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BlizzCon tickets go on sale this week

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For many gamers, the hardest ticket to get this year is to November's BlizzCon 2015, as you have to be fast and a little...

Could this algorithm detect a forum troll?

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We've all known trolls who love to dwell in dank forum posts and shadowy comment sections, ready to spread ill will and spark flame wars...

Take part in a flying raid with Icarus Online

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Even if they share common lineage, MMOs must have a distinctive angle or face death by mediocrity. For the upcoming Icarus Online, that hook...

Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion launches May 19th

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Destiny fans ready for a new expansion after last December's The Dark Below have to wait until only May 19th for the release of...
Prepare to be prepared!

How to get into Path of Exile’s Awakening beta

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So you want to test the next big update for Path of Exile? That's understandable; it's a big update that promises a whole lot...
Hooray, the hype train is finally going to die, then?

Black Desert demos its new Valkyrie class

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Eager to take a look at the newest class being added to Black Desert? The fine folks at Steparu have posted a trailer demonstrating...

DCUO returns to the Halls of Power with its next update

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With DC Universe Online's sped-up content delivery schedule, players fresh off of the munitions update now can look forward to a new hit of...
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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade shows off its ork leader

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Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade has revealed the leader of the game's Orks, to the extent that the Orks can really have a leader, and...
I want MORE ROCK.

Star Wars: The Old Republic hosting double XP for Star Wars Celebration

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So let's assume for the purposes of this discussion that you're a really big fan of Star Wars, but you can't quite make it...

MMO Week in Review: Superhero shenanigans [April 12, 2015]

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! The...

Lord of the Rings Online announces 8th anniversary awards

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Lord of the Rings Online turns -- wow -- eight years old this month, which means that the game is not only throwing an...

RIFT’s Echoes of Madness update arrives on April 15

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RIFT players salivating for Update 3.2 won't have much longer to go: Trion Worlds announced that Echoes of Madness will be launching on Wednesday,...

EverQuest II’s latest forum and Reddit drama

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EverQuest II players concerned about alleged excessive forum moderation after a suspension of one of the community's more prominent supporters and the studio focus...
Yes, very impressive.

World of Tanks turns four, celebrates with XP and cash shop discounts

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Did you know that World of Tanks is celebrating its launch anniversary this weekend? Yep, it is, and Wargaming is throwing a fourth birthday bash...
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NCsoft invests $5 million in Canadian mobile studio

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Is NCsoft scaling back its western MMO operations to focus on mobile development? That's the takeaway from reports at VentureBeat and Gamasutra concerning the...
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Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward’s spoiler-filled trailer

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We're going to tell you this right up front: if you haven't yet done the patch 2.55 story quests and don't want to be...
Sure you are, home slice.

Star Citizen releases alpha 1.1.1 and a design blog on breathing

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Cloud Imperium had a busy Friday, as the firm released Star Citizen Alpha 1.1.1 to backers and also published a couple of notable blog entries....

Champions Online leaves Cryptic North for Cryptic Studios

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Big (but not bad) news for Champions Online: The superhero title is relocating along with its team back to its original development studio. Senior Game...
All the things.

Betawatch: April 10th, 2015

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Would you like to talk about Black Desert? Stuff's happening with the game. You can learn how to hunt whales, white or otherwise, and...

Cabal 2 has a leather class fetish

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Don't you dare think for a second how strange it is that MMOs segregate the player population not by who they are but by...