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Startlingly lacking in curiosity.

World of Warcraft previews the bosses of Hellfire Citadel

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It's been said that World of Warcraft's patch 6.2 will not be the end of the expansion's patch cycle, but boy, it sure does...

Neverwinter’s Rise of Tiamat Xbox One trailer rawrs at you

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As announced earlier this week, Neverwinter's Rise of Tiamat minispansion is gearing up for launch on the Xbox One sometime this month. The game's fifth...
TAKE THIS, CARS

Overwatch shows off the turret-building gameplay of Torbjörn

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Torbjörn, aside from having a name that's very satisfying to type when you're familiar with Unicode inputs, is a simple kind of guy. He...
I was hoping to punch things.

Skyforge previews the Kinetic class

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The Kinetic is a class all about understanding the gravity of the situation. More specifically, it's about manipulating and utilizing gravity to fling boulders...
It's a miracle anything ever works.

Elite: Dangerous launches the Powerplay update

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The latest update for Elite: Dangerous does not allow players to personally claim big chunks of the galaxy, but it does allow players to...

EverQuest II is getting time-locked PvE and PvP servers

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Holly Longdale's recent producer's letter for EverQuest II offered a slew of news, including the announcement that time-locked PvE and PvP servers are coming...

Elder Scrolls Online’s new trailer lampoons ‘that guy’ in your group

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You know that guy who's always screwing around, fishing and reading books during raid boss encounters? His name is Tony, and he's the unwitting...

Infinite Crisis fan organizes last hurrah

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When faced with the end of a game that you love, how do you use those final days? While some might grieve over Infinite...
Shoot to build.

Final Fantasy XIV opens up Heavensward preorders on Steam and consoles

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If you're playing Final Fantasy XIV on Steam, the wait for Heavensward has been a bit difficult, as there's been no clear method for...
Can't imagine why.

CCP financials for 2014 continue their downward slide

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It's become a cottage industry for EVE Online fans to try to figure out whether CCP Games is doing well or not. Gone are the days...

Revival devs talk character creation, whaling, and more

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Revival's latest newsletter is essential reading if you've missed any of the fantasy sandbox's developer updates over the past month. Illfonic links back to...

Ascent adds ‘full disembark’ to colonies, lots more

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Have you been keeping up with Ascent: The Space Game lately? I haven't, and shame on me because an interesting round of updates hit the...

Heroes & Generals’ Vasilevsky patch tweaks melee and adds assault team morale

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Reto-Moto has updated its Heroes & Generals FPS with the Vasilevsky update. The patch includes improved melee mechanics, optimized visual effects, weapon tweaks, and...

Tree of Life persecutes thieves and stymies griefers

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Since landing on Steam early access last week, Tree of Life has been patching frequently and furiously. The team is not only working on...

EVE is getting a bunch of new ship skins this summer

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CCP's dev blogs are usually pretty wordy. It makes sense, given EVE Online's complexity, but occasionally it's nice to see some pretty pictures from...
Have a gay old time.

Star Trek Online’s Lohlunat Festival kicks off

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Summer fun starts now in Star Trek Online, as the annual Lohlunat Festival kicks off for another year of flying around, riding powerboards, and...

Marvel Heroes adds Doctor Doom, free heroes for everyone, and more

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As I tried to log into Marvel Heroes this afternoon, I ran afoul of the 6 GB patch that Gazillion pushed out to Steam...

Iron Realms creates user-friendly MUD client

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It's easy for the modern MMO gamer to be put off by multi-user dungeons (MUDs), what with their lack of graphical frills and their...

Hearthstone welcomes new heroes to the table

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Something intriguing is afoot over at Hearthstone. Blizzard. announced today that it's preparing to introduce new heroes -- not classes -- to its successful...
Gothier than thou.

See Overwatch’s Reaper in all of his dark, billowing action

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Reaper's life in Overwatch is pretty difficult. His whole schtick is being dark and mysterious and wraithly and so forth, but that can't work well...