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Nexon is sunsetting mobile survival MMO Durango Wild Lands already

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Welp, that didn't last long: Nexon announced last night that it's sunsetting Durango Wild Lands, a mobile survival MMO that kicked around in various...

Bungie partners with shoe brand to release $140 Destiny 2 boots, sure why not

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Let's be honest, Destiny 2 makes some very weird merchandising choices, whether it's Pop-Tarts, energy drinks, or scented candles. By comparison, then, $140 boots...

EverQuest II asks players to keep raiding without custom UIs for server lag test

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I dunno about you, but when my heavily customized UI stops working, I tend to want to just not play the MMO. That's the...
It's already dead.

PlanetSide 2 brings the Nanite of the Living Dead event back for more spooky shooting

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Fans of PlanetSide 2 probably had lots of reason to be scared following the latest round of Daybreak layoffs on Friday, and not in the...

Black Desert preps Halloween and Great Expedition on PC, awakens the Tamer on Xbox One

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Black Desert Online's PC version is busy prepping its boat for the Great Expedition update coming next week, but in the meantime, there's Halloween...

Blade & Soul’s latest update brings Halloween, crafting system updates, and new PvP equipment

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I was pretty sure the only major thing coming soon to Blade & Soul was the game's Halloween event, but the patch notes that...

TERA’s Skywatch update takes players to a ‘high-flying zone’

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We all know that MMORPGs are strangely obsessed with floating islands. But the real question that I want answered is how do these massive,...

ArcheAge Unchained delays Steam, beholds mighty queues during launch rollout

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Gamigo's touting it as a "successful launch," but ArcheAge Unchained's slow rollout yesterday was more like a typical MMO launch, beset by queues, crashes,...

Riot announces team shooter, card game, fighting game, co-op game, and mobile League of Legends

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If you felt a small earthquake last night, don't worry -- it was just the response of Riot Games' community at all of the...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Dragonhold’s drama and destinations

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Elder Scrolls Online's Dragonhold DLC is less than a week away now on PC, and for those who are curious - maybe even curious...
Catch.

EverQuest II kicks off Gear Up, Level Up to get people ready for its next expansion

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So you aren't really prepared for the next EverQuest II expansion because you haven't done all your leveling and your gear is outdated. Shh, it's...

The Division 2’s Title Update 6 is live with new map, missions, and spec

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Today marks the day that those who bought in to the Year 1 Pass can get started on the newest shinies for The Division...
I'm sure this is fine.

Bless Unleashed announces combat changes arriving to the first open beta

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The upcoming open beta for Bless Unleashed has a fair bit riding on it, since this really-not-the-original-game-we-promise title doesn't exactly have an unblemished legacy from...
It knows you sinned.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 242: And then Blizzard said, ‘Hold my beer’

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss the Blizzard boytcott and fiasco, the Daybreak layoffs, Shroud of the Avatar's sell-off, the Guild Wars 2 hacker piece, and a few happier stories too.

Star Trek Online brings Awakening to console and launches a breast cancer charity event

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Let the games of catch-up begin! Star Trek Online players on PS4 and Xbox One can now get the same stuff that PC players...
Gunda-allright

LOTRO previews Minas Morgul expansion, starts up Harvestmath

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Ready to get into the Halloween spirit in Middle-earth? Considering the holiday, it's a very appropriate month for Minas Morgul -- starring the City...

Fortnite returns to service with Season 11 as Save the World players grumble

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This past weekend, Epic Games ended Fortnite's season 10 not with a big bang but with a big crunch when it welcomed players to...
Please come back.

World of Warcraft: Classic is getting Dire Maul today ahead of the rest of Phase 2

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Sorry, guy; you might know Mordenkainen's Magical Watchdog, but you never actually said you were casting it, so now there's ogres. Among other things, anyhow. Yes, World...

Destiny 2 accidentally confirms the return of the Haunted Forest Halloween activity

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Maybe it was an accident of programming, or maybe it was a little intentional tease of what's to come. Whatever the case may be,...

Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King has returned once again through November 5

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It's Halloween time in Guild Wars 2 as of today, as Shadows of the Mad King has returned as promised. The gameworld will be...

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