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RSI’s attorney responds to Smart’s Star Citizen demands

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The strange saga of Derek Smart's quixotic campaign against Star Citizen continues. The game developer sicced his lawyer on RSI last month, delivering a series...

Heroes & Generals releases Xylander patch

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Reto-Moto has updated World War II shooter Heroes & Generals with a patch called Xylander. It adds new killing tools for Soviet players as...

Elite: Dangerous names planet after soldier’s late mother

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One of Elite: Dangerous' community is grieving this summer after losing his mother in June. Citing his love for the game and his missed...

EverQuest Next has a big internal playtest today

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EverQuest Next is still very much a thing according to Daybreak producer Terry Michaels. On a livestream recorded earlier this afternoon, Michaels said that...
Tip one, wear pants.

Skyforge offers tips on playing with others

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Playing well with others is important when you're playing online games, and Skyforge is indeed an online game. Fortunately, a new round of tips...

ESPN is hiring an e-sports editor

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Remember a year or so ago when ESPN CEO John Skipper created a minor stink in the nerdosphere by pooh-poohing e-sports and intimating that...

Heroes of the Storm to downsize ranked match party size

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The size of parties queuing for Heroes of the Storm's ranked play will be downsized come the next patch, Blizzard has announced. A short post on...
Just looking good.

Crowfall answers community questions on development

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A small number of players are getting their first taste of what Crowfall is going to be, and that's a good thing. The result...

Guild Wars 2 overhauls WvW guild objective system

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Guilds will have a lot more to do in world vs. world encounters when Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns launches next month. ArenaNet...

Here’s a helpful summary of Star Citizen’s release schedule

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The best laid plans of mice and men don't hold a candle to those creating a virtual universe from scratch. The shifting dates and...

World of Warships launches September 17th

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If you've been waiting until the official release to launch your naval career in World of Warships, mark your calendar: In two weeks, the...
what

Champions Online turns 6 with belated fanfare [Updated]

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There's nothing quite as depressing as having a birthday party when no one shows up, but at least in that situation there would have...
Put these in a room.

Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion hit with layoffs [Confirmed]

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It's sad news for fans of Marvel Heroes and Super Hero Squad Online as at least one of the teams behind Gazillion's successful titles appears to...

Free-to-play WildStar ‘Reloaded’ arrives September 29th

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No, that isn't a typo in the title: WildStar fully converts to free-to-play on September 29th. Carbine and its crew are calling this significant change to...

Pathfinder Online lays off almost entire staff

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Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens has announced to Pathfinder Online supporters that the majority of the Goblinworks team working on the game has been laid off. We...

Eco’s proposed death penalty doesn’t mess around

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Eco, the global ecosystem survival game that recently blew through its $100,000 Kickstarter goal, has added a player-run criminal justice PvP system as a...

SWTOR vets form new studio, partner with Nexon

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Korean F2P giant Nexon announced today that it has entered into a "strategic partnership" with newly formed QC Games. Nexon America will publish and market...

Project Gorgon adds guilds and new movement system

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An early version of the guild system went into Project Gorgon yesterday, according to the game's launcher. The guilds that are in the game are...

Horse World Online gallops into our hearts

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Clear the slate of your gaming plans for the near future, friends, because we're here to tell you that your dream game has arrived:...

Choose My Adventure: Setting up Camp in Trove

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Welcome, friends, to another episode of Choose My Adventure: Trove edition. Last week, as you may recall, I took my first steps in the...