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Vendetta will test supply-chain economics in its next update

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Guild Software says that the next major version of long-running sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online will debut "in a month or two." Version 1.9's biggest...
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EverQuest II’s TLE Desert of Flames vote starts tomorrow

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EverQuest II producer Holly Longdale has posted an update on the TLE/progression server unlocks on the game's official forums. The Stormhold and Deathtoll servers...

Camelot Unchained shows off terrain, new animation vid

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Is it Friday already? It feels like it because Mark Jacobs has checked in with a Camelot Unchained afternoon update. Today, he reports on...

League of Legends retunes juggernauts

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League of Legends' juggernauts -- what Riot Games is calling its slow, powerful melee characters -- are being retuned with Patch 5.16. The latest patch...

TERA gets new world event, wedding chapel, and more

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TERA got a new update today that introduces a world event called Dreamstorm. It's set in Northern Arun and it's designed for level 65 characters...

Crowfall sees crowd control as an important but tricky mechanic

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Crowd control is a delicate and contentious topic for MMO designers, especially ones who are making PvP games. And while the Crowfall team isn't...

Destiny is going to get way better with The Taken King

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When Destiny's The Taken King comes out on September 15th, it's going to be adding so many features and making so many changes that...

Guild Wars 2 will demo ‘challenging group content’ at PAX

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Guild Wars 2 fans heading to PAX Prime later this month will find a lot to do with their favorite MMO. ArenaNet said that the...

Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming soon to a pocket near you

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It may be true that interest in playing and developing mobile games has peaked, although personally I very much like mobile gaming. On the...
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World of Warcraft’s 6.2.2 patch brings flying to Draenor on September 1st [Updated]

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At long last, we have a definitive answer to the question of when flying will (probably) come to World of Warcraft's latest expansion: September...
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Final Fantasy XIV previews its anniversary event

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It's been just about two years since Final Fantasy XIV relaunched and surprised more or less everyone by being an enormous success story. Not...
I sort of own something remotely like this!

Revival opens up houses for owners to wander

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Ready to wander around your house in Revival? The first version of the game's client is now available to virtual homeowners, allowing players to...
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The Secret World launches Issue 12 today

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Have you been enjoying yourself in The Secret World's version of Tokyo? The game's Issue 12 patch brings the end of your visit to...

Trion’s Trove has a million monthly users

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Could Trove be the sleeper hit of 2015? Signs are looking good already. While the sandvox title lingered in open beta for quite some time,...

World of Tanks’ new global map is live

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World of Tanks' new clan wars global map is now live in Europe, North America, Asia, and Korea, according to a company press blurb....

SMITE has officially launched on the Xbox One

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Hi-Rez has officially launched SMITE on the Xbox One. The firm says via press release that its mythology MOBA is in fact the first...

Earn juicy rewards with Firefall’s new bounty system

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Taking a cue from achievement, task, and contract systems in other MMOs, Firefall is planning to institute a bounty system that will connect daily...

Psychochild on what it’s like to make a crowdfunded MMO

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Camelot Unchained senior engineer Brian "Psychochild" Green has published a blog post examining his experiences on CityState's crowdfunded RvR title. While he doesn't offer...

EverQuest II’s prison server is a ‘one-way trip for an entire account forever’

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Are you an EverQuest II troublemaker? You could find yourself exiled to a server called Drunder if you're a habitual rule-breaker. In a new...

Perfect World launches PWI’s Riptide update

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Perfect World Entertainment has announced that its Riptide update is live for Perfect World International. The patch includes a new star chart system, which...