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Star Trek Online’s 11th anniversary update on PC will eliminate faction restrictions on starships

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Klingons flying Federation ships? Romulans tooling around in a Section 31 Battlecruiser? What sort of madness is this? It's Star Trek Online shrugging at...
SWAP!

Neverwinter’s combat rework on PC lights a bonfire of player complaints

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Last week, Neverwinter released a major update on PC that applied a far-reaching rework to combat, changing the way stats, item level, and ratings...

Blade and Soul Revolution will release worldwide this year, opens pre-registration January 28

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It's been a while since this one came across our desk, so allow us a moment to refresh everyone's memory: Blade and Soul: Revolution,...

MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2’s Power, KingsIsle’s acquisition

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This week in MMOs, Guild Wars 2 showed its true Power with... its Power episode. Chapter. Thing. Plus, KingsIsle got bought by Gamigo's parent...

Fortnite adds the Terminator T-800 and Sarah Connor as latest in long list of S5 cash shop cameos

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Sheesh, we look away from Fortnite for just a few minutes, diverted by Epic Games buying shopping malls and continuing to fight Apple and...

Make My MMO: Temtem turns one, Elyria marches onward, and Pantheon scores fresh investment

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We're off to a good 2021 for MMO crowdfunding: Pantheon got a nice infusion of investment, Chronicles of Elyria posted a second video on its...

Genshin Impact celebrates the Lunar New Year and adds a new character in its February 3 update

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It's a new year and a new upcoming update arriving to Genshin Impact on Wednesday, February 3rd. Specifically, the Lunar New Year, which in-game...

The MOP Up: Gran Saga’s big Korean launch

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NPixel's cross-platform Gran Saga is finally going live this week -- albeit in Korea, for now. The attractive-looking mobile and PC title is supposed...

Cyberpunk 2077’s latest patch ‘lays the groundwork’ for a better game

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With massive player dissent, mismanagement, horrible console performance, and filed lawsuits against it, Cyberpunk 2077 has seen one of the rougher high-profile launches in...

Blizzard absorbs 200 Activision employees following merge of rumored Diablo II remaster team

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The Blizzard family got a whole lot bigger this past week. Games Industry reported that the World of Warcraft developer absorbed 200 employees from...

Microsoft walks back its previously announced price hike for Xbox Live Gold subscription

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Much of the online multiplayer gaming world was lit on fire by Microsoft earlier this week when the company attempted to raise the cost...
You are not the real thing.

Betawatch: Pantheon gets a funding runway

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The big news this week for Pantheon wasn't really about the game's beta exactly but about a seven-figure investment that supposedly set the game on...
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds adds a new reputation system with patch 10.2

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There's a lot of stuff that's been added in the latest patch for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. For example, there's a new coupe for players to drive...

Smash Legends is a multiplayer arena brawler on mobile and PC that promises a variety of colorful modes

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Who's ready to PvP against others for things like higher fruit totals, point captures, or simply being the last cute little thing standing? Then...

Shadow Arena offers compensation, flips hero Venslar from offense to support

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Shadow Arena isn't letting its low population counts stop it: Pearl Abyss is plunging on with updates anyway. Earlier this month, we covered a major...

Skyforge is selling new Nintendo Switch founder pack bundles prior to launch

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Skyforge is getting a nice boost of coverage and publicity thanks to its imminent launch on the Nintendo Switch. My.com is taking advantage of...

Destiny 2 adds a Hawkmoon catalyst quest, discusses seasonal activity length and Umbral Engrams’ return

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Bungie's latest weekly update is once more full of information about what's new and incoming for Destiny 2. In this week's post, we're getting...
Uh, no.

RIFT’s Typhoon of Doom battle pass goes live

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Since RIFT has long since traded in actual content updates for seasonal battle passes, the start of a new cycle is as much a...
Not quite Bahamut Mark Two.

Final Fantasy XIV schedules the next live letter on February 5

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The next letter from Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida is taking place on February 5th at 10:00 p.m. EST. If the timing...

Following Gamigo buyout, Wizard101 keeps monetization and Pirate101 might resume development

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Earlier this week, we covered the surprising news that Media and Games Invest, whose chief subsidiary is Gamigo and which is run by Gamigo's...

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