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Camelot Unchained launches alpha, standalone builder

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After a short delay to track down some bugs, Camelot Unchained's alpha has begun for realsies. "We are proud and happy to tell you that...
Dark Age of Camelot

Dark Age of Camelot is adding ‘casual group finder’

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Broadsword took Dark Age of Camelot offline for the better part of today, according to its website. Why? To push out patch 1.117C, which tweaks dopplegangers, adds...

Storybricks has closed down

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It's been but a week and a half since we heard official word that Daybreak Game Company was cutting ties with Storybricks, and the...

Omeed Dariani takes new post directing the community for NCsoft

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Omeed Dariani, who resigned from SOE back in September before the studio's buyout and big transition to Daybreak Games, is back working with the...
Whale

Former SWTOR bigwig dislikes the term ‘whale’

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The latest salvo in the ongoing free-to-play culture war comes courtesy of former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead systems designer Damion Schubert. In...

EVE Online moves ahead with second phase of its nullsec revamp

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EVE Online continues its concerted effort to improve nullsec space with the advent of phase two of the revamp. A pair of dev diaries...
And in Japan!

Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 6 is live

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What's new in The Elder Scrolls Online? Well, how long have you got? Today's Update 6 added the justice system, the champion system, a...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 4

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss Guild Wars 2's press event, Star Trek Online's Nimoy tribute, Crowfall, Skyforge beta, World of Warcraft 6.1, Ultima Online's inbound expansion, and Final Fantasy XIV, with mailbag questions on newbies in The Secret World and LEGO MMOs.

Crowfall explains what you can take out of a dying world

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By now, most of you know that Crowfall's PvP campaigns will take place on time-limited worlds that will come to a definite end. But...
Star Citizen

Roberts on Star Citizen’s funding model, Minecraft, and more

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Polygon posted an interview with Chris Roberts this week, and it's worth a read if you're still wearing your Star-Citizen-is-a-Ponzi-scheme cap. "People can only...

How Daybreak strives to avoid social media pitfalls

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Tweeting or posting the wrong thing in the wrong tone can have serious consequences for a game studio, which is something that Daybreak Senior...

Camelot Unchained preps for its alpha unveiling

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Camelot Unchained had to delay the start of its alpha testing for everyone over the weekend, but it doesn't seem as if it's going to be...

Not So Massively: Hearthstone’s MagicAmy drama; Riot rules on SpectateFaker

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Riot Games President Marc Merill says he regrets comments made in the heat of the moment regarding the recent SpectateFaker controversy. Riot issued its...
SWTOR

BioWare cancels SWTOR Operation Victory speed runs

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Those of you looking forward to that Star Wars: The Old Republic speed-run e-sports thing are out of luck, at least for now. BioWare...

Jagex is working on a mystery MMO

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A job posting for a lead programmer revealed that RuneScape developer Jagex is indeed working on a new MMO. The secretive posting says that the...
Heroes & Generals

Heroes & Generals update adds Soviet faction

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Reto-Moto has added a third faction to World War II strategic shooter Heroes & Generals. The game's "largest ever" update includes the Soviet Red...

Warhammer 40,000 livestream talks Eldar faction, stealth

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Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade's third developer livestream spent a good amount of time talking about the Eldar and its sub-factions, although that's not all...

The Repopulation’s silver early access package is now 15 bucks

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If you've been curious about upcoming sci-fi sandbox The Repopulation's ongoing early access alpha, there's never been a cheaper time to buy in, literally,...

The Secret World is planning an ‘epic’ forum game

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The next big thing coming for The Secret World won't be in the game itself -- it'll be in the forums. Funcom, which has had...

Glitch-revival MMO Eleven posts under-the-hood video

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Are you keeping an eye on Eleven, one of the two Glitch revival projects that have received Tiny Speck's blessing? It's posted a new...