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Fallout 76 players discuss the current state of the game and the Fallout 1st subscription

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If you want to take the temperature of a game's community, often you're left to some of the more acerbic places of discussion like...

The Elder Scrolls Online introduces new cash shop pet that increases your inventory and raises some eyebrows

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Generally speaking, The Elder Scrolls Online has some pretty good and adorable pets, but all they really do is just look cute. The latest...

Lord of the Rings Online’s level 120 gear system sows pay-to-win lockbox confusion

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LOTRO's Minas Morgul expansion released a few days ago, which naturally changed a number of things around. One thing it did shift is how...

Diablo IV lead developer confirms cosmetic microtransactions will be in the game

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So, just how will Blizzard make sweet, sweet money off of Diablo IV? Expansions, surely. A cash shop, apparently. And that cash shop will...

The Daily Grind: Should World of Warcraft switch to annual expansions?

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During last week's Activision-Blizzard investor call, Blizzard executives dodged hard on one analyst's question about WoW Classic retention - no great surprise there, really,...

MMO Week in Review: Ending LOTRO’s Black Book of Mordor

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Lord of the Rings Online put a capstone on the Black Book of Mordor storyline this past week with the launch of its Minas...

Sea of Thieves talks about a new Arena weekend event and the Battle for London esports competition

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It's just not a complete week unless I get my Sea of Thieves developer update starring executive producer Joe Neate. Let's just get comfy,...

The MOP Up: When no one’s online, the terror truly begins

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Halloween may be over, but you can still get your creepy spook on with No Players Online. This is a horror game that uses...
There are more things than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

World of Warcraft adds several arcade games to the Darkmoon Faire

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Wanna play a game? In a game? Yes, that's two movie references tied together, which probably should net me some extra bonus internet points...

A prominent FIFA competitor blows the lid off of a match fixing scandal involving several pro gamers

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Imagine if several major teams from any large-scale sport in America -- take your pick -- conspired together to make sure they didn't face...

Make My MMO: Destiny’s Sword is launching a Steam demo Monday

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we learned that Destiny's Sword is dropping a Steam demo on Monday as a tie-in with Veterans Day...

Improbable and Tencent join forces to bring SpatialOS and a developer program to China

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It would appear that Improbable, the company behind SpatialOS, is hedging its bets on China. Improbable announced that it will be working with Tencent...

ArcheAge Unchained grants Belstrom players a server boost and items pack for the three-day blackout

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Yesterday we reported on the Belstrom EU server's extended length of maintenance due to an issue discovered with its auction house. A few hours...

Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan thinks Blizzard’s Blitzchung punishment was too harsh

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Last week, it was players, game industry leaders, and congress against Blizzard in the matter of Hearthstone player Blitzchung's sentencing over pro-Hong Kong statements....
Blessed not be.

Betawatch: Bless Unleashed launches into open beta

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Aw, they grow up so fast. It feels like just yesterday that Bless Unleashed was being announced as a project making everyone ask why another...
Farvest hestival

Blade & Soul brings back the Golden Harvest Festival on November 13

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Some games promise you a chicken dinner when you emerge victorious from a challenge. Blade & Soul will miss all that weak nonsense. Players who...

RuneScape on mobile and movement updates, end of Java support

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The future of RuneScape's technology is the primary topic of the latest developer blog, which provided affirmation of the nearing end of mobile development,...

Fractured’s November alpha will include horizontal character progression

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After multiple rounds of alpha this past spring and summer, the SpatialOS MMORPG sandbox Fractured will finally launch into Alpha 2 this month. "The...

Book of Travels explains its event system, NPC behavior, and trading economy

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Sure, Book of Travels sounds neat, and it clearly is drawing in lots of crowdfunding support, but just what happens in the game? The...
This is what it looks like.

Nexon has officially cancelled Dragon Hound

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Oh no! Not Dragon Hound! Anything but Dragon Hound! Remember how promising Dragon Hound looked? No, you probably do not even remember that Dragon Hound existed at all,...

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