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Heroes of the Storm adds new Dark Nexus skins and a tests a new feature for defensive towers

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Hey look at that, Heroes of the Storm has had a couple of new updates! Neat! Blizzard's MOBA is kicking off another Dark Nexus-themed...
We never like these things.

PEGI adds lockbox warnings to rating labels

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That sure didn't take long. Earlier this week, we found out that the ESRB would be adding a specific content warning to games in...

Player-run Open Perpetuum celebrates second birthday with new content and freebies

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Way back in 2017, Perpetuum Online developer Avatar Creations announced it was closing the game because it could no longer afford to develop the...

COVID-19 Roundup: EVE Online’s huge influx of newbies, live Gamescom is probably toast

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Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are faring and fronting during the COVID-19 pandemic. First up: CCP's Hilmar Pétursson...

Desert Oasis: How I’m progressing through Black Desert without spending a dime

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I've been playing Black Desert for quite a while, and in that time I've made a bit of cash and built up a stable...

Elite Dangerous is seriously reducing the cost of fleet carriers following beta feedback

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Elite Dangerous' fleet carriers beta has been up barely a week, but already Frontier is walking back some of the changes. Last week, players venturing...
Not riding a dinosaur.

World of Warcraft has controller support under active development

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Accessibility is a big deal when it comes to games, and MMOs have traditionally worked to ensure that people with disabilities still have full...

Black Desert issues a juice challenge, Black Desert Mobile adds tier 5 pets and celebrates strawberries

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There are some fresh updates to Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile, and once again they're full of events for players to enjoy. This...
I hate.

Phantasy Star Online 2 launches on PC in late May, officially leaves Xbox One beta today

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If you're one of the many, many would-be Phantasy Star Online 2 fans waiting eagerly for news about the game's PC release, you have...
Different kitty.

Former EverQuest boss Holly Longdale scooped up by Blizzard to work on WoW Classic

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Daybreak's Holly Longdale raised a lot of eyebrows a month ago when she announced she was departing the Darkpaw Games sub-unit and leaving behind...

Riot Games talks about the tech that keeps Valorant running smoothly and free of wallhack cheats

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Riot Games is all in on making sure Valorant is one of the better-running and protected competitive FPS titles in the industry, and they're...

World of Warcraft previews Shadowlands’ Torghast while WoW Classic goes into Phase 4

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Will Blizzard ever crack the code of engaging and replayable World of Warcraft endgame content that doesn't go stale for a long time? It's...

PSA: Funcom is having a week-long sale on games and DLC on Steam

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Funcom's execs are driving prices so low, you'd think they're giving away the house. They're not, though. They're giving away most of the house....

RuneScape adjusts the Shattered Worlds (with help from the Ninjas), Jagex gives over $125k to charity

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Normally, I don't think many are in the habit of thanking ninjas for what they do, but in the case of RuneScape's Ninja Team,...

Wurm Online proudly shows off its fancy new UI

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After lots of iterations and adjustments (and likely more before the final result goes live), Wurm Online is ready to show off its new...

Early access sandbox survival MMO SamuTale revamps its world with new resources, visuals, and items

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In what's being touted as its largest update yet, the colorful sandbox MMO SamuTale has done a wholesale revamp of its game world. This...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 267: Who had ‘New World delay’ on their bingo card?

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Andy, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands, LOTRO, Chronicles of Elyria, New World, SWTOR, FFXIV, RuneFest, Champions Online, and EverQuest, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, Elite, SWG Legends, and Animal Crossing, and a mailbag entry on Secret World Legends and maintenance-mode MMOs.

PWE co-op shooter Remnant: From the Ashes’ upcoming DLC will add a roguelike survival mode

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A new challenge is on the horizon for players of Remnant: From the Ashes. Assuming you're willing to pay the ten spot for it....

Overwatch’s Echo is officially live today – here’s the new trailer

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We first caught site of Overwatch's Echo waaaaay back in 2018, when she appeared in the Ashe-and-McCree short and was said to be “one of the...

Book of Travels previews its paper- and card-inspired user interface

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One of the selling points of Book of Travels that originally caught my eye way back before its successful Kickstarter last year was its...

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