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World of Warcraft admits that it’s the ‘ship of Theseus of video games’

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To mark World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary, Blizzard is granting interviews all over the place (although I do wish they'd stay out of my...

New World revives Turkulon for Thanksgiving with a delicious new flail skin

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You know, there's a reason most MMORPGs don't actually do a Thanksgiving in the brief season between the end of Halloween and the start...

Towers of Aghasba shares its early access roadmap and plenty of no-frills gameplay footage

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At the top of the month we cast a spotlight on Towers of Aghasba, a co-op survival sandbox for up to four players that...

Minecraft and War Thunder military leaker is sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Readers might remember a story last year about Massachusetts Air National Guard airman Jack Teixiera, who was caught spreading classified military documents related to...

Fallout 76 celebrates six years of failure, triumph, and bobbleheads

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Happy sixth anniversary to Fallout 76, which released on November 14th, 2018! When it originally came out six years ago, Fallout 76 went from being...

MMO Week in Review: World of Warcraft will be ‘home’ by Midnight

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Most MMO players who thought World of Warcraft should have housing also never expected it to happen, largely because, you know, the devs kept...
Teamwork, yes.

Retro RPG Sea of Stars adds couch co-op with its newest patch

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If you've played Sea of Stars before now, you know that the game is definitely built in no small part on reminding you about...

The MOP Up: Aion reworks sieges, raids, and world bosses

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NCsoft brought a sweeping raft of changes to many group activities in Aion this past week: "We are excited to reveal that we have...

Guild Wars 2 shows off the new legendary spear coming on November 19

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When is a stabby stick more than just a stabby stick? When it's a legendary stabby stick. What makes it legendary? When it has...

Neverwinter unvaults Dread Sanctum dungeon November 19 and reruns the Harvester of Nightmares event

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When Neverwinter announced its Return to Pirates' Skyhold module release, one of the features it talked up was the return of the Dread Vault...
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The Daily Grind: What optional multiplayer games do you actually *prefer* to play in multiplayer?

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There are a lot of games that can be played alone or in a group. Some of them really are single-player games that have...

New Blizzard job posting reignites hopes for a potential StarCraft open-world shooter

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Out of all of the IPs that Blizzard owns, few of them seem more underused than StarCraft, which is a shame because the game's...

Diablo 4 will let players trial the overpowered Spiritborn class for a limited time

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It's clear that Diablo IV's Spiritborn class that was added in the Vessel of Hatred expansion is the flavor of the month, but if...

Corepunk updates its website, reopens pre-orders, releases Episode 2, and debuts a new early access trailer

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This week was a particularly busy one for the MMOARPG Corepunk, as developer Artificial Core has put its nose to the grindstone to make...

Blizzard insists World of Warcraft’s housing won’t just be Garrisons 2.0

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So World of Warcraft is getting player housing, and this announcement was so big that nobody seems to remember or be talking about anything...
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Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates

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Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...
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Daybreak touts new Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips rewards for DC Universe Online

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What do you get when you pit Harley Quinn against Apokolips? Well, you get the most recent episode in DC Universe Online, obviously, but...

Blockchain MMO EVE Frontier extols the expanded galaxy and gameplay mechanics of its latest test build

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The blockchain sandbox MMO EVE Frontier appears to be desperately wanting to remind players that it has gameplay to offer and not just a...

Elder Scrolls Online invites players back to the High Isle chapter in November 21’s zone-focused event

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If you like the way Elder Scrolls Online entices you to revisit older DLC zones with events, then you're going to love the fact...

Sci-fi vehicle battler Sand reports a 200K playtest, promises backend improvements

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Despite boasting over 200,000 gamers checking out its demo during last month's Steam Next Fest, vehicle battler Sand acknowledged that it's got plenty of...