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Activision layoffs likely don’t affect Blizzard’s games

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Game Informer is reporting that Activision-Blizzard has suffered layoffs in the wake of its earnings call last week. Don't panic, MMO players; it at...

The mystery of BioWare’s new online IP

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The studio behind Star Wars: The Old Republic is working on a brand-new IP -- and everyone is dying to know what it is. A...
So perhaps some clothes?

Blizzard eyes mobile development, player-created content, and faster updates for the future

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When you think mobile gaming, chances are that super-casual (and extremely cheap) titles come to mind. Blizzard might be looking to change that stereotype,...
Which is good, because we have to justify that Xbox One purchase somehow.

Is The Division getting endgame raids?

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Is The Division getting endgame raids? That's the Reddit rumor the fans at Arekkz Gaming speculated on over the weekend. According to the rumor...
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How Star Wars: The Old Republic’s class stories were made

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The Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline means that the player characters of Star Wars: The Old Republic have come a long way from...
Soulful!

RIFT’s next soul pack will contain a soul for each calling

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Do you feel sufficiently soulful in RIFT? The game's next major patch will contain a new pack of souls for players to purchase for...

BBC investigates ‘mind-boggling’ Star Citizen project

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Star Citizen's $108M (and growing) crowdfunded budget is large enough that it is attracting the attention of many outside the sphere of games journalism. In...

Daum posts Black Desert’s Tamer Awakening video

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Raise your hand if you've been fiddling about with Black Desert's stand-alone character creator in anticipation for the game's western release on March 3rd....
It's been quiet.

Elite: Dangerous offers its Arena as a standalone product

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You know what you find interesting in Elite: Dangerous. It's not exploring, it's not mining, it's not missions, it's just getting into close quarters...

The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?

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The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...

Worlds Adrift’s sky whales are the gentle giants of the clouds

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Welcome back to day 42 of WhaleWatch, your faithful Massively OP feature in which we are looking for any sighting whatsoever of Worlds Adrift's...

Gloria Victis is adding a plundered village this week

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The team over at Gloria Victis is slaving away at building a "living, open world," with efforts being poured into a recent patch to...

Shroud of the Avatar brings ancient opulence to the Halls of Artifice

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Shroud of the Avatar is ever under construction as the game picks up steam for its pseudo-launch this summer. In the latest newsletter, the...
Boss of the road.

Check out the experience of fighting Bless Online’s world bosses

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You wouldn't think that you could have world bosses without instancing in this modern age of MMORPGs, but Bless Online manages to have exactly...
For free

Paragon’s latest video is basically MOBAs for dummies

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How I mine for MOBAs? In its latest Paragon video, Epic is going to assume you have no idea how a MOBA works, which...
Castle for sale, cheap.

Neverwinter plans to reduce Stronghold costs

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The prices on big projects in MMOs can be tricky things. Neverwinter originally priced Strongholds on the high end for two reasons: First, Strongholds...

Destiny Mega Bloks, event compensation, and leveling shenanigans

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Howsabout a Destiny news threesome this afternoon? First, Bungie is teaming up with Mega Bloks for a series of Destiny toy sets this year. Family Gamer...
Camelot Unpretty.

Camelot Unchained updates fans on the state of its testing

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It's sometimes unsettling when a game's developers go silent for a bit, just because fans don't have any way of knowing what's going on....
So long, farewell, again.

Return of Warrior, 9 Dragons, and Ragnarok Online China all shut down shortly

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Every game is someone's favorite game. They might slip your mind from time to time, but there's someone out there for whom 9 Dragons...

Tree of Savior gives international update, still no release date

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There's a special kind of agony for players who are waiting in limbo for a certain game to arrive in their region (makes you...