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Betawatch: April 24th, 2015

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Rather than languishing in beta for all eternity, Heroes of the Storm is launching on June 2nd! Sure, there will be no further wipes...
If you buy all of this sight unseen, I believe there's an expression about fools and money that pertains.

Echo of Soul offers several different flavors of founder’s packs

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So Echo of Soul is an upcoming free-to-play title. You probably already knew that it was going to feature founder packs which include instant...
Cabal 2

Cabal 2 video focuses on plate classes

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ESTsoft has released a new Cabal 2 video that focuses on the free-to-play fantasy MMO's plate classes. The Force Shielder is a prototypical tank,...
TSW

The Secret World’s Issue 11 is launching on May 6

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The Secret World's Issue 11 content now has a release date. Lead designer Romain Amiel tweeted the news this afternoon, so mark your calendars if...
Oh, the classics.

ArenaNet is hosting a Guild Wars 10th anniversary contest

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Do you fancy yourself a Guild Wars expert? If so, you should enter ArenaNet's new Guild Wars 10th anniversary contest. There are 10 questions...

French MMO DOFUS heads to tablets and the big screen

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You might think a game launched in 2004 not named World of Warcraft might be curbing its ambition here in 2015, but if you're...
Do we seize the feature creep or not? Decisions!

Crowfall reaches its graphics programmer stretch goal

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Like many big crowdfunded projects, Crowfall didn't stop reaching for stretch goals just because the game's main Kickstarter project ended. The project has hit...

The Crew publishes ‘Raid Live’ update video

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Ubisoft has announced that a new update and new car DLC for its racing game The Crew are now live. The Raid Car Pack, "the...
Also known as a puppyhouse.

Bungie reveals the Reef and more for Destiny’s House of Wolves

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House of Wolves is the next big update for Destiny, and the team at Bungie is ready to start revealing what it's all about....
If you read this like, it sounds kind of like he's monitoring some new youth trend.

Neverwinter’s new lead designer takes a ‘hard look’ at Elemental Evil

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Neverwinter's Elemental Evil update had some issues that extend beyond some ill-distributed reward codes. A letter to the community from new lead designer Scott...
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Warcraft movie delayed once again

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If you were making plans to head to theaters in March of next year to see the Warcraft film as soon as it opened,...
Star Conflict

Star Conflict gets a Season 2: Dreadnoughts trailer

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Star Conflict got a new trailer today, and that's because the game's 1.1.3 update is a biggun. Corporations can fight to control global map locations,...
WildStar

Here’s a quick preview of WildStar’s new Star-Comm Basin zone

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WildStar's getting a new zone and it's called Star-Comm Basin. Carbine senior game designer Scott Hafner has penned a dev blog that previews the new...
Watch us sit down and program!

Jacobs elaborates on spirit pets in Camelot Unchained

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs has posted a Thursday afternoon update that's basically required reading if you're a fan of the fantasy RvR title. He...
It looks like every other MOBA trailer ever, whee.

Master x Master adds WildStar’s Mondo Zax to its final beta test

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Fans of WildStar who also have access to Korean beta tests will probably be quite happy to hear that Mondo Zax, Chua inventor extraordinaire,...
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Check out Marvel Heroes’ Age of Ultron content with Vision

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It'd be a really weird day if Marvel Heroes weren't paying attention to the next big Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to come out, especially...
The jokes write themselves some days.

Age of Conan developers working on panoramas and achievements

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What is best in life? Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Stop mid-crush and realize that you're in a really pretty area....

Take a look at Landmark’s overhauled landmasses

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Landmark's landmasses are getting a major facelift in the sandbox's last big wipe coming up next week. Not only are more biomes (underwater, volcanic,...
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky.

How to unleash divine wrath in Skyforge

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Sure, you get the idea that Skyforge is all about being a deity. But what does that mean? When do you get to unleash...
It'd make a cool Transformer, but I think that about lots of stuff.

The Powerplay update will change how you play Elite: Dangerous

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The next big update for Elite: Dangerous centers around the Powerplay system, and it's enough to change the way you see the game world....