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Crossout is some sort of post-apoc vehicular MMO from Gaijin

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Have you heard of Crossout? Me neither. Well, actually of course I've heard of it now, but I hadn't heard of it prior to...

Das Tal showing off small events with this weekend’s playtest

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Das Tal is still a ways off from operating an ongoing alpha program, but the team is throwing a one-day test for this Sunday...

ArcheAge kicks off double XP weekend today

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Got big plans for this weekend? No you don't any longer. You're going to cancel them, stock up on snacks and drinks, and then...

World of Warcraft raiding guild wipes 472 times before beating mythic Hellfire raid

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How many times do you usually tolerate a full group wipe before calling it a night? Three? Four? Now imagine if your guild has...

TERA launches not one but two summer events

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What's summer without a party or two? That's TERA's thinking, as the action MMO announced that it's dealing a one-two punch of celebratory fun...

Mark Jacobs explains Camelot Unchained’s beta delay, confirms game title [Updated]

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs has admitted to backers today that the first round of CU's beta, originally planned for August, will be delayed. Jacobs has...
Everything old is... still old, but a newer sort of old.

EverQuest progression server transfers coming soon

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The classic EverQuest progression servers have proven pretty popular, enough that the two servers are going to deviate from one another in terms of...
TAKE ME TO SNURCH

Black Desert gets a major update on July 23rd

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Would you like to have a large patch to the nascent Black Desert? "No," you said, "I'd like to have an idea about when...

World of Tanks puts tanks on the moon with Lunar Mode

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Look away from Pluto for five seconds because we're approaching another big astronomy milestone: the 46th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Wargaming...

Elder Scrolls Online sold 138,000 digital editions in June

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A new Superdata report covering June is surprisingly glowing about the MMO industry. MMOs, combined with social and mobile titles, accounted for $660 million...
Maybe... maybe stop addressing him over and over?

Star Citizen’s Lesnick promises ‘incredible progress’ and addresses concerns

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The war of words between developer Derek Smart and Star Citizen isn't over yet. A recent livestream for a German fan channel saw director...

Derek Smart demands Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts resign, fronts $1M for audit

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Claiming he's had "enough of the bullshit that is the 'vaporware' that RSI/CIG have foisted on legacy backers," game developer and internet...

Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man patch plagued by nasty bugs (no, really)

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Yesterday's Ant-Man patch in Marvel Heroes introduced more than virtual insects to the game, as bugs of a more serious nature plagued the servers....

Bungie hires the Destiny subreddit founder

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Who says that Reddit rots your brain? Not Chris "Cozmo23" Shannon, who parlayed his position as the founder of Destiny's subreddit into a position...

Valiance shows its new female model, enhancement UI

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Pre-alpha superhero MMO Valiance Online posted some screenshots of its enhancement UI and an updated female avatar model on its website today. The latter...

Marvel Heroes patches in Ant-Man, story consolidation

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Go small or go home! That's the mandate from Marvel Heroes today, as the action-RPG added its 49th hero, Ant-Man, to coincide with this...

Skyforge details its digital collector’s editions

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Want to pay money for the latest free-to-play MMO? Skyforge has a collector's edition with your name on it. You can opt for the...

Eternal Crusade upgrades to Unreal Engine 4

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Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is about to start looking a whole lot more attractive when you oogle its screenshots. This is because Behaviour Interactive...
But no playable Iconians. Yet.

Star Trek Online launches Season 10.5

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Players in Star Trek Online are still knee-deep in the war against the Iconians, and the latest patch for the game highlights how the...

Albion adds Deadlands content, touts summer alpha numbers

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Albion's summer alpha is going swimmingly, according to an update posted today on the fantasy sandbox's website. So far, 15,400 players from 145 countries...