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Old School RuneScape breaks down the Trailblazer League in a video and adds the last Poll 72 updates

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The time for the upcoming Trailblazer League in Old School RuneScape is almost nigh, so in order to get players prepared for it (and...
WRONG KIND OF SHINE

Final Fantasy XI prepares for full throttle campaigns in October

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The next version update for Final Fantasy XI will be in October, but at this point no details are known beyond the usual monthly content...

Guild Wars 2 preps tournament week, while community website Dulfy.net disappears

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Guild Wars 2's PvP scene is a lot like hanging out at the pool. Some players are content to sit on the sidelines, some...

Today’s Crowfall patch adds guild alliances, mounts, and performance boosts

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Crowfall's much-touted guild alliance update has arrived to the beta today, along with the rest of the 6.100 content, which includes the alliance system,...
Deception!

PWE is delaying Magic Legends’ launch to spring 2021

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Back in January, PWE announced that Magic Legends, no longer an MMO, would launch for PC in 2020, with console releases to follow in...
Trot along.

PSA: Lord of the Rings Online has switched its payment processors – RIP Subway gift cards

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You can no longer pay for things in Lord of the Rings Online via Subway gift cards. No, really. This is a thing. Anyone...
One voice or several dozen.

World of Warcraft explains Shadowlands’ Conduit levels, preps stress test for today

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With less than a month until the announced launch date for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, players are anxiously crying out in one voice for just...

Black Desert confirms backwards compatibility with PS5 and Xbox Series X

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So, you like to play Black Desert on console, but you also are excited for the next generation of consoles that are coming soon....
How we make the mess.

Here’s Torchlight III’s headstart pre-launch is going to work in October

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Hot on the heels of its launch announcement yesterday, Torchlight III's Echtra Games and PWE posted another state of the game piece meant for...

Elite: Dangerous elaborates on how Odyssey moves careers and missions to NPCs, stations, and settlements

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Most of the time, getting a mission in Elite: Dangerous involved docking into a spaceport and navigating a UI from the seat of your...

PBS Kids’ kart-centric MMO Kart Kingdom is sunsetting today after five years online

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While a game like Kart Kingdom is not often touched upon here, it's still a valuable place in the MMO sphere, especially since there...
Oh, this... keeps my feelings where they were before, really.

CD Projekt Red goes back on its word regarding Cyberpunk 2077 crunch

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Crunch -- the period of development time where studios enact overtime to get a product ready to ship -- is a controversial and harmful...

Pokemon Sword and Shield teases dungeons, Pokemon Go will finally connect to Home

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Today's Pokemon Direct had some surprising news for franchise fans. First, the second  Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion, The Crown Tundra, is coming out...
Welcome to the Heist.

Path of Exile’s developers are working at improving Heist rewards and making Heists shorter

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After about two weeks of elegant heist antics in Path of Exile, the developers are hard at work improving the experience. This includes literal experience,...

Hearthstone begins Halloween celebrations with the Masquerade Ball event

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Some balls are held for charity and some for fancy dress, but the ball being held in Hearthstone's Scholomace Academy is the one we'll...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 290: African expedition

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Justin and Bree discuss Ultima Online New Legacy, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, LOTRO's new class, WoW and BlizzConline, The Wagadu Chronicles, and Secret World Legends, with adventures in WoW, Guild Wars, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on representation in MMOs and favorite jumping puzzles.

Shroud of the Avatar adds Lord British’s castle, details food updates, player dungeon creature spawners, and even bigger player towns

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The latest newsletter from Shroud of the Avatar has a lot of ground to cover this time around in terms of content being added...

Diablo IV devs discuss ‘major changes’ for the game’s skill and talent systems

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Hey, remember how Blizzard is still work on Diablo IV? Yeah, one or two other major things in 2020 may have made that slip...
LOUD NOISES

City of Heroes: Homecoming previews Page 6 content, preps for Halloween, and shares the cost of operations

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We've got a whole lot of news pouring out of the Homecoming rogue servers for City of Heroes, so let's dive right in. First...

Phantasy Star Online 2’s episode 5 launches tomorrow with new hero class, level cap bump, and raids

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Tomorrow's patch day for Phantasy Star Online 2, SEGA announced today, complete with new trailer and pics too. Episode 5 begins tomorrow, meaning that...

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