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Trinium Wars pushes Steam launch to March, demos 1000-player PvP

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InselGames and HanmaruSoft have today posted a trailer for Trinium Wars' large-scale PvP gameplay, called Resource War. The Resource War mode plays out on...

NCsoft’s Master X Master’s ‘global’ test due to begin soon

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NCsoft has announced that the first global test for its upcoming franchise-blending MOBA Master X Master is on the way. Curiously, the "global" test appears...

World of Warcraft: Legion has higher system requirements than previous expansions

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If you've been assuming that World of Warcraft: Legion will run just fine on your current machine, you might want to take a minute...
Look at me!

Final Fantasy XIV previews changes coming to group pose functionality

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Getting a screenshot right is serious business. Final Fantasy XIV added its group pose functionality in patch 3.1 to make it that much easier...

The Black Death survival sandbox seeks testers, posts fresh trailer

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Introduced back in January, The Black Death is a survival sandbox in which players are medieval commoners struggling to make it during a nasty...
No one weekend should have all that power.

Former Funcom CEO charged with market manipulation and insider trading

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Reuters reports that former Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas has been charged by The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and...

Everything you need to know about The Division’s open beta test

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Because we love you so, we want to remind you that it is Wednesday and that in just a couple of days, The Division...

Eternal Crusade says Eldar and Orks soon, introduces the loadout system

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Soon, Eternal Crusade won't just be Space Marines duking it out in PvP. In a new State of the Crusade, the devs said that...
We are coming undone

H1Z1’s split is underway

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We hope you didn't have urgent plans to play H1Z1 today because the game is splitting itself in half today. The maintenance is currently...
One day the snow began to fall...

Black Desert gears up for its final closed beta test

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The release date for Black Desert grows ever closer, and that means that its final round in beta is just about here. The final...

Jagex announces RuneScape: Idle Adventures

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You know those moments when you are dying to get your RuneScape fix but you aren't anywhere near your computer? When you just need...
Tuesday point five.

Star Trek Online details the art design of the Tier 6 flagships

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Every Star Trek series has its iconic ships, and for Star Trek Online, the factional flagships fulfill those roles. Those flagships have recently received...
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Check out a test drive of DayZ’s new rendering engine

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You remember DayZ, don't you? It's not the only survival sandbox on the market any longer, but it's still in early access and being...
Not surprising, still sad.

A day in the life of a Revival hunter

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While the first pass of renovation kit revisions are in the bag, the most recent entry on Revival's site isn't really about that. Nor...

Asta’s English open beta arrives March 2nd

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Korean import Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is just a few weeks away from open beta here in the west. Publisher Webzen has...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 51: Unsavory deeds

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Justin and Bree discuss V-Day, MMO finances, Blade & Soul, The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, The Secret World, Ultima Online, and Devilian, with mailbag questions on IP blocking frustrations and MMO innovation.

New Humble Bundle includes deals on WildStar, Neverwinter, Path of Exile, and more

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A new Humble Bundle promotion might just be the best deal you're going to see all year on MMOs. The "Humble Gamepedia Online Multiplayer...
Fall apart and count to ten, take your aim, start again.

Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target

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On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...

Get Age of Conan pack for backing new Conan Kickstarter RPG

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Funcom's Vice President of PR and Marketing took to Twitter today to point players in the direction of a new pen-and-paper Conan RPG that's...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...