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Dark Age of Camelot is running a third round of its fast-leveling catch-up event

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Earlier this year, Broadsword's classic MMO Dark Age of Camelot struck gold with its Catch Up in Caledonia event, which essentially helped players level...

Destiny 2 offers an overview of ‘Void 3.0’ subclass features arriving with The Witch Queen

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The news continues to gush forth from Destiny 2 as the devs at Bungie talk up additional features coming with The Witch Queen expansion's...

Star Citizen casts a spotlight on CIG’s video editor and showcases Nyx planetary features in latest video

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If it's Friday, it's another episode of Star Citizen's weekly video digest! This episode, we start off with another Origin Story highlight from one...

Shroud of the Avatar adds two new adventures for Episode 2 access holders in latest release

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So a bit of good news: Shroud of the Avatar has added some new Adventure scenes with Release 93. The bad news: This content...
Less controversial.

Fallout 76 project lead Jeff Gardiner has departed Bethesda

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The launch of Fallout 76 was pretty rocky, but over time the title has managed to turn around its reputation and receive at least tacit...

Recently downgraded DokeV shows off its open world gameplay

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We won't lie: It was a bit of a bummer to report that Pearl Abyss reduced the scope of the fantastically cute DokeV from...
The man with the scars.

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off its anniversary fiction with Tales from the Twilight

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Today marks the eight-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, and that means celebration. The obvious in-game celebration is the Rising event, of course,...

Overwatch’s McCree isn’t the only Blizzard character getting a rename

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Yesterday, we reported on Blizzard's announcement that it'll be changing the name of Overwatch's character McCree, who was named after Jesse McCree, one of...

Daybreak CEO Ji Ham takes over as Enad Global 7’s acting CEO

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It has not even been a year since EG7 Global acquired Daybreak Game Company for $300 million, and now the parent corporation is promoting...
tnak

World of Tanks collabs with Swedish metal band Sabaton for a music video and in-game event

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It's time once again for World of Tanks and a band to come together to mesh online vehicular battling and music. In a similar...

Destiny 2 elaborates on adjustments coming to Trials of Osiris on September 10

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A number of things were unleashed upon Destiny 2 fans during the game's showcase presentation, including the next expansion, the launch of the Season...

EverQuest II opens fresh content for Kaladin, EverQuest begins Stone Cold Summer

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Daybreak's MMOs are getting love this week. Not only did PlanetSide 2 get a big patch, DC Universe Online get a new episode, and...

SMITE has launched the new hunter Charybdis and kicks off its latest Odyssey major event

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We knew that she was coming, and now players of SMITE can become the whirlpool as the hunter character Charybdis officially arrived to the...

Blizzard is changing the name of Overwatch’s character McCree

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Over the course of the last month of the Activision-Blizzard sexual harassment and discrimination scandal, players have wondered aloud whether Blizzard would do anything...

DC Universe Online’s House of Legends launches new hub, episode, and allies system

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As promised, Daybreak pushed House of Legends to the DC Universe Online live servers this week. It's a freebie episode for everyone. The episode...

Fallout 76 outlines what will happen when the Nuclear Winter battle royale mode goes offline

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With Fallout 76's Nuclear Winter battle royale mode shutting down this fall, fans of the mode may be wondering what happens next or whether...

Grab a Skydome starter pack key courtesy of Gamigo and MOP

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Skydome is Gamigo's latest multiplayer title; it's a 4v4 multiplayer hybrid MOBA/tower defense title that just hit early access. To celebrate the release and...

Fortnite hosts in-game Martin Luther King Jr. exhibit, doubles down on Impostors Trials

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This might be one of the weirder but more important online gaming promotions we've seen all year: Fortnite is collaborating with TIME Studios for...
The finale

Guild Wars 2 sets Festival of the Four Winds for next week as players grump over anniversary sales and birthday gifts

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Earlier this week, just ahead of the game's ninth anniversary, Guild Wars 2 dropped a fresh roadmap to get us through the fall. Your...
Not red, nor falling.

The Elder Scrolls Online offers extra rewards for players going back to its original adventures

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While there's no shortage of new stuff to do right now in The Elder Scrolls Online, the latest event for the game is asking for...