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BatMUD, a 29-year-old MMO, is now on Steam

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Where were you in 1990? Did you even exist then? Because if you happened to be around 29 years ago, you could have jumped...
You know who is what here.

Hearthstone Battlegrounds takes a deep dive into how the game determines your rating

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Many game devs are extremely mum about how they come to determine a player's competitive rating. Not Hearthstone, which seems to be all too...

Lost Ark appears to be ramping up for its western release and console release according to job postings

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There certainly feels like a fair level of excitement for Lost Ark's western launch, especially since folks are already working their way into the...
bears, bears, beaaaaaars

Ashes of Creation revels in the majesty, the lore, and the creation of the Beer Bear mount

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Ashes of Creation seems to really be in love with this particular mount they've made. It's a bear mount. A bear mount with two...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen offers a look at class resource bars

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When is a resource bar more than a resource bar? When it gives you a sneak peek at what a class is capable of....

Inferna is a PvE-centered indie fantasy MMORPG headed to Steam Early Access on December 6

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One more to the list, eh friends? Steam Early Access is going to be getting a fresh arrival for the MMO genre in the...

Camelot Unchained’s knockback will send your heart (and torso) soaring

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Just because Camelot Unchained is switching from a weekly to a monthly developer update doesn't mean that it is skimping on the news. From...

Crimson Desert’s lead producer talks about PvE, co-op campaigns, and trade

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Our own Black Desert columnist and many of our readers have pondered aloud just what awaits players in Crimson Desert, one of several newly...

SEED polls its community to find out how personal politics will affect their play choices

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Whether we like it or not, the politics of the real world can inform much of what happens in-game, even if people want the...
Statue.

City of Heroes: Homecoming kicks off the winter season in its latest patch

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Now that the US has had its Thanksgiving, it's time to look forward to all of the fun in-game wintertime events the MMO gaming...

Reading time is over: ArcheAge shutters its problematic library dungeon

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Hope you got all of your overdue books turned in, because ArcheAge's Ayanad Library has closed its doors. Actually, the three-floor dungeon was causing...

LOTRO players denounce $50 legendary item catch-up sale

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For quite a while now, one of the most contentious points between Lord of the Rings Online's community and the game itself has been...

Dauntless’ Ramsgiving event celebrates being thankful and rams with a ram-shaped hammer skin

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Around this time in the US, we take a moment to revel in bounty and give thanks for the things we have achieved, no...

Stardew Valley’s latest update fixes multiplayer issues, drops fresh content

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If you were looking for a cozy old favorite multiplayer game to duck back into over the long weekend, Stardew Valley has offered itself...

Path of Exile answers questions about the Atlas, shows off boss fights and Metamorph crafting

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If you've been keeping an eye on our extensive ExileCon coverage, you already know that Path of Exile is getting a whole lot of...
I blew things up!

Apex Legends raises the level cap substantially but adds a lot more rewards to it

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You may or may not be at the old level cap for Apex Legends, but you are almost certainly not at the new cap....

Ascent: Infinite Realm is headed for open beta in southeast Asia soon

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Where's Ascent: Infinite Realm? It's a question we collectively pondered recently, but it would appear that a Hungarian site has announced that the game...
Big hall.

Final Fantasy XIV’s next Letter from the Producer is set for December 13

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If you're ready to start hearing about Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2 already, mark your calendars for December 13th. That's when producer and director...

The first PC beta for Elite Dangerous’ January update has begun

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Elite Dangerous is in the middle of a major bug fixing phase, so big it delayed the originally planned December content update. "Our first...
Throngs.

Red Dead Redemption 2 arrives on Steam on December 5

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Good news, Steam fans! It turns out that Red Dead Redemption 2 (and its companion element, Red Dead Online, also known as Grand Theft...

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