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Back when everything was just a matter of shooting Hellbugs. What a time to be alive.

Defiance answers player questions about promotional weapons and future updates

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You learn a lot when you work on a game for a while. Defiance has had some time to settle into its routine, and...
This was entirely unsafe even in the planning stages.

WRUP: Win a personal deathtrap edition

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People who read this feature, we are happy to announce that you have a once-in-a-this-article opportunity to win your very own personal deathtrap! This...

Ambitious Project Gorgon is back on Kickstarter

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Third time's the charm for Project Gorgon's Kickstarter, right? We hope so, as the ambitious indie fantasy sandpark is asking for a modest $20,000...
lol

Betawatch: July 24th, 2015

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John Smedley is no longer with us, by which I mean that he is still entirely alive and has not left us in the...

Shroud of the Avatar on troll fights and more

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter was published this weekend, and Portalarium uses it to talk further about the fantasy sandbox's obsidian architecture. As...

Camelot Unchained’s Jacobs offers progress report, praise for his dev team

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Camelot Unchained's traditional Friday update has been published, and CityState's Mark Jacobs has a lot to talk about on the heels of the recent...
Well, the back is the easiest place to stab a dude.

The Elder Scrolls Online introduces players to the Drake of Blades

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The Imperial City in The Elder Scrolls Online is on the dangerous side, and if you didn't already know that the introduction to the...
Exploding AoE mine-person.

Neverwinter is changing its vote-to-kick system

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The upside of having a system to vote-kick players in Neverwinter is that abusive players can be identified and removed from a run before...

Kevin Sorbo headlines SMITE 10M player Hercules promotion

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Actor Kevin Sorbo, a '90s geek icon for his title role in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, will voice a mostly new character in MOBA...
Let's war ov

Crowfall posts an art fly-through, discusses money and stretch goals

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Crowfall has been sporting a pretty distinctive art style from the word go, which is to its credit. The past few big updates on...
This isn't a promo shot, it is literally this empty.

Skyforge producer says current server instability is ‘not acceptable’

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If you were hoping that Skyforge had left its earlier server issues behind and a glorious new future awaited it free of queues, disconnections,...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs while MMOing?

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Last week, a former pro e-sports player went on the record to say that he -- and pretty much everyone else in the top...

MMO devs pay tribute to Smedley

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Former Daybreak CEO John Smedley may have been a polarizing figure to MMO gamers, but several high profile devs have spoken up in the...
Borderland, feel like I'm going to lose my mand

Borderlands Online preps for another closed beta test

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's time for your daily installment of Things You're Never Going To Have! Probably not, anyway. Borderlands Online...
Ridin spinnas, ridin spinnas

Star Wars: The Old Republic developers want to know what you want to ride

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There are always a lot of things you could potentially ride in video games. Star Wars: The Old Republic is no exception. There are...

LotRO’s Weatherstock and summer festival return this week

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Lord of the Rings Online fans are in for a busy weekend. Turbine has dusted off the game's summer festival, which is ongoing through...

Phantasy Star Online 2 is IP-blocked again in the west

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If you're a western fan of Phantasy Star Online 2, I'm sorry. SEGA still doesn't care to take your money, apparently, because the company's...

Heroes & Generals adds guns, ribbons, and more

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Reto-Moto has patched its Heroes & Generals World War II shooter with the "Walker" update. It features new weapons, scopes, ribbons, tweaks and balancing, and more....

Perpetuum aims to accelerate its update cadence [Update]

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Sci-fi MMO Perpetuum will soon be switching from long development phases to shorter ones, says Avatar Creations in a new dev post to players today....

Dark Age of Camelot pays tribute to player’s terminally ill son

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Players who've logged into Dark Age of Camelot since yesterday will have met a stylish new NPC in the Mularn, Cotswold, and Mag Mell, as Broadsword...