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Activision-Blizzard shareholder group blasts response to scandal, demands board reshuffle

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There's already a would-be class-action lawsuit from shareholders against Activision-Blizzard alleging that the company withheld important information about its legal turmoil, constituting fraud against...
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Blade and Soul’s Hongmoon Resurgence event goes live today

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While it's not the incredibly anticipated Unreal Engine 4 update that Blade and Soul has been hyping, today's Hongmoon Resurgence update is giving fantasy...

Black Desert’s Corsair awakens today on PC – yes, it’s otter time

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Happy Corsair awakening day! She's got pirate hats, she's got gunblades, she's got adorable otters, she's got rapiers, she's got mermaids... wait. Wait. Go...
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Guild Wars 2 confirms End of Dragons’ Necromancer elite is the Harbinger

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Speculation has run rampant over the two elite specs that ArenaNet has been teasing ever since its Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons reveal...

Lineage II’s casual-friendly edition launches today

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How about a beefy MMO launch to spice up your Wednesday? That's exactly what Lineage II is providing, as the game is pushing out...
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Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning rogue server starts the second part of its Stronghold Saga

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If you haven't been paying close attention to the Return of Reckoning rogue server of Warhammer Online, then you're probably not one of the...

TitanReach adds new items and critters, updates its launcher, and sells alpha access for a limited time

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There have been a couple of smaller patches applied to TitanReach. So small, in fact, that the notes for both were shared on the...

OrbusVR plans Highsteppe release and new content updates through 2021

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Are you looking forward to what's next in the VR MMORPG OrbusVR? Then you'll definitely want to take a moment to look at this...

Sandbox MMO Profane discusses how players will acquire cosmetics

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As we've touched on many times, dressing up your MMO avatar is the single most important thing you can do in-game. Mercifully, the devs...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 334: New World’s fourth delay

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Justin and Bree discuss Bless Unleashed's PC launch, Blizzard's financials and Brack's departure, New World's latest delay, Dungeon and Dragons Online, the gender and survey, with adventures in Ship of Heroes, LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, CoH, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on deadly difficulty in LOTRO and why FFXIV has become the landing zone for WoW refugees.
Sure, fine, whatever.

Black Desert Mobile opens Lahn and Crimson Lily pre-creation with contest

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You think you can make a rather nice-looking character in Black Desert Mobile, do you? Well the game itself is asking you to prove...
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So Netmarble is getting into the social casino gaming business

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Our inbox here at MOP gets flooded with three things that are the equivalent of nails-on-a-chalkboard to me: requests for sponsored content, requests for...

Starbase’s first big patch since early access is now live

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It hasn't even been two weeks since Starbase finally rolled into early access, and now it's already getting its first big patch - but...

Galaxies of Eden is a new sandbox MMORPG with all the Star Wars Galaxies trappings

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So here's a new MMO that just landed in our inbox: It's called Galaxies of Eden, and studio MIR Cybernetics Corporation is billing it...

Star Citizen’s community-run Daymar Rally race announces its return on January 15

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It's time for a bit of in-game sci-fi off road racing action. Fans of Star Citizen are likely familiar with the Daymar Rally, a...
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Valheim’s Hearth and Home update changes up the food system

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When a hard-working Viking is done with a day of slaughter and plunder, it's nice to come home to warmth, food, and probably Netflix....
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Blizzard workers address the drawbacks of boycotts, gamers lament WoW’s deep decline

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Ever since California filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard in July, the industry has been appalled, but it's also been squabbling...

LOTRO devs talk housing improvements and hook consolidation

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Housing may not be at the forefront of Lord of the Rings Online's feature set, but believe it or not, there are some very...

You can start testing the first three Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ elite specs next week

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So who's ready to see the first three End of Dragons' elite specs confirmed? Not today, Guild Wars 2 fans - but soon. ArenaNet...

PAX Australia 2021 has been canceled due to COVID, replaced by online event

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PAX Australia has canceled its in-person event originally planned for October 8th through 10th, Reedpop announced late last night. "At the start of the year,...