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Star Citizen’s latest set of player answers involve outrunning the law

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So you're minding your own business in Star Citizen and just committing certain deeds which may - under certain laws - be considered "grotesquely...

Trove: Mantle of Power will introduce stellar gear with rainbow auras

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All leet players know that to truly show off how snowflake-special they are; there need to be blindingly bright auras emanating around their characters, as...

GDC 2016: PlayStation VR launches in October for $399

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Sony's PlayStation VR is launching in October with a $399 pricetag, significantly less than the tech world assumed and much less than the Vive...

The Black Death demos combat, sickness, and death in new militia trailer

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The delay of The Black Death's early access launch from March to April means more trailers on just how the gloomy survival sandbox will...

Landmark’s storytelling system really is incoming

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Amid the week's sad news and uncertainty, one question is getting a happy answer: Yes, Virginia, there is a Landmark storytelling system! And it...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout

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Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.
Freedom.

Paragon’s newly available founders packs include a hard copy

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If you've been waiting to grab yourself a founders pack for the upcoming MOBA Paragon, they are now on sale. Those who purchase packs...
Look at me!

Final Fantasy XIV posts its third video diary on visual design

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Final Fantasy XIV is a very pretty game. Even if you don't play it, you can see that a lot of care has been...

Raph Koster on Crowfall’s social gameplay and robber-baron badasses

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This month's Crowfall Q&A video is all about social systems, which means design consultant and MMO industry veteran Raph Koster is on camera to...

Saga of Lucimia emerges from ‘the dark ages’ of development

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Wondering why you haven't heard much about Saga of Lucimia over the past several months? That's been intentional, as the team had gone silent...

Paradox and Obsidian are plotting something big at GDC

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Update: The new game is called Tyranny, and it's not VtM-themed -- full update and PR/trailer at the end of the post. Paradox Interactive is...

Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app

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Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March. "We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...

Player-created space cities arrive in EVE Online when Citadel launches April 27

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CCP has announced that EVE Online's next big expansion, Citadel, is officially landing on April 27th following EVE Fanfest. At the heart of the expansion...

ARK: Survival Evolved is splitting in two with a F2P version

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See below for the update. Strange things are afoot at ARK: Survival Evolved, my friends. The site posted a partial picture of a metallic dinosaur...
There are wolves out here.

Tree of Savior enters Steam early access tomorrow, launches F2P June 19

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The English version of Tree of Savior is on the way, and today we know when. Beginning tomorrow, March 16th, the game will enter...

Jagex has been sold to a Chinese company for $300M

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Jagex has a new master today. According to The Financial Times, Shandong Hongda, a company known primarily for its iron ore mining operations, has apparently...
The path was found after all.

Pathfinder Online strikes out against item duping

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Some players are finding out the hard way this week that Pathfinder Online isn't going to overlook item duping in the name of keeping...
Holy elves, Elfman!

Hearthstone offers a new hero for World of Warcraft players

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Odds are pretty good that if you already play World of Warcraft, you have probably taken Hearthstone for a spin. The game is now...

Xbox One opens the door to cross-network play

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The barrier between console and PC players has lowered a notch this week with an announcement from Microsoft concerning the Xbox One. The company...
And Justin weeps, silently, in the corner. No one feels bad about it.

Dave Mark: EverQuest Next’s AI ‘was not vaporware’

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AI developer Dave Mark has weighed in mightily on the EverQuest Next cancellation. Mark worked on the game's expansive AI system years ago alongside...