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Gamescom 2015: WildStar F2P beta is now live!

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The announcement that WildStar developers Carbine Studios plan to make the MMO the latest addition to our ever-growing free-to-play piles happened a while ago...

Not So Massively: NSM at Gamescom 2015; Splatoon’s Octoling hack

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It's been a fantastic week for online gaming with dozens of MOBAs and competitive shooters on the show floor at Gamescom 2015. Hi-Rez Studios...

Strategy space sim Pixel Starships starts early access alpha this month

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If you're anything like some of us and you're a sucker for cutaway management games like FTL, Fallout Shelter, and Star Command, then you...

Rockstar bans GTA’s FiveM modders [Updated]

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Rockstar has banned the accounts of the Grand Theft Auto V modders responsible for popular multiplayer project FiveM, according to Eurogamer. FiveM allows GTAV...

Player-scripted MMORTS Screeps is launching on August 12

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Billing itself as "The world's first strategy sandbox MMO game for programmers," Screeps is heading out of beta next week when it officially releases...

Bethesda is focused on Fallout 4 and Elder Scrolls Online

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Elder Scrolls Online will be the Elder Scrolls title of record for the next little while, according to Dualshockers. The publication interviewed Bethesda VP of...
So we're not going to be friends, is that it?

Das Tal blog details overhauls of skills, enemies, and further blogs

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Development on Das Tal is moving right along, but from here on out fans will be hearing about it every other week rather than...
This wasn't it, Chief.

Pathfinder publishes early enrollment version 10.1

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GoblinWorks has released version 10.1 of Pathfinder Online's early enrollment, according to a company tweet this afternoon. The patch updates the fantasy sandbox's area-of-effect...
Very smooth.

Guild Wars 2 teases the Revenant elite specialization without much subtlety

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The upcoming Revenant will have an elite specialization in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns just like the other professions in the game. What...
Everyone has their style, and apparently this race has a style best described as incongruous.

Project Gorgon unveils the Fae and answers community questions

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Another player race has been unveiled on the Project Gorgon Kickstarter page, the Fae. If you like playing a magical race that flits around...

Banned Cabal II gold buyers called out by GM

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So here's your cautionary tale for today: If you're going to protest your innocence after being banned from an MMO, then it helps if...

Earn your wings in Guild Wars 2’s new PvP leagues

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Coming this fall to a Guild Wars 2 near you will be the next evolution of the game's PvP scene. ArenaNet announced today that it...
Let's do this old gag again.

Gamescom 2015: Blizzard answers more World of Warcraft: Legion questions

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Everyone who cares about World of Warcraft wants to know more about Legion, even though the details are likely to remain vague for the...
WHAT THE NOW

Rhode Island strikes a $12.5 million deal with four 38 Studios defendants

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Instead of producing an MMO, 38 Studios produced an ongoing legal battle of finger-pointing and agony over the state of Rhode Island's $75 million...

Funcom in trouble, open to investors or acquisition

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Things are looking a bit grim for The Secret World developer Funcom. According to a new post on the studio's website, LEGO Minifigures Online...

Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2’s new mastery system details revealed

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On the opening day of Gamescom 2015, I crept away from the buzzing hum and dazzling lights of the show floor to sit down with Guild...

Week in Review: Gamescom 2015 (August 9, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Blizzard...

Gamescom 2015: Hearthstone adds five new cards to The Grand Tournament

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You might have noticed a smidgen of news coming out of this year's Gamescom, and Hearthstone has got a bit more to add to...

Order & Chaos 2: Redemption announced for mobile

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"We thought we were saving the world, but we were all deceived." Mobile World of Warcraft clone Order & Chaos Online is getting a sequel...

War Thunder is ‘within a hair’s breadth’ of a complete destructibility system

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War Thunder players will soon be able to destroy the game's ground environment, according to a new Gaijin dev blog. Previously the ability to...