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Gamescom 2015: SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire gallery

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Did you miss the big Star Wars: The Old Republic news from Gamescom at the crack of (US) dawn this morning? Massively OP's Larry...

PSA: The Secret World is consolidating currencies, so spend yours soon

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Here's an important heads-up for The Secret World players that you might have missed back in July when it was originally announced: Funcom is...
This is a cow song.

Project Gorgon unveils musical stretch goals

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The Project Gorgon Kickstarter is humming along nicely this time around, and the developers have already passed the $25,000 stretch goal. So what's next...

Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns gallery

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Guild Wars 2 heard you liked screenshots, so it made sure to bring a ton to Gamescom, all flavored with Heart of Thorns goodness. Massively OP's...
So, how about those balance issues?

Destiny shows off a new Taken King trailer, Bungie is hiring PC tester

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10If you're still excited for Destiny's next expansion, The Taken King, you'll be happy to know that there is a new trailer available now....

Here’s what’s in WildStar’s massive fall patch

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Yesterday we reported that WildStar began stress testing its fall free-to-play patch, and since then players have been reporting in with pictures and details...

Cabal II Blackwaves update washes in today

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Cabal II, which launched in early July, is already rolling out its first post-release update. Called Blackwave, the patch adds plenty of new features...
Storming of the hero.

Gamescom 2015: Blizzard shows off new heroes and maps for Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm

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Heroes of the Storm players are going to have quite a bit to look forward to in the near future. The game's newest map,...
What's on the ground?! Oh, rocks.

Gamescom 2015: Elite Dangerous: Horizons is kicking off with planetary landing

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The Elite: Dangerous gameplay is expanding downward. To the extent that "down" is a relevant direction in space, anyhow; the important part is that...
Look, it's a card game, folks.

Gamescom 2015: Hearthstone debuts cards, Jousting, and rank bonuses

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What would a grand tournament be without jousting? The new Jousting mechanic from the upcoming Hearthstone expansion The Grand Tournament pits players against one...

Gamescom 2015: SWTOR expansion news and trailer

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In Cologne, Germany, EA began its press conference for Gamescom 2015 with the typical action sequence montage from single-player games, but what MMO fans...

Pirate101 preps ranked PvP and faster combat animations

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Are ye a scallywag or a true buccaneer? If ye hew to the latter, then you'll no doubt be excited about the next big...

ARK: Survival Evolved is coming to Xbox One early access this winter

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If you want to play ARK on a console for whatever reason, you've only got to wait a few more months. We've known for a...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Imperial City is kinda like Oblivion’s

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Elder Scrolls Online's Imperial City DLC is a few weeks away, but you can whet your appetite via a new dev diary that looks...

Prime World introduces legendary talents, drives up power creep

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Prime World's latest addition might be seen as either a blessing or a curse, depending on how you feel about the issue of power...

Activision-Blizzard Q2 2015: WoW has 5.6 million subbers, Blizzard’s doing fine anyway

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Here's a shocker, Blizzard's making a lot of money! Of course, the company's second quarter 2015 financial results go into a bit more detail...

Neverwinter bringing four modules to Xbox One in September

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The Xbox One version of Neverwinter has been left behind compared its PC counterpart shortly after launching on the console, thanks to faster and...

A Tale in the Desert reboots into Tale 7 on September 11th

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We've known for a little while that A Tale in the Desert's next "telling" was on its way, but now we have firmer details...

Bungie blows up Destiny’s progression system and Peter Dinklage

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Big things are afoot with Destiny, and by big things we mean that Bungie is basically changing how the whole game works while trading Tyrion...

WildStar starts testing free-to-play patch

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WildStar's free-to-play transition is just around the corner, as testing commenced today on the fall patch. The public test realm update includes the new...