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Civilization Online gets new trailers, still isn’t playable in the West

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Hey guys, here's another post about Civilization Online, because we know how much you love reading about stuff you can't play! Just kidding. Sort of....

Diablo II celebrates its 15th anniversary

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You might not have realized, but yesterday was Diablo II's 15th anniversary. Blizzard's hit action-RPG came out on June 29, 2000 and has been...

Watch MapleStory 2’s Korean launch preparations

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MapleStory 2 is a week away from its July 7th launch in South Korea, and Nexon is going nuts with the game's promotions and...

Crowfall explains why combat physics are ‘hella complicated’

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The Crowfall community has a heapload of questions about the upcoming PvP title's combat systems, and the devs apparently have (some of) the answers. A...

GTA Online’s Ill-Gotten Gains: Part Two is coming next week

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Are you still mucking about in Grand Theft Auto Online? Me too, and next week Rockstar is throwing us a bone in the form...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 20

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Justin and Eliot discuss FFXIV's Heavensward expansion, Devilian, WoW's 6.2 patch, Anarchy Online's graphics upgrade, WildStar's fall plans, PlanetSide 2's PS4 launch, and some embargoed goodies.

Path of Exile: The Awakening launches on July 10, here’s a trailer

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Path of Exile's Awakening expansion will officially release on July 10th. Grinding Gear will continue PoE's storyline into Act IV with the new update....

Eleven makes slow but steady progress on Glitch remake

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A new state of the project post is up over at Eleven, stating that while the game is struggling with tech issues that's preventing...
I'm sure somebody thinks that's neat!

Star Citizen answers questions about damage, building, and repair

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Star Citizen aims to make its damage feel complete. Your ship doesn't take a 15-point hit; you have a blowout in your starboard plasma relays,...

Players can now give battlefield orders in War Thunder

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War Thunder is empowering players to take the role of a battlefield commander... for a price, that is. Today's Cold Steel update introduces an...

World of Warcraft offers a slew of activities in July

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With summer in full swing and plenty of people out of school and enjoying vacations, World of Warcraft figures that it had better darn...

Trove discusses player housing, Steam release

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Trion released a dev blog introducing sandvox Trove's cornerstone system to new players last night. Cornerstones are houses akin to a personal home base, a plot that...
It's just heads all the way down.

Neverwinter’s Rise of Tiamat now available on Xbox One

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The downside to playing Neverwinter on a console is that there's a bit of a lag time on all the various major updates to the...
To be fair, it's this way all over.

Trion shuffles community managers for ArcheAge and its secret project

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There's a new name on the community team for ArcheAge this week. Evan "Scapes" Berman has posted his farewell letter on the game's official forums, announcing his...

Not So Massively: Rust randomises penis size; Splatoon sells a million units

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Nintendo's recently released Wii U shooter Splatoon sold over a million units worldwide in its first month, becoming one of the console's most popular...

Here’s how to sign up for Moonlight Blade’s open beta

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Upcoming Wuxia MMO Moonlight Blade is going into open beta on July 1st. Yes, I know, why are we writing about this because there's...

Albion’s summer alpha is underway for founders

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Albion's summer alpha is officially a thing, if you're a legendary founder, that is. Sandbox Interactive updated its website with a post that highlights...

Emotica Online harnesses the awesome power of emoji

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We remember back when emoticons were the only symbols needed to convey basic human emotions and tones in text chat. Of course, now emoticons...
Older engines, you know.

Dark Age of Camelot newsletter covers Otherworlds campaign, future plans

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If you're eager to unlock new stat caps in Dark Age of Camelot, you're getting your chance over the summer. The Otherworlds campaign will...

Pathfinder Online’s new settlement mechanics improve customization

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The power to customize settlements in Pathfinder Online lands for players in the game's next Early Enrollment release, v10. Previously, these settlements were composed of predesigned templates...