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TERA PC adds new dungeon content, new gear, and a new armor boon system in Build 108

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PC players of TERA have a few new dungeon things to do with the launch of Build 108, particularly since there are two new...

DragonCon 2021 plans hybrid setup, implements COVID precautions for in-person event

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Since 1987, DragonCon's put out a yearly call for geeks, the hardcore, and cosplay royalty to gather together to get their nerd on. When...

Star Wars: The Old Republic offers lore-filled look at Legacy of the Sith’s new planet Manaan

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Fans of KOTOR are already very familiar with the planet Manaan, which is coming in the Legacy of the Sith expansion for Star Wars:...

Indie MMO TitanReach’s free-to-play access is live — for a limited time

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TitanReach, an indie MMO with an ambition to marry old and new school design together, may have been out of your financial reach with...
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Ashes of Creation talks about its next testing steps and previews melee combat adjustments

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Like clockwork, Ashes of Creation is striding into August with its July development update livestream, and also like clockwork, the stream has plenty of...

City of Titans adds flight and avatar builder UI improvements in latest alpha patch

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Fans and followers of the developing City of Titans were likely eager to get their hands on some superheroic flying after it was showcased...

Embers Adrift offers a progress report on world locations, character models, and gameplay systems

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It's been just over a month since we learned that Saga of Lucimia is wholesale rebranding and rejiggering itself into a new title: Embers...

MMO Week in Review: End of Dragons and the Blizzard walkout

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Activision-Blizzard's sexism scandal continued ramping up this week, as Bobby Kotick issued a letter reassuring stockholders while staffers condemned the corporate response, staging a...

Post-apoc Dreadlands joins the latest $10 Humble Bundle

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Dreadlands is a game we haven't touched on for a while, but if your amazing memory serves, you might recall that it's this odd...

The MOP Up: Warface tops 117 million registered players, Skyforge is up to 13 million

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Warface -- no, not Warframe, it's that other game -- is being held up as one of the crown jewels in My.Games' portfolio. My.Games...
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Shroud of the Avatar revamps potions, adds new UI features, and brings new crafting recipes in Release 92

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Whether you knock back refreshing potions, look at UI elements, or craft things, there's a little something for you in Release 92 of Shroud...

Former ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain calls for game dev unionization

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Jeff Strain, a former employee of Blizzard, former co-founder of ArenaNet, and current founder of Undead Labs, is joining the cavalcade of voices condemning...
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Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria gets a parody vid, Pathfinder Online gets a sunset date

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This week in crowdfunded MMOs, YouTuber MadR built a parody version of Chronicles of Elyria to rib Soulbound Studios for its ongoing shenanigans. And...

Ship of Heroes previews the playable missions of its upcoming August beta event

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As we reported earlier this month, Ship of Heroes is going to be entering a limited-time beta starting in August, which will include among...

Camelot Unchained focuses on delivering a ‘solid foundation’ for immersive animation

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Even as City State throttles down a little for summer vacations, it doesn't spell a complete stop for the Camelot Unchained train. The studio's...

Guild Wars 2 disables Black Lion Instant Level 80 Tickets due to an unspecified issue

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This past Wednesday, Guild Wars 2 players were informed that the delivery of Level 80 Boosts and Shared Inventory Slots was being temporarily disabled...
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New World tests out server merge tech, why not

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While most brand-new MMORPGs arrive with the attitude of unbounding optimism and assumption of growth, Amazon is preparing for the inevitable with New World...
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Betawatch: Starbase enters early access alpha

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At long last, it's happened! Starbase has moved into early access, allowing everyone to... well, access the game. But early. Look, we've had kind...

Genfanad is a browser-based ‘nostalgic’ MMORPG that also seeks to shake up RPG tropes

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Reading up about the old school-styled browser-based MMORPG Genfanad, I'm brought to mind another certain MMORPG that tries to both mirror the classics while...

Lineage 2 Revolution’s Valakas’ Fury expansion marked the opening of two new servers

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The Lineage franchise is having one heck of a summer thanks to the revitalization of Lineage II with the impending Aden server, but Lineage...