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MU: Origin starts mobile beta testing on January 25

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MU: Origin, the mobile spin-off of Webzen's MU Online, will start closed beta testing on Android devices later this month. Players can sign up on the...

DDO starts taking player council applications

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Ever want to bend a developer's ear and have influence on your favorite MMO? One option is to shout into the void of forums and...

WoW celebrates Diablo III’s latest patch with Demon Hunter tmog gear

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In honor of Diablo III's latest patch, Blizzard has something special in store... for World of Warcraft players who also play Diablo III: We’ve added something...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 46: The high price of VR

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Justin and Bree discuss the Oculus Rift's pricetag, Marvel Heroes' David Brevik, Divergence Online, Smed on emus, and TUG, with mailbag questions on tstories, MOBAs, and skill trees.

Devilian begins 20v20 guild tourneys, grants 15 days of bonus gifts

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Devilian players know that the game is absolutely shameless in its attempts to get you to log in and play it, with daily rewards,...
Puppy.

Heroes of the Storm is adding Genn Greymane to its lineup today

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It feels like it's been forever since Heroes of the Storm announced the addition of Gilnean ruler Genn Greymane to its roster, but he...
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EVE Online’s January patch brings new SKINs and UI improvements

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Electronic warfare is important in EVE Online. It's not the most important part of any sort of armed conflict - there's the whole "weapons"...
Can't stop won't stop.

Das Tal plans major PvP feature additions for April alpha

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Das Tal is due for a new round of alpha testing "for all testers" come April. Fairytale Distillery's Game Direct Alexander Zacherl explained to fans...
Well, almost however you'd like, there are still no ways to gain experience through awesome roleplaying.

The Elder Scrolls Online’s 2016: DLC, housing are in; veteran ranks are out

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ZeniMax Game Director Matt Firor has just posted a dev blog outlining The Elder Scrolls Online's gameplan for 2016. "With the millions of players that...

Guild Wars 2 winter 2016 update, gliding confirmed for Central Tyria

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As part of Game Director Colin Johanson's Q1 state of play update, ArenaNet has confirmed that gliding is coming to the Guild Wars 2 zones...

Elsword revamps two characters this week in its ‘Rebirth’ season

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Elsword is in the midst of rebirth. Specifically, it's launching the second chapter of its "Season 2: Rebirth" rollout tomorrow, and with that chapter...

Richard Garriott cuts off (some of) his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar

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Richard "Lord British" Garriott is well-known for several things: his creation of the Ultima series, his lavish geeky parties, his trip to space, and...

The Repopulation will announce new development plans this month

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The Repopulation is making plans, and they aren't plans to shut down. The sandbox studio Above and Beyond became ensnared in HeroEngine's financial problems last fall...

Star Citizen developers answer a new batch of 10 for the Developers

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Odds are that you won't be able to fly a ship in heavy armor in Star Citizen. We don't mean that in the real...
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The next Paladins release may have a Global Agenda tie-in

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Being a Hi-Rez Studios fan means looking back with a certain degree of wistfulness toward the games that didn't quite have huge mainstream success....

LOTRO’s new datacenter causes login headaches

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Lord of the Rings Online's move to its new datacenter yesterday triggered a few significant issues that were unseen by the dev team before...

Catch up with SMITE’s $1,000,000 world championship

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The world of e-sports and competitive gaming has seen a massive explosion in recent years in terms of both viewership and prize money. Top competitive...

Final Fantasy XIV releases full Heavensward soundtrack next month

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Final Fantasy XIV's soundtrack has been often cited as a favorite element of the MMO and has grown significantly since its initial 1.0 release....

RuneScape classic reopens for 15th anniversary

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In honor of RuneScape's 15th anniversary, Jagex Games Studio is letting more players experience the world as it was way back when. Current RuneScape players...

Black Desert’s Ranger is gorgeous and deadly in melee

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Daum Games has this afternoon released a trailer and info for Black Desert's Ranger -- specifically, the Ranger's melee skills. The Ranger's ranged skills...