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SWTOR clarifies Knights of the Fallen Empire’s instant level 60 character

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Among the participants in the SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire announcement parade was one fellow bellowing out, "You'll be able to create a...
Experience a slow unveiling of new content, also known as the real world.

EverQuest II outlines plans for new timelocked servers

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It's hard to deny that there was a definite appeal to EverQuest's progression server when it first came out. So the EverQuest II team...
It's coming down.

Final Fantasy XIV releases preliminary Heavensward patch notes

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Early access for Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion is live in less than two days, and boy, there is a lot coming along with...
Probably not this one, then.

E3 2015: See EVE: Valkyrie in action

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It's hard to really get a sense of how EVE: Valkyrie will play if you're not actually wearing one of the two VR headsets...

Ark’s creative lead on realism vs. gameplay and more

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What's the big deal about Ark: Survival Evolved? Honestly, I don't know. To me it looks like yet another in the endless horde of...

Hearthstone adds tavern brawling, fixes bugs

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Blizzard has updated Hearthstone with its new tavern brawl game mode. You'll need a level 20 hero to participate in the new stuff, which...

Ascent’s first election will determine the President of the Galaxy

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Ascent: The Space Game is holding its first major election. This isn't just any player election, mind you, but it's one that will determine...

World of Tanks coming to Xbox One in July

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World of Tanks has already stormed the beachhead of Xbox 360, but it's aiming for even more significant gains with its Xbox One release...

Blizzard highlights WoW’s Black Morass for timewalking

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World of Warcraft's 6.2 patch features a series of seven different weekend events, two of which will make timewalking dungeons available to characters at...
Ravana-egi everything, I say.

E3 2015: Here’s the Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward launch trailer

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The entire Square-Enix presentation at E3 didn't cover Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming expansion, but that's all right. Why? Well, for one thing, early access...

Rush of Heroes imports chart-topping Asian mobile MMO

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One of the biggest Asian mobile MMOs is looking to see whether it can replicate its success in the North American market. I Am...
Nightly.

SMITE reworks Nox and improves the Arena

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It's a rough ride when your main deity in SMITE gets hit with big changes; you have to learn how to play the character...

Perpetuum adds random assignment system

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Think you've done all that there is to be done in Perpetuum to date? Well, the sci-fi sandbox might just have a new challenge...

Crowfall raises $2M in crowdfunding, demolishes the holy trinity

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Crowfall continues to rake in hefty amounts of donations, as the title just crossed the $2 million threshold for crowdfunding to date. More than...
Up, up, up!

Path of Exile wipes beta progress with latest patch

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Beta testing for Path of Exile's next major update, The Awakening, is going about as well as testing ever does. The newest patch for...
Taken for tacos, maybe.

E3 2015: Destiny’s The Taken King arrives Sept. 15; here’s the trailer

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So, hey, remember that rumor about Destiny launching The Taken King on September 15th of this year? There's a new trailer out from the...

You can bounty hunt rogue agents in The Division

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Looking for a fun place to vacation next year? We do not recommend The Division's Dark Zone, unless you find a lawless area of...
Wild monster trucks couldn't drag me away.

E3 2015: The Crew announces ‘Wild Run’ expansion

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The world of The Crew is getting a big upgrade later this year. Part of that is just a visual upgrade that's coming along...
All that we're saying is give Nexus a chance.

WildStar is in the Humble E3 Bundle… for non-players

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Getting WildStar for only a couple of dollars seems like a pretty solid deal, especially when that means an extra 30 days of game...

Not So Massively: Dota 2 plans a reboot, League of Legends nerfs Ekko

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Valve revealed plans to reboot Dota 2 in the near future with its Dota 2 Reborn project, which moves the game over to a...