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Derek Smart defends Alganon against review bombing

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It's safe to say that Alganon has not been a well-liked game on Steam since its arrival on the platform on May 5th, at least...
It's better than California.

Shroud of the Avatar sports a new player-run town in Release 18

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The next time you're playing Shroud of the Avatar, you should take the time go visit Vengeance. It's actually just the name of the second...

MMO Week in Review: WildStar is saving itself (May 31, 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! Just...
Let's dig our way out!

Is World of Warcraft’s decline tied to the rise of mobile gaming?

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So what knocked World of Warcraft's subscribers down so quickly between the launch of Warlords of Draenor and now? Most people playing the game...
Still haven't been in, still not terribly concerned about that.

E3 is actually letting the public in this year… sort of

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No doubt you have heard stories of the dark rituals that go on at E3, the secret chanting circles that keep the video game...
Brown town.

Das Tal plans Kickstarter-exclusive preview, discusses server architecture

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Are you seriously interested in server architecture? Can you not wait to find out how Das Tal is handling its backend for logging in?...
Can't we have this dramatic showdown in space?

Star Trek Online flame wars erupt over gay backdrop NPCs

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The most recent featured episode for Star Trek Online stirred up some controversy because it's all about gay Klingons. By which we of course...

World of Tanks’ 9.8 update is live

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World of Tanks updated to version 9.8 this week. New features include the domination game mode and dynamic platoons that allow you to group...

WildStar hands out gobs of gifts for its birthday

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Don't let WildStar's upcoming free-to-play transition distract you from a more immediate reason to celebrate on Nexus: The sci-fi MMO is marking its one-year...

Camelot Unchained releases 10th Unveiled newsletter

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The 10th issue of Camelot Unchaineds Unveiled newsletter is filled with tidbits on lore, design, the community, patch notes, and more. There's even mention...
Not this one, but it is happening.

Betawatch: May 29th, 2015

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We don't usually list expansions in our little master list, but Guild Wars 2 has started doing some testing of its first expansion. In...

Blitzball in Final Fantasy XIV? It could happen!

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If you love Blitzball, you just might get the chance to play it in Final Fantasy XIV someday. In an IGN interview, Game Director...

Elite’s latest newsletter talks Powerplay, mining, drones, and more

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Frontier talks up the forthcoming Powerplay patch in this week's Elite: Dangerous newsletter. The titular patch feature "makes the galaxy a hotbed of activity,"...

Bungie reports on Destiny’s Trials of Osiris PvP

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Last night Bungie posted a weekly update that addresses participation, bugs, and cheaters in Destiny's recently introduced endgame PvP, Trials of Osiris. Since the...

Gazillion to tune Marvel Heroes characters ‘at least once a month’

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There's a big ol' update on the Marvel Heroes forums, courtesy of Doomsaw and featuring some interesting news regarding both scheduling and Gazillion's tuning...
Needs more space dragons.

EVE Online’s Carnyx update goes live on June 2nd

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Players excited for the Sovereignty overhaul coming to EVE Online need only wait a couple of days more before it rolls onto the live...

Guild Wars 2’s second Stronghold PvP beta happens on June 2

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ArenaNet has announced that it will host the second Stronghold PvP public beta for Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion on June 2nd....
There's a comment thread from the old Massively that no longer exists, but it would be priceless now.

Shadowrun Chronicles developer declares bankruptcy [Updated]

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After several delays, Shadowrun Chronicles, the rebranded form of what was originally being developed as Shadowrun Online, launched on Steam a month ago. Now,...

Age of Conan is getting a new raid, Palace of Cetriss

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Age of Conan fans will soon have a new raid in Dragon's Spine to dive into. Palace of Cetriss, which will have both a...

Otherland beefs up its clan and PvP feature set

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Progress on the revived Otherland project has been running quiet for most of this spring, but now that looks to change. Today, Drago Entertainment...