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Fractured kicks off a Christmas event and permanently boosts glory gains by 33%

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You know, we get so few Thanksgiving events in MMORPGs that we could count them on one hand, but for Christmas we get so...

Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday has returned through January 2 with plushie weapons

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Guild Wars 2 friends, it's time to head to Divinity's Reach in your festive snow gear because Wintersday has returned to Tyria this afternoon....
We're fine.

World of Warcraft has added a whopping 38,000 quests in 20 years

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Here's a fun fact: Originally, Blizzard intended to create only around 100 Horde, 100 Alliance, and 100 neutral quests for World of Warcraft, as...

Brighter Shores celebrates Christmas by randomly handing out hats

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It's the season of Hatsgiving in Brighter Shores! OK, it's actually a Christmas event where players can find and trade hats, but Hatsgiving rolls...

Huh, Throne and Liberty is actually running a winter holiday event starting this week

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Throne of Liberty global isn't even two months old yet, but it has a Christmas event: It's called the Startree Solstice, and it's rolling...

Path of Exile 2 plans to change dodge rolling, rewards, and checkpoints as it nerfs an over-performing build

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Path of Exile 2 is in early access, so obviously things are going to change; it's just a question of whether or not those...

Serbian post-apoc MMOFPS Pioner is set to launch in 2025

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OK, let me stop you right there. You were about to come yell at me in the comments that I spelled "Pioneer" wrong. But...
My old wounds are acting up and stuff.

Star Wars: The Old Republic GU 7.6 goes live today with Dynamic Encounters and new PvP season

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Finally, Star Wars: The Old Republic will give players the content they've been craving since the game launched: the chance to herd Banthas on...

Fantastic Pixel Castle shares new prototype gameplay and dev plans for its Ghost MMO

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Fantastic Pixel Castle's upcoming MMO codenamed Ghost (aka Greg Street presents Ghostboi Adventures Online starring Bobby Battle Crabâ„¢) is wrapping up its year of...

Mabinogi brings a celestial scythe-wielding new class in its December 12 Astrologer update

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What do reading the stars and swinging a scythe have in common? They're the tools of the trade for the upcoming Astrologer class that...

World of Tanks’ Holiday Ops event brings festive decor, pet-styled tank cosmetics, and Jason Statham’s missions

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It's time for the Christmas season in World of Tanks, which can mean only one thing: plastering a fluffy cat face across your rumbling...
lol wut

Shroud of the Avatar promises ‘massive amount of dungeon work’ and bug fixes as Release 132 arrives

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The bug fixing will continue until gameplay improves, ideally: Shroud of the Avatar has put forth its latest set of update notes and newsletter,...

Vindictus seeks to stymie RMT bots by introducing a new currency that allows for in-game gold trading

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Despite the risks to game accounts and personal security, MMO players would still rather spend money with gold-farming bots than try to make in-game...

Past Fate vows to address the unintentional nudist colony it’s become

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Open world MMO Past Fate has a nudie problem that's, for once, not of the players' own making. Apparently there's a replication bug plaguing...

MechWarrior Online starts holiday events, adds a new map, and releases two more legendary Mechs

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Is it really the holiday season without multi-ton machines of war stomping around outside in the snow? MechWarrior Online certainly doesn't think so, and...

War Thunder discusses Firebirds patch adjustments, confirms upcoming use of BattleEye anti-cheat software

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The recently released Firebirds update to War Thunder could use some fixing up. That's the general message from a recent dev blog by Gaijin,...

RuneScape brings 10 more levels’ worth of Woodcutting and Fletching in latest patch

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Choppin' trees and makin' arrows. That's the name of the game for RuneScape's update this week, which is headlined with the arrival of more...

Riot’s Project K is a League of Legends physical trading card game

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Last week, Riot Games revealed one of its formerly secret projects, which ended up being a physical League of Legends trading card game. Code-named...

Marvel Rivals’ similarity to Overwatch apparently annoyed former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra

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It's not too much of a surprise that NetEase's free-to-play superhero shooter Marvel Rivals is being compared to Blizzard's Overwatch; the DNA is clear...

Corepunk outlines plans for early level combat, loot updates, and additional new features

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Following what it calls a "very informative and active week," developer Artificial Core is ready to share the next series of updates planned for...