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Grab a Stronghold Kingdoms: Global Conflict gift pack from Massively OP (All gone now!)

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Stronghold Kingdoms is a rich castle-themed MMORTS with over six years of operation under its belt, and this week, it's patching in a new expansion. The...

Guild Wars 2 begins Heart of Thorns countdown, announces ESL Pro League

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It's a week until Guild Wars 2's first expansion launches (at 3:01 a.m. EDT on October 23rd, to be precise), and ArenaNet's Colin Johanson...
Prettier than this.

Take a look at RuneScape’s NXT client and the client’s design goals

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With 15 years of history under its belt, RuneScape can't help but show its age. But there's a new client on the way, and...

How WildStar’s soundtrack is intensely personal for its creator

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Loving those WildStar tunes? Then it's high time you met the man behind the game's enormous and beloved soundtrack, Composer Jeff Kurtenacker. Top Shelf Gaming...
Now I'm the best thing ever!

WildStar offers up a free-to-play feature trailer

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The fact that WildStar is free-to-play means that people who've never bought the game can try it out, and the people who were already...

Skyforge’s Law and Order event starts today

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Skyforge has announced a new event called Law and Order that begins today and runs through October 28th. It pits players against criminals and...

EverQuest II is running a double XP week for subscribers

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Sometimes it pays to be a member. EverQuest II players who are part of Daybreak's All Access program are enjoying a double XP week. The event...

Overwatch’s beta starts on October 27

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Blizzard has announced that Overwatch's beta will begin on October 27th. The company is dividing testers into two groups: a closed beta crew and...

Star Citizen tops one million accounts, rewards its community

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There's no doubt that Star Citizen has a legion of followers, as RSI announced that it has reached its one millionth account (or "citizen"). "If...

Chronicles of Elyria dev blog: Offline player characters

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Announced earlier this year, Chronicles of Elyria is a startup sandbox in a sea of such sandboxes, but some of its features are rare even...
Sometimes, less can indeed be more.

World of Warcraft patch 6.2.3 is bringing Valor back

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Between the Timewalking token system and Apexis Crystals, World of Warcraft has been providing players with a variety of currencies to purchase rewards after...

ArcheAge has been live for 1,000 days in Korea; here’s a trailer

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ArcheAge recently celebrated its 1,000th day as a live game in Korea. Developer XLGAMES published a trailer to mark the occasion, which is pretty slick...

The Secret World continues Manufactory dungeon, increases gear cap

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Hey, would you like a heap of The Secret World fixes and improvements today? Either way, you're going to get them. Update 12.5 is out,...
It's been a long time.

Check out a teaser for RuneScape’s 15-year anniversary documentary

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Next year, RuneScape will be celebrating 15 years of continual operation. Even if you don't play the game and consider it one of your...

Black Desert Online confirms early 2016 launch with buy-to-play model

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The race for 2016 is officially on. Daum Games confirmed this week that Black Desert Online will be coming out in North America and Europe in...

Divergence Online cracks Steam Greenlight’s top 10, starts work on combat

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It's been a very good week indeed for Divergence Online, as the upcoming sandbox MMO has shot into the top 10 list of Steam...

Buy a founder’s pack, get into this weekend’s Blade and Soul alpha

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If you're looking for a sure way to get into Blade and Soul's alpha test, then it won't hurt to hand NCsoft a little...

Funcom’s The Park coming out on October 27th

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Funcom's The Secret World spin-off The Park finally has a release date that gets it out in time for Halloween: October 27th. In addition to its...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most toxic community?

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I ran across a weird thread on Reddit  a week or two ago from a poster asking about toxic MMO communities, not because he...

Elite Lord of Alliance is in beta as of today

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Elite Lord of Alliance, or ELOA if you'd prefer, has begun its initial beta test. Webzen sent out a press release earlier today that...