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Chronicles of Elyria dev blog: Permadeath in MMORPGs

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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...

Cabal II’s large Ruins of the Gods update is coming next week

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You ain't seen nothing yet in Cabal II. ESTsoft announced today that it's preparing to release it's "largest content update" ever for Cabal II next...

RIFT goes Into the Wilds today; check out the trailer

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RIFT's servers are down and getting patched with the game's 3.4 Into the Wilds update, but don't despair; Trion has posted a trailer to tide you over. Massively OP's...
What happend to your boobs, Kitty?

You can’t touch Kitty Pryde in this Marvel Heroes trailer

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What do Kitty Pryde and MC Hammer have in common? It's not the parachute pants; it's the fact that you literally can't touch Kitty...

Elite Dangerous releases CQC update and launches on Xbox One

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Watch out: Elite Dangerous just might be stealing everyone's thunder this week with a double-whammy release day. First up is the game's long-awaited close quarters combat...
Wait a moment, I'm out of inventory space.

Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines crafting changes in its next expansion

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Everything in Star Wars: The Old Republic is changing in a big way when Knights of the Fallen Empire launches, and that includes crafting...

The Daily Grind: So what mystery title is Daybreak working on?

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Tucked into Daybreak's announcement letter yesterday about the company's new digs and Jens Andersen's new role was the revelation that Daybreak is "currently working...

Battle Bards MMO music podcast goes on an endless journey

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Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns for its 60th episode in which the co-hosts explore the theme of "endless...
Car I'm driving? I bought it.

Ubisoft buys The Crew’s developer

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Are you at all worried about Ubisoft's future support of The Crew, beyond the expansion scheduled for a mid-November release? Is that concern at...

Gloria Victis patches in headshots

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Just a week after adding combat and fortress improvements into its pre-alpha, Gloria Victis is back with another patch that should make fighting even...

TERA replaces new player zone, offers returning vets a helping hand

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How do you feel when your MMO completely redoes its newbie experience? That's a question that TERA players are going to have to ask themselves when...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 32: WildStumble

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Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Project Gorgon, Ultima Online, WildStar, Dragon's Prophet, EQ franchise expansions, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on armchair game dev and catering to whales.
WHAT ARE THOSE?!

Neverwinter explains what the deal is with the Underdark

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The next Neverwinter expansion is sending players to the Underdark. All the way to the Underdark! Which is great if you know what the...

Novus Inceptio sorts out the first days of alpha testing

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The sci-fi survival sandbox Novus Inceptio has launched its early access program, and the team is sorting out feedback and metrics from the alpha...

Daybreak appoints Jens Andersen Executive Creative Director, hints at new title

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Good news for fans of Jens Andersen's leadership of DC Universe Online over the last several years: He's gotten a nice promotion. Daybreak announced...

WildStar’s lead writer answers pressing lore questions

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Carbine Lead Writer Cory Herndon fielded dozens of WildStar questions this past weekend, most of which had to do with the lore of the game. The...
Hiss-terical.

Crowfall details Zaleena, Daughter of Snakes

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Serpent deities are always bad news when they show up. Actual snakes aren't malicious at all, but snake deities? They're mean. Crowfall's Zaleena, Daughter...

Player explorer returns from 10-month mission in Elite Dangerous

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Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Pioneer. Its 10-month mission: to explore strange new systems, to seek out new...
Ladybug hunting.

Trove patches in an invasion of ladybugs

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If you want to play Trove today, you're going to have to wait until 1 p.m. EDT. Why the wait? Because the game's latest...

Exclusive: Elsword’s Sander Secret Dungeon video

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A new dungeon is on the way to the Western version of Elsword: a secret dungeon hidden away in Sander, the City of Sand. Years ago,...