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Make My MMO: Star Citizen 3.14, Ship of Heroes’ mission beta

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This last few weeks in crowdfunded MMOs, were actually surprisingly light, which is a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at...

Beta testing of EVE Online’s browser-based EVE Anywhere client expands to more European countries

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EVE Anywhere, the browser-based client of EVE Online that we first reported on in March, has been going through its beta testing phases rather...

PlanetSide 2 offers a rundown of the new player experience arriving in the next update

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The first few steps of life in PlanetSide 2 are about to get a big reset with the game's next update. Lead designer Michael...

New World explains all those split-face statues and the race behind them

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As we continue the seemingly never-ending wait for Amazon's New World to arrive, we can console ourselves with learning scraps of the game's setting...

PSA: Aion Classic is handing out a three day-long subscription bonus to all players this weekend

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Are you enjoying your time in Aion Classic but not enough to buy the buff-granting subscription? Then you'll probably want to know more about...
Ever the same.

Betawatch: Elyon and Diablo II Resurrected kick off beta events

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More closed beta for Elyon? It's more likely than you think. It's actually certain, in fact. The game has showed off its rune attributes...

PWE’s Remnant: From the Ashes turns two with a new trailer and sale

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PWE's co-op shooter Remnant: From the Ashes hasn't gotten much press lately, in spite of being just two years old, but that's to be...

Hi-Rez’s Paladins is adding a new trickshot champion and ‘urban’ map rework

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Hi-Rez's shooter Paladins is getting playtime in my house again thanks to the dumpster fire still raging over at Blizzard that's made Overwatch persona...

Conan Exiles PC launches server transfers, adds small animal pens, and balances weapons in latest patch

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The latest update to survival sandbox Conan Exiles on PC doesn't really come with any expansion-level updates or content additions, but what it does...

Project X is a mobile ‘social sandbox MMO’ full of resource gathering and house building in closed beta

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This one will need a little bit of context because the name Project X carries a tiny bit of history here. Back in 2018...

EverQuest II’s player-run Festival of Unity is back this weekend with a variety of games and events

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The self-described longest running player event in EverQuest II history has returned for another year of in-game summer fun. It's the Festival of Unity,...
Rise, rise, rise.

Final Fantasy XIV brings back The Rising for its eighth anniversary on August 27

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Another year of operation is moving into the rear-view mirror for Final Fantasy XIV, and that means another iteration of The Rising coming around...

Mortal Online 2 announces ‘savage’ September 6 stress test

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After a goodly while in closed alpha combat testing, Mortal Online 2 thinks that it's ready for the next best step and is proposing...

Star Citizen showcases hospitals and hints at related gameplay mechanics coming in alpha 3.15

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Generally, nobody wants to visit a hospital, but the location's arrival to Star Citizen with the upcoming alpha 3.15 release will make going to...

Pantheon recaps new hire and pre-alpha, outlines to-do list before alpha

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Pantheon's August producer letter has arrived this week with a bunch of good news for fans of the game: Visionary Realms has hired a...

Roblox’s shameless exploitation of child labor is why we can’t have nice things

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I didn't think I'd be back so soon writing "Roblox" and "this is why we can't have nice things" in the same post two...
This may just be bad.

Former RuneScape composer sentenced to 22 months in prison for sexual assault

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Ian Taylor, the former composer for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, has admitted to the sexual assault of a young girl and has...

QuakeCon 2021: Skyrim’s anniversary edition, Elder Scrolls Online Waking Flame, Fallout 76’s Fallout Worlds

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While most gamers are preoccupied with the big Skyrim news out of QuakeCon - that Skyrim is getting its 14th edition, the Skyrim anniversary...

CODEX, an MMO based on the Shards engine, launches early access today after a brief delay

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Just last week we first reported on CODEX, a project that licensed Legends of Aria's Shards Engine for the purpose of creating an MMO....
Sometimes it just makes sense.

World of Warcraft reverses course on player customization and promises more

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Back in February, Blizzard reversed its stance on player customization options for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Originally, players had been told that further customization...