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Betawatch: February 27, 2015

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Skyforge announced its upcoming closed beta schedule this week; expect the first round to begin on March 11th. You can ensure a spot in the...
Elite Dangerous

Elite: Dangerous makes it easier for friends to find you

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Elite: Dangerous pilots who feel frustrated that hooking up with friends in deep space might be relieved to know that the team is preparing...
All right, when people made fun of EVE battles looking like a field of Icons, I feel like the wrong lesson was learned here.

EVE Online shows off overhauled icons

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Big battles in EVE Online take place over long distances. Players need to be able to zoom out and get a sense of the...

The Secret World Q&A covers mission design secrets

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Do you ever wonder just what goes into making one of The Secret World's hand-crafted missions? The dev team opened up about the process...

Here are the progression servers up for vote in EverQuest

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Classic EverQuest's dev team casually announced last week that it has plans for new progression servers, signalling that at least Daybreak isn't planning on...

RIFT’s anniversary carnival returns with a party duck

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It's hard to believe that in a few days on March 1st, RIFT will turn four years old. According to the site, the fantasy...

Star Trek Online players request in-game Spock memorial

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Saddened by the passing of Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy this morning, players of Cryptic Studios' Star Trek Online MMORPG have petitioned the game's creators...
Black Desert

Black Desert reveals the Blader class

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Black Desert just got a new class called the Blader, which Steparu describes as the "fastest playable character" in the game. Bladers wield a...
This didn't work out all right.

Today’s Repopulation patch makes ‘massive changes’ to combat

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If you're looking to test The Repopulation this morning, well, it's going to be down for four to eight hours. That's the bad news....
Camelot Unchained

Camelot Unchained teases ability crafting system

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What's new with Camelot Unchained? Well, let's see: City State has knocked a bunch of items off the fourth iteration of its pre-alpha checklist,...

Crowfund: Crowfall easily passes its fundrasing goal

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Call it Crowfund. In only a few short days, Crowfall has passed its $800,000 crowdfunding goal -- and there looks to be no end...

Heavy Gear Assault brings robot battling to a wider world

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Mech fighters now have another option for their online gaming pleasure, as a title called Heavy Gear Assault has been making its way through...

Warhammer 40k gets a MOBA of its own

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The popular dark universe of Warhammer 40,000 is heading not only to MMOs but to MOBAs as well. Whitebox Interactive is working on a new...

Rumor: Hearthstone may be prepping a Blackrock Mountain adventure

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What's next for the ever-hot Hearthstone? Hearthhead reported that a data mining expedition has uncovered references to Blackrock Mountain dungeon cards, meaning that card...

Shadowrun Online lands physical distributor, adds February patch

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Shadowrun Online's future prospects as a sustainable title have gone up sharply now that the game has found a physical distributor. Cliffhanger Productions signed...

Guild Wars 2 rethinks the defiance system for Heart of Thorns

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Just when you thought it was safe to enter an expansion jungle, think again. The Guild Wars 2 dev team is hard at work...

Skyforge announces closed beta start and sells Founder’s Packs

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Skyforge wannabe deities, you may want to clear your calendar for early next month because closed beta is coming! The team announced today that...
Shroud of the Avatar

Shroud of the Avatar upgrades to Unity 5 for Release 15

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Shroud of the Avatar's Release 15 begins today. In fact, it begins this morning at 11:30 a.m. EST. The new build features Unity 5,...

Guild Wars 2 will implement first-person POV in March

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File this one under things we didn't see coming: ArenaNet has just announced that it will fulfill a long-running fan request by adding a first-person point-of-view...
Basically we just don't want to pay people.

Final Fantasy XIV has over 4 million registered accounts

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"Fledgling adventurers continue to arrive in Eorzea in droves," says Square, "and we are pleased to announce that the realm is now home to...

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