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Black Desert launching in Korea on July 14

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The gorgeous fantasy sandbox Black Desert will be launching in about a month -- in Korea, that is. The game posted a notice on...
Something to (shadow) crow about.

World of Warcraft to allow flight in Draenor in a post-6.2 patch

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If you had given up on flight as a lost cause in Warlords of Draenor, there's good news. World of Warcraft's developers posted a...
The power of price compels you, or something.

Elder Scrolls Online console newbie? Bethsoft’s got a guide for you

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So, how do you transition from playing Skyrim to The Elder Scrolls Online? Well, first you log on, which can be a bit of...

Angel joins Marvel Heroes as a team-up

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One of the core members of the X-Men will be swooping into Marvel Heroes at last -- but only as a team-up character (for...
Ice cold.

TERA is getting region-locked on Steam

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If you want to play TERA in Russia, you certainly can, as the game has a Russian publisher. The game is also available on...

Albion Online goes to hell

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The next time that someone tells you to "Go to hell!" you can respond, "Thank you, I will -- in Albion Online." The upcoming sandbox...
Well, I can't object to the theory.

ARK: Survival Evolved has already sold 400,000 copies

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On the surface, you could think of ARK: Survival Evolved as one step removed from zombie survival games except it has dinosaurs instead. But...

Nexon’s Arpiel Online plans closed beta test in June

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How many MMOs does Nexon have stirring in its pot right now? Hundreds? Thousands? In any case, the online game publisher is cooking up...

Wargaming is rebooting Master of Orion

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How would you fancy a reimagined version of 4X classic Master of Orion? Wargaming is hoping you'll bite, as the massively successful World of...

Sword Coast Legends coming to PC on September 8

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Sword Coast Legends is officially releasing on September 8th, according to a blurb on the game's official website. That's on the PC, mind you,...
I should be in a band.

Allods releases a trailer for its 6.0.1 update

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Allods' 6.0.1 Brothers in Arms patch is out, and it brought about the new cross-faction PvP Battle of Cargallas as well as new Priden...
Day, night, whatever.

Age of Wushu Dynasty is coming to mobile

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Snail Games has announced that its martial arts MMO Age of Wushu is headed to iOS. Touch Arcade reports that Age of Wushu Dynasty...

Skyforge Q&A talks Pantheon Wars, PvP, and more

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Did you catch the latest dev Q&A from Skyforge? It's about the game's take on guild-vs.-guild battles, otherwise known as Pantheon Wars. The announcement...

See World of Warcraft’s oldest surviving screenshots

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Here's a treat for MMO history buffs. Dave Wilson, who works at Blizzard doing recruitment marketing, posted a series of captioned pictures on Twitter...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 17

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Justin and Bree discuss Infinite Crisis' sunset, Heroes of the Storm's launch, TERA's growth, EverQuest Next, Marvel Heroes, Trove, PlanetSide 2, Aion, WildStar, and The Secret World, plus mailbag questions on game metrics and character origin stories.

Crowfall’s Confessors represent the darker side of religion

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The team behind Crowfall is hard at work preparing what it's calling a "core combat test" between three diverse archetypes. One of these, the...
Wait, different LA.

Guild Wars 2 to restore Lion’s Arch in the next update

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It won't be long now, faithful Tyrians, before you will be walking down the streets of the shiny, reborn Lion's Arch in Guild Wars...

H1Z1 aims for a ‘massive world,’ adds team members and resources

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Daybreak Game Company isn't pulling back on H1Z1's development, but is instead doubling down on the survival zombie sandbox by adding more team members...
A wreck of our ambition

The Repopulation tweaks combat and building in its latest patch

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Launch rushes onward toward The Repopulation like... some sort of extremely fast launch-related thing. The metaphor isn't perfect. Neither is the game's combat system,...
Let's go take ourselves a king, I guess?

Leaks indicate Destiny’s next expansion will launch September 15th

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You can never be sure if a leak is on the level or if it's just a bunch of speculation. But you can make...