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EverQuest

Daybreak releases EverQuest progression server details

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Daybreak has announced the results of its EverQuest progression server polling. The shard's name will be Ragefire, and the initial unlocked expansion vote was...
Ready

Entropia Universe angles to enter the VR market

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Is virtual reality just a fad that happens to come around every once in a while? Entropia Universe is banking that it's here to...
WoW

WoW lost nearly three million subs in three months

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Stop me if you've heard this one before: Blizzard behemoth World of Warcraft loses a bunch of subscribers, the internet loses its mind, and we...

RIFT is working on a planar crafting system

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RIFT crafters may soon have a good reason to get out of their safety bubbles in the city and get their hands dirty to...

Skyforge boasts big beta numbers

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With the first two Skyforge closed beta tests out of the way and the third one currently running, it's of course time for The...
SWTOR

Yay, SWTOR is less of a grind (again)

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BioWare has outlined its approach to the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic 12x experience event which is now active. The boost enables subscribers to...
So of course this picture features neither trees nor much life.

Tree of Life is available on Steam

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If you wake up in the morning and find yourself just unable to get enough early access sandbox titles to whet your appetite, you'll...
Of course, then you get reminded about the setting.

Neverwinter announces its next major update, Underdark

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Neverwinter is heading into a dark place with its next major update. Darker than dark, even. Tenatively dubbed Neverwinter: Underdark, the next module will...
Boat status = on one.

ArcheAge outlines the battles in the Sea of Graves

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So what sort of nautical nonsense can you get up to in the most recent ArcheAge update? How about beating back a leviathan of...
Take me to iurch (imperial church).

Elder Scrolls Online hints at Imperial City, Orsinium DLC

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The next major milestone for The Elder Scrolls Online is its console release, obviously. But what comes after that? When can players on the...

Daybreak’s John Smedley: EverQuest Next isn’t ‘vaporware’

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Even though the big SOE-to-Daybreak transformation happened three months ago, the entire ordeal still feels fresh to many fans. An air of uncertainty permeates speculation...

Plan out your Guild Wars 2 specializations with this tool

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One of the big changes coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the revamp of the trait system into the new specializations....
This could be fun by itself, too.

Everything you need to know about Crowfall’s combat testing

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As nifty as Crowfall's mechanical goals are, they're not going to help the game much in the long run if the fundamental combat engine...
World of Warplanes

This World of Warplanes video diary outlines the 1.8 update

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Wargaming has dusted off its World of Warplanes video diary for a new episode focused on the aviation battler's 1.8 update. Primary features include the new...
Medieval Engineers

Medieval Engineers adds multiplayer

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Keen Software House has added multiplayer functionality to Medieval Engineers. What's Medieval Engineers? It's the firm's followup to Space Engineers, an enormously successful Minecraft-meets-space-survival...
Make the things do the stuff.

EVE Online previews 12th anniversary presents for players

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Did you know that tomorrow is EVE Online's 12th anniversary? It's pretty old! And as is the tradition these days, the developers are celebrating...
Dota 2

Dota 2’s International prize pool nearing $6 million

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Dota 2's International prize purse is approaching $6 million, thanks to crowdfunding efforts centered around the "Compendium," a virtual level treadmill that rewards purchasers with...

Try out all of the six Avengers in Marvel Heroes for free this month

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If you just saw The Avengers: Age of Ultron and got pumped up over superheroes, then you would do well to take that energy...
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Portions of the tribunal system are returning to League of Legends this month

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Remember Riot's Tribunal? Back in 2011 it was put forth as a possible antidote to toxic player behavior in League of Legends. Three years later,...
This game really provides no shortage of illustrations we need for this.

Hearthstone hits 30 million players

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All right, bear with us here. We're not great at math at Massively Overpowered. But as it stands, Hearthstone has apparently hit 30 million...