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TERA closing in Taiwan and Hong Kong — at least for the time being

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TERA fans in Taiwan will soon find themselves out of a virtual world come November. MMO Culture is reporting that the publisher, OMG Digital Entertainment,...

Wurm Online database error breaks loyalty program

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A database error and subsequent attempts to fix it have left Wurm Online's loyalty program in a state of disrepair. Lead Developer Rolf Janssen admits...
Three nutjobs are better than one.

Wakfu explains Companies and the foundations behind its new Hero system

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Why control just one character when you can control three? That's the core of Wakfu's new Heroes system, and the latest development blog explains...

Das Tal preps stress test boss battle

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An upcoming public test for Das Tal promises to provide a bit of a surprise for players. The team announced that it's preparing a new...
Who are you, what are you doing, and do you have to mince with such vigor while you do it?

Aion offers a teaser trailer for an Immortal Saga

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It is possible that the trailer down below is very illuminating if you are a fan of Aion. We'll give you the short version...
Cool players don't look at explosions.

Guild Wars 2’s Warrior elite specialization is the Berserker

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Warriors in Guild Wars 2 have always had a big focus on gathering and unleashing Adrenaline as a resource. It's part of their charm....

Get a recap of Star Citizen’s development journey to date

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Star Citizen's development is already the stuff of legends and bardic tales, and it isn't even close to being completed yet. If your memory of...
There's really only one mode, when you get down to it.

Final Fantasy XIV launches in South Korea to solid internet cafe stats

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Final Fantasy XIV's launch in South Korea happened too recently to make any declarations about its long-term fate. What can be said with certainty,...
It's a cozy little house, sort of.

WildStar previews its free-to-play loyalty reward system

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Free-to-play games have a rather predictable system in place - you spend money on things and then you have them. Simple and straightforward. WildStar...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft weathers an assault from the DDoS legion

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Last night was not a fun time to be playing World of Warcraft. Various game servers started going offline, and while the initial statement...

Age of Wulin’s Chapter 7 expansion hits later this month

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Age of Wulin is getting a new expansion on August 25th, according to a Webzen press release. The new stuff is called Chapter 7:...

New crowdfunding platform aims for actual gamer investment

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You know how gamers who don't understand Kickstarter sometimes refer to their donations as an "investment?" Well, a new crowdfunding platform called Fig aims to allow...

Land of Britain vows to fashion a completely dynamic game world

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Stack this on top of grand promises made in MMO history: The upcoming tri-faction Land of Britain is going to attempt to pull off...

Crowfall releases two vids, one with Legionaires and one with kittens

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Good news for Crowfall and its fans today, as ArtCraft has announced that a round of additional equity financing to the tune of $1...

Destiny trailer teases Taken King, tomorrow’s Twitch reveal

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It's hard to believe that Destiny is almost a year old, but it is. Today Bungie released a teaser trailer for the Twitch reveal...

Cloud Imperium comments on IllFonic’s Star Citizen involvement

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Yesterday IllFonic confirmed that it had laid off six staff members from its Denver-based studio that is working on both Revival and the FPS...
Take care.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 26: Failcom

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Justin and Larry discuss WildStar's F2P, Funcom's troubles, Otherland's alpha, Darkfall's soft wipe, Neverwinter's strongholds, and the next iteration of Hellgate.

SWTOR will start releasing info on Knights of the Fallen Empire ‘very soon’

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Players frustrated with BioWare's relative silence about Star Wars: The Old Republic's rapidly approaching fall expansion will have to wait just a little while...

Hearthstone reveals entire Grand Tournament card list

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Hearthstone's Grand Tournament expansion will not only convey player's minds to the days of Warcraft-past but greatly add to the number of available cards and...

Devilian’s South Korea server is shutting down

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Is Devilian in trouble? It may be too early to tell, but developer Ginno Games has announced the closure of the title's South Korea...