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Liveblog: Path of Exile’s 3.13.0 expansion Echoes of the Atlas revealed

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We've updated with our recap of the stream below after the cut! Change is really in the air this year! Grinding Gear Games is doing...

Free Realms rogue server Sunrise begins taking beta sign-ups

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With this past December's sale of Daybreak to a new owner, it brings to mind all of the MMOs that didn't make it to...

Cooperating in violent games like Fortnite is good for children, actually

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Here's something that might bake your noodle: A new study suggests that children playing violent video games cooperatively such as Fortnite are actually more...

Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2020

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I'm happy to report that the list of MMOs that sunsetted in 2020 was shorter than in previous years, but I'm sure you'll join...

Chronicles of Elyria clarifies art and comms as players vow their lawsuit will go forward

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One of the biggest MMO stories from 2020 was surely the collapse of Soulbound Studios and its MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, which at one...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: Oh no, not the Sylvanas redemption arc

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All right. So. Apparently people wanted to know my response to the new cinematic mined out from within World of Warcraft. Cool. That's easy. My...

EVE Echoes lets players claim nullsec space and fly in larger fleets with the Indomitable update

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Is that a war raging in your pants or is that EVE Echoes' latest update on your phone? The Indomitable update to the mobile...

Crowfall’s first beta patch of 2021 includes a revamped leveling system

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As the crow flies into 2021, it sees a glorious feast before it -- a feast full of downed players, beta testing, and... could...
Keanu, why.

CDPR denies alleged anonymous dev’s account of Cyberpunk 2077 mismanagement and cut content

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If you've been following the ongoing drama surrounding CD Projekt Red and Cyberpunk 2077, you've probably seen or at least seen references to a...

Neverwinter announces three-part Sharandar expansion, with The Iron Tooth launching on February 9

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Big news for Neverwinter fans rolling out this morning: PWE and Cryptic have just formally announced The Iron Tooth, the first episode of the...

Conan Exiles tweaks stamina and addresses several ‘long-standing issues’ in its latest PC update

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Envision the sound of several hundred war elephants rumbling across the dry, cracked plains of Conan Exiles, their thunderous footfalls combining with the wet...

Path of Exile recaps all its expansions leading up to tomorrow’s reveal

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The next big chapter in Path of Exile's history is set to be unveiled on January 7th, as Grinding Gear is hosting a livestream...
Like a boss.

Final Fantasy XI is adding new boss areas to Odyssey in January

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The January version update for Final Fantasy XI approaches, and it's adding some boss new content. Wait, sorry, that was out of order; it's adding some new...

You could be a Pokemon Go NPC trainer in Kanto, plus Mega Ampharos, Machop and more news

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Ever wanted to be in an NPC in a Pokemon game? Well, Niantic is giving you a very slim chance to do so in Pokemon...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon previews stat-boosting Shards and Obelisks that are in development for 2021

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Even the smaller MMOs like Darkfall: Rise of Agon are getting into the spirit of looking back at 2020 and looking ahead at 2021....

RuneScape begins its year-long 20th anniversary celebration, Old School RuneScape introduces the Soul Wars PvP minigame

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RuneScape has once more kicked out its weekly newsletter and just like Jagex announced earlier in the week, it's all about the game's year-long...
Sad elk in snow.

Lord of the Rings Online’s musicians push back against the cold with Winterstock 8

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As the Yule Festival wraps up and the long, cold nights settle into Lord of the Rings Online, one kinship is looking to bring...

Guild Wars 2 explains how it reviews every report of botting and cheating you send in

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Maybe it's just my perception or a confluence of people pointing it out again, but botting and other forms of cheating have seemed to...

Minecraft Earth is sunsetting in June due to the inability for people to play in-person together

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With global lockdown restrictions seemingly on the road to getting worse and not better due to the pandemic and the events of the past...
Choppy choppy.

Elyon’s Korean version adds a new 300-player faction battlefield

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If you enjoy a good PvP match, it stands to reason that you'll enjoy a lot of PvP matches even more. Elyon's newest addition to the...

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