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Glitch art book makes digital edition available for purchase

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If you're a Glitch fan and you missed out on buying The Art of Glitch through its Indiegogo campaign back in 2013, you now...

World of Warcraft adds stuff to its cash shop

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Blizzard has added a bunch of character services to World of Warcraft's cash shop. Apparently being able to buy them all "from the comfort...

Mission changes coming with Guild Wars 2’s expansion

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The Heart of Thorns expansion is changing guild missions in Guild Wars 2. How so? That's what today's website update is designed to answer....

Camelot Unchained’s newsletter looks at the state of the build and more

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Camelot Unchained's 14th newsletter has been sighted in the wild. It says that there will be a beta-focused livestream on Friday, October 2nd, followed...
This moonland isle.

Wakfu launches its Island Moon update

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Wakfu is flying players to the moon with its latest update. However, it's important to note that the patch is not lining up with...

LotRO’s latest patch tosses errant quest pies and bumps store town services to 6 hours

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Lord of the Rings Online's Update 16.5 may not introduce any world-shattering additions to the game (who wants a broken world anyway?), but...

Chronicles of Elyria dev blog: Character aging 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...

Guild Wars 2 walks guilds through the process of getting their new home

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We all know that guild halls are coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, but how will that actually work? Is there an...

Wind of Fate update shakes up Aion’s geography

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It's been a huge month for Aion. Not only is it the fantasy MMO's sixth anniversary, but today the dev team pushed out Patch 4.8:...

Exploration sandbox Wander improves its flight experience

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Flying and skydiving in the exploration-heavy sandbox Wander is better than ever before, as yesterday's patch packaged in several improvements to these systems. "It feels...

Marvel Heroes redesigns Captain Marvel to make her all-new, all-different

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Ms. Marvel will soon be promoted in Marvel Heroes. One of the staple superheroes of Gazillion's MMO is about to make the transition to Captain Marvel...
Price shark.

RIFT is upping its subscription price slightly with its next patch

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If you're considering taking a break from RIFT and dropping your subscription for a month, you may not wish to do that. With the...

Steam has The Secret World’s ultimate edition for half price

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Yep, the headline pretty much says it all. If you still haven't taken the plunge on Funcom's seminal Secret World MMO, now is as...

Crowfall sums up its Hunger Dome test, even though it’s not over yet

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Crowfall's Hunger Dome 1.0 PvP playtest is nearing its end. As such, ArtCraft has published a recap video reflecting what the firm has learned...

Guild Wars 2 enhances its squad UI, preps for Halloween

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ArenaNet recently unveiled its enhanced squad UI for Guild Wars 2. It's designed to help players organize their friends, guildmates, and other large groups...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back

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Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.

SWTOR ditches customer support forum, hands it off to EA’s Answer HQ

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If you have a problem with Star Wars: The Old Republic, don't head to the customer support forum after October 5th. BioWare announced yesterday that...
Seriously have a lot of ships, wow.

Star Trek Online outlines the basics of the Admirality system

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Veterans of Star Trek Online have inevitably made use of many, many different ships over the course of the game's lifespan. You get ships...

Trove introduces the player-designed Moonwing Dragon

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A new player-designed dragon is taking flight in Trove these days: the Moonwing. This week's patch introduces the collectable Moonwing Dragon, which can be...
Do it anyway, but feel bad about it.

Hi-Rez Studios felt bad about abandoning Tribes: Ascend

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Letting Tribes: Ascend lie untouched for a long while was a smart business decision for Hi-Rez Studios, but it wasn't one that the developers...