PvP matchmaking tweaks

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WildStar patched in a quick update yesterday, with tweaks to multiple classes, the housing interface, and quests. Reddit can't decide whether it's grumpy about...
SHATTER'D

Guild Wars 2 introduces players to the new and improved Shatterer

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Given enough time, the most exciting moment in any video game will become mundane. If you were one of the earliest Guild Wars 2...
Well, all right.

Tibia publishes first trailer ever while prepping Steam launch

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Free-to-play, top-down, 2-D MMO Tibia is closing in on two decades of operation, and it's just released its very first trailer. The game pubbed...

Firefly Online extends development to work in the original cast

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Sometimes even big damn heroes have to wait until a plan comes together. Firefly Online, the official online RPG that will be continuing the adventures of the...

Trove is going offline for two days to upgrade its data storage system

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Heads up Trovians: Trion Worlds is preparing to take Trove offline for two days next week to upgrade its data storage system with better hardware. The...

Lord of the Rings Online’s server woes continue

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Days after Lord of the Rings Online moved to its new datacenter, the game is still being plagued by server issues that is causing...

Blade & Soul plans star-studded launch event

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If you haven't already, mark your calendar for next Tuesday, January 19th. That will be the day that the world comes to a halt...
IT'S THE FINAL COUNT DOWN

Elite: Dangerous has sold 1.4 million copies

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After a solid year's worth of updates and the first pass of planetary landing mechanics, Elite: Dangerous has hit a grand total of 1.4...