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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...
Commerce is a harsh mistress.

Black Desert players are up in arms over the P2W Ghillie Suit

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There's some controversy in the Black Desert community about an item that you can buy offering a serious advantage, and yes, it's the Ghillie...

Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes

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Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...

WildStar’s Chad Moore: ‘There are still exciting days ahead’

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Last Friday's announcement from Carbine about its layoffs and WildStar's cancelled China launch was doused in a double-dipping of PR-speak. For those who found that...

Firefall’s next update is already content-complete

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What's going on behind the scenes with Firefall's production? If you had asked that a week ago, the only way to know would have...
Power whelming. Power with just the right amount of whelm.

Dave Georgeson says he’d have delivered EverQuest Next ‘to vision’

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In the wake of EverQuest Next's cancelation, gamers have been peppering former EQ franchise director Dave Georgeson, who was let go from Daybreak a...
Someone must have had fun with this at some point, right?

Froggen sets new League of Legends creep score world record

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How many minions can you kill during one League of Legends match? If you want to beat the world record, you'll have to top...