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Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil is now available, insert Minsc and Boo joke here

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For some reason it feels like we've been writing about Minsc and Boo for months. In any case, I guess we haven't been writing...
Ascent

New Ascent patch has gas, terraforming

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Sometimes a news post comes along that you're just meant to write. For me, it's this little ditty about Ascent. For one thing, I'm...
DCUO

DCUO releases new munitions power set

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DC Universe Online released its 13th power set today. Munitions "allows players to master over-the-top explosives, powerful ballistics, and large weapons," according to a...

EVE Online fan calculates an 18% drop in subscriptions

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There used to be a time when CCP would eagerly release every new subscriber milestone that EVE Online hit, but that era has passed....
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GamersFirst is patching APB’s Easter event ‘bad experiences’

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GamersFirst has posted a brief blurb on the heels of last Thursday's APB Reloaded patch. The devs are responding to player feedback and, more...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 9

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Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day, Neverwinter on Xbone, EverQuest II, SWG's NGE, Trove, Star Trek Online, WildStar, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2 leveling and the VR trend.
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Skyforge developers explain monetization and power

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You can argue all you want over the definition of pay-to-win, but no one really likes the idea of a free-to-play game in which...
Nothing about snapping to the QB at the ten-yard line, though.

Crowfall video shows off siege concepts

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Crowfall's siege mechanics are on display today in a new video highlighting the Artcraft Entertainment's current plans for taking on player-controlled cities. The video...
This is what happens when you give guns to plants.

Guild Wars 2 hopes to reinspire interest in story

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It's hard to be a Sylvari in Guild Wars 2 at the moment. After all, the plant people have an undeniable tie to the...

Black Desert fans are troubled about game changes

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When the primary beta process for an upcoming MMO is taking place in another region and language, it's often difficult to understand how the...
What's that saying about diving into the past because the present is less interesting?

RIFT chronicles the remaking of the Hammerknell raid

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If you came into RIFT late in its life cycle, you missed Hammerknell. If you weren't raiding when Hammerknell was super relevant to the...

Daybreak dev muses about mobile Vanguard diplomacy game

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Vanguard's diplomacy system was always one of the most-talked about features of that late fantasy title, using a card minigame to simulate conversational conflict...
You would think that we'd be tired of hearing stories like this, but mostly we just wish that people weren't dying.

Guild Wars 2 memorializes a fallen mother

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Last September, a Guild Wars 2 player shared a story about his departed wife. She died from complications during the birth of the couple's...

Not So Massively: Descent’s Kickstarter woes; Heroes of the Storm’s $450K tourney blunder

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Descent: Underground has passed the 50% mark on its Kickstarter campaign and promised to add singleplayer to the title but has only four days...

HEX opens PvE content, announces $100K global tournament

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Thanks to the latest update, HEX: Shards of Fate fans can now enjoy solo PvE content that boasts 30+ new AI enemies in the...
Halo

Those Halo Online modders aren’t scared of Microsoft

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Microsoft's recent DMCA takedown notice may have temporarily derailed plans to liberate Halo Online from its Russia-only prison, but the modders responsible for last...
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Here’s how to hunt whales in Black Desert

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Would you like to hunt whales in Black Desert? No, not the big cash shop spenders, but actual whales in the ocean and stuff....

Read the confession of an MMO duper

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Dupers -- players who take advantage of exploits to duplicate rare items in-game in order to sell them -- can be a type of...

Are ‘me-too’ MOBAs a development trap?

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There's no doubt that the MOBA genre is a behemoth in the industry right now, with titles like League of Legends and DOTA 2...
Vendetta Online

Vendetta updates with 1.8.331 build

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Long-running indie sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online published a new build last weekend. Version 1.8.331 improved high drain power cells, it buffed extreme drain power cells,...