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Make My MMO: To Infinity Battlescape and beyond (October 24, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Infinity finally came to Kickstarter. Seriously, this game has been in development forever, but that's OK since it...

These lucky peeps got to focus test Lost Ark

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Slick-looking online action RPG Lost Ark showed itself in a brief gameplay video posted by Steparu earlier this weekend. The title was the subject...

EVE Vegas 2015: Citadel expansion details revealed

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CCP promised some big reveals at EVE Vegas 2015 and so far it has definitely delivered. In yesterday's EVE Online keynote speech, we heard concrete...

Star Citizen releases version 1.3 and a development update

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Cloud Imperium released a couple of Star Citizen updates last night, both in game and on its website. First up is version 1.3, which...

Camelot Unchained talks tool tweaks, art updates, and more

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CityState published its usual Friday update last night, and while it's headed up by the aforementioned Shapeshifter class reveal, there are some other interesting...

The Daily Grind: What do you think about Knights of the Fallen Empire?

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I'm kinda feeling the urge to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Can you blame me? There's a new expansion, but more importantly that...
Here we go again, not on our own.

Betawatch: Black Desert takes the spotlight by storm (October 23, 2015)

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If you are all a-flutter for news about Black Desert, this week has been kind to you. Super kind, even. A preview of the...

LotRO’s Siege of Minas Tirith update ‘coming soon’

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Turbine has published a website update that previews Lord of the Rings Online's Update 17, otherwise known as the Siege of Minas Tirith. The patch...

EVE Vegas 2015: What to expect from EVE Vegas 2015

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While the main event of the EVE Online community calendar is undoubtedly the annual EVE Fanfest in Iceland, smaller fan-run events have popped up...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Maelstrom Arena is a progressive solo challenge with leaderboards

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Elder Scrolls Online has posted the final Orsinium guide to its website. Today's blurb focuses on the solo-challenge Maelstrom Arena, which is a progressive...

‘Hardcore Russian’ MMO Sphere 3 aims at open beta

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Do you often find yourself bemoaning the carebear environment of current MMOs and missing the "good old days" of unrelenting player killing across virtual...
That's really super, Supergirl.

Supergirl gets an updated look in DC Universe Online

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October 26th is the premiere date for the new Supergirl television series on CBS. That's good news for fans of Kara Zor-El, definitely, but...

Extra Credits explains Bartle’s Taxonomy and its application

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The generally excellent Extra Credits series occasionally touches on MMORPGs and their various systems has a pair of new videos out that might be...

War of Rights brings multiplayer to a Civil War setting

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Civil War reenactors might have a new type of outlet if a current Kickstarter project has anything to say about it. A game that's been in...
Scari

Dungeons & Dragons Online celebrates the Night Revels

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Like so many other games in this season, Dungeons & Dragons Online is running an event celebrating the macabre, the scary, the spooky, and...
Every day, sadly.

Funcom is fined by Norwegian authorities

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In January of last year, Funcom was subject to a raid by Økokrim, the Norwegian agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial crimes. The...

Guild Wars 2 celebrates 7 million accounts as Heart of Thorns arrives

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ArenaNet is up at the crack of dawn to officially announce that Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion is now live and available at digital...

Someone camped Black Desert’s Harpy Queen boss for 10 hours to bring you this vid

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Steparu camped a Black Desert world boss for 10 hours so that he could record a gameplay video of it, and the results have...

Tribes: Ascend tests out new Perdition map

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A new Tribes: Ascend public test server 2.1 patch is incoming today or tomorrow with a new map, Perdition. Perdition is a small capture-the-flag...