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Final Fantasy XIV kicks off the Moonfire Faire and plans for more Yo-kai Watch crossover fun

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It feels like just yesterday that Final Fantasy XIV had a major update full of things for players to do... probably because it was...

TERA PC brings its 64-bit client and new content online, console adds Quick Signals and offers charity bundles

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TERA players on all platforms have a little something to look forward to this week. As of yesterday, PC players have a new client...

Phantasy Star Online 2 celebrates one million players with Persona collab and bonus week

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Since its western release earlier this year, Phantasy Star Online 2 is fast becoming known for two things: surprise announcements and weird crossovers. We've...

GDC Summer 2020: Accessibility shouldn’t be a dirty word in online gaming

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I don't know about you readers, but one of the first things I always do when starting a game with voice acting (or movie)...
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Magic: Legends unveils the mechanics and design of the Necromancer class

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What is a necromancer to you, aside from "a healer who shows up very late to the party"? If you're familiar with Magic: the...

Ship of Heroes is gearing up to test its ‘big battle capabilities’ this weekend

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Valiance Online isn't the only superhero MMORPG in full testing mode right now: Ship of Heroes is also rearing its head this week for...

ArtCraft says ‘the purpose of Crowfall is to destroy’ the themepark model

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Crowfall is in beta. If that statement reads a bit reverently, that is perhaps one's cynicism that a crowdfunded anything can reach a finish...
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Tamriel Infinium: Six more things to love about The Elder Scrolls Online

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When I think back to my earliest days of gaming, sitting in front of a tiny TV set with the non-ergonomic 80s beauty of...

Torchlight III just got its last big update before its official launch

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Torchlight III testers got absolutely wiped this week - literally. PWE and Echtra Games dropped part one of what it's dubbed the "mainline" patch...

DDO Wayfinder players are getting even more boosts and refunds following three-week rollback

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Last week, Dungeons and Dragons Online players were dismayed to learn that they hadn't quite escaped all the horrors of the LOTRO downtime last...

Albion Online’s Rise of Avalon is live with its unique new (and deadly!) roads network

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Albion Online's long-awaited Rise of Avalon update is live for all players today, and I promise I won't make the joke about not needing...

Red Dead Online’s 1.21 update introduces dancing corpses, alligator rains, ghost towns, and horse glitches

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Boy oh boy have things been going all sorts of crazy in Red Dead Online. The most recent update to the online multiplayer sandbox...

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch hits the test realm

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Could World of Warcraft's Patch 9.0 be arriving soon? The Shadowlands "pre-patch," as this game's strange terminology goes, just arrived on the public test...

Meridian 59 and Storybricks’ Brian Green has passed away at only 46

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It's with a very heavy heart today that we report that Brian "Psychochild" Green has passed away at a relatively young age. Green was...

Path of Exile plans another bug-fixing patch in the next couple of weeks

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Just because Path of Exile has started the process of working on its next League doesn't mean the bug fixes for the current game...

War Thunder kicks off Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. 2020, World of Tanks Console had a collab event with WWE

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What goes best with driving heavily armed and armored military vehicles around? Summertime! Also, apparently, professional wrestling! The summer season arrived to both War...

Seed’s Klang Games answers player questions about gameplay mechanics

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A broad variety of player questions regarding gameplay and mechanics were picked up and answered in what can be best described as a sort...
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Crucible’s designers explain how the game’s balance is achieved

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So, how does balance work in Crucible? As in any competitive game, balance is important, but it's kind of a vague and nebulous concept...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 283: TennoConversations

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Justin, Bree, and MJ discuss Warframe and TennoCon 2020, Crowfall's beta, LOTRO's Rohan housing, DDO's nasty rollback, Blizzard's latest mess, and Guild Wars 2's underwater mounts, with a special edition of the Daily Grind Blitz.
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Dynamight Studios’ CEO discusses Fractured’s gameplay mechanics and features in an interview

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This past Wednesday, the CEO of Dynamight Studios Jacopo Gallelli joined streamer and YouTuber Morrolan for an interview about practically all things Fractured, answering...

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