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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....

Koster on Star Wars Galaxies’ combat and social connectivity ‘glue’

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MMO designer Raph Koster is back with yet another post-mortem on Star Wars Galaxies, this one the second part of his "living society" discussion. Get...
More like real reality.

The Elder Scrolls Online halts in-game ads

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Wasn't it great when The Elder Scrolls Online put ads in the middle of the screen for cash shop items during a welcome back...
Rated a really good decision in an internal poll.

EverQuest II explains Rum Cellar pricing

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Are you ready to head down into a cellar, get some rum, and become the lord or lady of rum in EverQuest II? Because...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns interview unwraps specializations and traits

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, readers of all races, professions, and levels: I finally have the news we've all been waiting for! Today...
Longer than it is wide.

CCP shines a spotlight on EVE Updates

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Today's EVE Online website update is about, well EVE Updates. It's basically a new section of the EVE site devoted to what's coming next...
World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes is nixing three-player flights

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Wargaming is doing away with three-player premades in its World of Warplanes aerial battler. The firm's latest dev blog says that three-player flights have an...
Meridian 59

Meridian 59 getting new updates from the open source community

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Where will your favorite MMO be in two decades? If it's Meridian 59, it may be still operating. The title, which originally launched in September...
Art is a very difficult medium to work in, and praise should be offered to those who take up the challenge of presenting story through visual mediums.

Shroud of the Avatar has its very own comic now

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Do you want more supplemental material to round out your Shroud of the Avatar experience? Do you occasionally walk into your local comic store...
When will the loot drop

Lineage II: Infinite Odyssey is live today

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The latest update to Lineage II is pushing beyond all of the its various limitations. Tired of the level cap? It's gone. No, not...
There's a musical joke here between the layoffs and the big musical showstopper of Frozen, but I'll let you make that one yourselves.

Disney’s Club Penguin suffers layoffs

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Club Penguin may not be one of the first games you think about when it comes to virtual worlds, but that's kind of a...

How Star Wars Galaxies pioneered a ‘living society’

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Former Star Wars Galaxies Creative Director and current Crowfall consultant Raph Koster returned to his blog last night to pen the fourth in his...
EVE Online

CCP would like you to buy some EVE ship SKINS in its cash shop

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CCP is ramping up the focus on its cash shop thanks to a new dev blog examining EVE Online's ship SKIN system. Ship skins are...
Destiny

Destiny’s creative director to discuss new expansion on tomorrow’s livestream

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Destiny's House of Wolves expansion is set to be examined on an upcoming Bungie Twitch reveal. A new social space, new characters, and new...
Riot Exterior

Riot’s new LA office is pretty impressive

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If you had any doubts about how much money Riot is making thanks to League of Legends, one look at the firm's new Los...
I don't know either, guy, just go with it.

Wizard101 patches in jewel socketing

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Bad news, Wizard101 players. It looks as if your gear has insufficient swag. It looks downright pedestrian. A homeless wizard could be wearing your...
Money

Top 25 companies accounted for 65 percent of 2014’s $83.6 billion games market

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Twenty-five companies accounted for 65 percent of the $83.6 billion games market in 2014, according to a report at Newzoo. Leading the pack was...
All of the information present in text, but with a worse index and presented more slowly.

Life is Feudal video dashes hopes for player shops

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There are going to be no shops in Life is Feudal when the MMO portion of the game goes live. This is even true...
What will we do?

LotRO stars in new Vanderbilt online gaming course

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How does a seven-week course in gaming centered around Lord of the Rings Online grab you? Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative is...