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World of Warcraft is getting gold and gametime transfer tokens

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Blizzard has just announced that it's introducing a gold-and-gametime transfer token to World of Warcraft. Dubbing the currency the "WoW Token," Blizz writes, Players will be...

Star Trek Online’s new sector space looks beautiful

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The walls of sector space are coming down in Star Trek Online, creating a more wide-open galaxy for captains to explore. But what will...

Camelot Unchained delays alpha, promises compensation

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Bad news for those eagerly awaiting Camelot Unchained's alpha: The team has run into a few snags that have prompted a much-dreaded delay. The...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen promo focuses on Roberts, game depth

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Have you seen that new Star Citizen promo from Western Digital? It's worth a look if you're a fan of the upcoming space sim...

MMO Week in Review: March 1, 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! After...

Robocraft lets you build and fight your own bots

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We've come so far from Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots as a society, haven't we? Now we have games like Robocraft that allow us...
H1Z1

H1Z1 video goes behind-the-scenes with motion capture pros

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Daybreak released a new behind-the-scenes video focused on H1Z1's motion capture this week. If you like seeing dudes in skin-tight lycra suits with little...

Ascent arrives on Steam with a discount

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The insanely ambitious Ascent: The Space Game may make a new friend or two this week with the space sim arrival on Steam Early...

Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes

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While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: February 28, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Crowfall basically blotted out the sun. The "throne war simulator" surpassed its $800,000 goal in a couple of...
This is not that lightsaber, but I care so little I'm not hunting down a picture.

SWTOR’s Choose Your Path promo rewards subbers

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Want one of those butt-ugly lightsabers with a black core? You can get one as part of the new Choose Your Path promotion for...

Guild Wars 2 elaborates on camera improvements

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Forget the living world; it may be that finally allowing players to zoom into a first-person view will be the most significant event that's...
While my definitions were legally accurate...

Darkfall makes ‘massive changes to combat,’ removes chaos banks

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Well, Darkfall is blowing itself up again. Aventurine's latest update, titled Darkfall Reload, describes a patch that isn't quite as dramatic as the Unholy...

Betawatch: February 27, 2015

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Skyforge announced its upcoming closed beta schedule this week; expect the first round to begin on March 11th. You can ensure a spot in the...
Elite Dangerous

Elite: Dangerous makes it easier for friends to find you

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Elite: Dangerous pilots who feel frustrated that hooking up with friends in deep space might be relieved to know that the team is preparing...
All right, when people made fun of EVE battles looking like a field of Icons, I feel like the wrong lesson was learned here.

EVE Online shows off overhauled icons

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Big battles in EVE Online take place over long distances. Players need to be able to zoom out and get a sense of the...

The Secret World Q&A covers mission design secrets

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Do you ever wonder just what goes into making one of The Secret World's hand-crafted missions? The dev team opened up about the process...

Here are the progression servers up for vote in EverQuest

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Classic EverQuest's dev team casually announced last week that it has plans for new progression servers, signalling that at least Daybreak isn't planning on...

RIFT’s anniversary carnival returns with a party duck

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It's hard to believe that in a few days on March 1st, RIFT will turn four years old. According to the site, the fantasy...

Star Trek Online players request in-game Spock memorial

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Saddened by the passing of Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy this morning, players of Cryptic Studios' Star Trek Online MMORPG have petitioned the game's creators...