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RIFT kicks off Fae Yule and makes tweaks to Mages and Clerics in the latest patch

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The rumors of RIFT's death continue to be exaggerated, though the latest patch to the MMORPG isn't exactly full of marquee features, either. Still,...

Sea of Thieves adds holiday quests, new Skeleton Lords, and a new tutorial with the Festival of Giving

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Just because the Sea of Thieves is full of cold-hearted buccaneers doesn't mean they can't experience a bit of generosity around this time of...

LOTRO starts Yule Festival, adds more quests to Minas Morgul

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Our winner of 2019's Most Underrated MMO is giving its playerbase a winter treat today. Lord of the Rings Online is dropping Update 25.1...
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Final Fantasy XIV previews its 2019 Starlight Celebration

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It's time to get ready for another holiday celebration as Final Fantasy XIV rolls out the red carpet with white trim for the annual...

Anthem rings in the holiday season with the arrival of Icetide

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The place that Anthem takes place in looks damn near tropical, or at least tepid, so the idea of celebrating a snowy season would...

PSA: Conan Exiles will be free-to-play during this weekend on Steam

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Have you been watching MJ's Conan Exiles streams and wondering what it'd be like to drop into the sun-baked survival hell of Hyboria? Well,...

Amazon’s New World is apparently slated for 2020, according to new Steam page

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Amazon Game Studios has been teasing some sort of reveal for its MMORPG New World all week, which has surely been a comfort to...

Gamigo’s taking another swing at getting ArcheAge Unchained’s ArchePass live today

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We have a joke around the MOP offices that we are not an uptime monitor. Our site does not exist to chronicle the uptime...

Pearl Abyss drops new Crimson Desert screenshots and design notes

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So, other than MOP's Carlo (who's absolutely losing his mind over the game), who's hyped for Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert? Because the Korean mega-studio...

Armor-reducing weapon reloads and brittle weapon bugs arrive with Fallout 76’s latest patch

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Some sunny day, we'll all be able to look at Fallout 76 updates with excitement instead of concern that they'll introduce new and horrifying...

Secret World Legends whispers of Krampusnacht 2019

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It may have been a quiet year for Secret World Legends, but at least Funcom is keeping the event cycle going. That means that...

Star Citizen fan says he spent $31,000 on the game following a near-death experience

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Gather round, Star Citizen skeptics and superfans, because it's story time over on the game's subreddit. Redditor ILMsux has posted a gripping story about a...
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Dang, Astellia Online is sunsetting in its native South Korea

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Well, this is not a good sign: Nexon announced last night that it's closing Astellia Online in its native South Korea. If you'll forgive...

Browser-based strategy MMO AD2460 will sunset on March 1

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While I personally have never even heard of AD2460 before in spite of our covering it, it's always a sad time when you learn...

Grim Dawn unveils Monster Totems as the first new feature arriving with its next update

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Grim Dawn has only just released one of its largest updates, yet already the team at Crate Entertainment is looking ahead to v1.1.6.0 with...
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Tencent will host a cloud version of Blade & Soul in China soon

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It's possible that the hacking cough that was Google Stadia's launch has turned you off from the notion that cloud gaming is the future,...

Bungie disables a Destiny 2 armor mod that let players endlessly spam their Supers

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The Season of Dawn for Destiny 2 has gone live, bringing with it a lot of things to do and stuff to earn, but...

EverQuest II’s Frostfell has arrived with new goodies from Santa Glug

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Gonna be honest, a dancing gobbo in a santa hat is a bit creepy to me, but I was informed that gobbo is in...

Blade & Soul’s Will of Iron launches today with a new dungeon and Destroyer spec

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Will of Iron is officially live today in NCsoft's Blade & Soul, presumably the last major update of the year for the game's western...

Google and Epic Games are squabbling over Fortnite’s Android fees – again

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Epic Games and Google are butting heads in what continues to be the technology version of a DragonBall Z fight with similar levels of...

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