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Fans can win prizes during War Thunder’s e-sports tournament

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Usually when I hear "professional e-sports tournament" I tune out, mostly because three of those words hold no personal interest or applicability. However, it...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: The Repopulation’s blackout (December 26, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, The Repopulation suspended its test servers thanks to the HeroEngine fiasco, though Above & Beyond says it is...

MMO Year in Review: Smed & Smart (July 2015)

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This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...

Dogma: Eternal Night fails its Kickstarter campaign

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Vampires, blood, and underworld horror weren't enough to propel Dogma: Eternal Night to its Kickstarter campaign goal. The title fell well short of its...
You are not shocked.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained’s crafting is no laughing matter (December 25, 2015)

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Happy holidays to those celebrating a holiday today! Happy just today for everyone else! And an extra-special dose of happy for people who like...

PSA: Steam suffers a serious malfunction [Updated]

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Steam suffered a severe malfunction today, as users are reporting that they have logged into the service only to have access to others' accounts...
FFXIV

MMO Year in Review: Heavensward’s arrival (June 2015)

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This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...

Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule

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While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...

RIFT gives a week of patron access to everyone

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To celebrate the holidays -- and promote its newest patch -- RIFT is giving everyone patron access for seven days. Patron access is RIFT's subscription...
From this point it looks so easy.

Devilian takes a look at the successes and failures of its launch month

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The first month of operation is a tumultuous time for any new title. Devilian feels as if it were just announced, but it launched...

New research illuminates our gaming motivations

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If you've ever thought that the Bartle test was a bit outdated, game analytics consulting firm Quantic Foundry has a new gamer psych chart for you....

Hearthstone dev tackles the issue of card consistency

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Being able to clearly understand what a card does and how it can be used is the subject of a new designer insights video...

Skyforge shows the aftermath of its pantheon wars, announces holiday contest

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Skyforge's Pantheon Wars are gradually coming to a close, taking no prisoner and sparing no hurt feelings. The Allods Team is already preparing for...

MMO Year in Review: WoW’s nosedive (May 2015)

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This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...

Istaria celebrates its 12th anniversary with a patch

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Istaria -- the MMO that will forever be linked to its former title of Horizons with any mention of it, making one wonder why the...

Triad Wars will sunset on January 20th, 2016

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Here's a bit of unfortunate news for Christmas: Triad Wars is closing down. “Since the start of the Triad Wars Closed Beta this year, diligent Enforcers have...
A very long time late and many dollars short, it seems.

Record of Lodoss War Online is launching in 2016

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Record of Lodoss War Online is old-school. It's meant to be old-school. The IP that it's referencing is old-school, its gameplay mechanics and graphics...

Lineage 2 kicks off new European classic server

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Heading back to the past is sometimes possible when an MMO decides that there's enough interest to start up a classic server. NCsoft obviously...

Retro-themed EverEmber Online launches today

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Just because an MMO is launching in 2015 doesn't mean that it is necessarily some ultra-gorgeous, physics engine-happy affair. Sometimes games look to the...

Shroud of the Avatar talks about its early 2016 plans

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As it heads into the new year, Shroud of the Avatar has grand plans in store for the first few months. In its most...