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City of Titans’ avatar builder is coming to backers soon

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Ship of Heroes isn't the only superhero MMORPG in town that's getting a character builder out to its fans this month: City of Titans...

Lord of the Rings Online puts a cap on embers, motes, and figments

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If you are not acquainted with the Lord of the Rings Online scene these days, chances are that the headline above made about as...

Analysts fret over Blizzard’s prospects following wildly unpopular ban of Hong Kong Hearthstone esports star

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Anger over the "international incident" sparked by Blizzard's ban of a Hong Kong Hearthstone pro player and apparent firing of two Taiwanese commentators over...

TERA previews Skywatch Aerial Island, Halloween events, and the Harvest Festival

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TERA players are in for a big October: Not only is the Skywatch: Aerial Island update rolling to PC, but Halloween is in the...

Stardew Valley’s lone developer talks about self-publishing, patch 1.4, and multiplayer for Xbox One and mobile

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Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone seems to be the Trent Reznor of gaming development in that he works better either by himself or with a very...

Monster Hunter: World Iceborne adds Rajang hunt and new endgame content today, details future updates

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It's all about the new hotness for Monster Hunter: World Iceborne, which might sound contradictory considering the expansion's subtitle until you realize that you're...

Steam’s Remote Play Together will let local multiplayer games go global

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If you've ever had a game that worked only with local multiplayer and you had to either do some fast-hacking or just give up...
Monsters.

Temtem shares the first backer-created creature design process

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The critters of Temtem are the center of the action, being as the title is a Pokemon-inpsired game which funded last year. This is why...

Blade & Soul’s Halloween event returns on October 16

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Blade & Soul is once again getting in to the spooky spirit next week with the arrival of its Blade and Ghoul event on...
We hunted ourselves.

Fractured opens up a porting test weekend ahead of Alpha 2 in November

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How long do projects take in software development? The old standby is that you should take your most realistic estimate and double it, but...

Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet chased the 2016 Gaile Gray account hacker all the way to Germany – and lost

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Back in 2016, MassivelyOP covered an odd story about the Guild Wars franchise and a hack that seemingly involved the account of then-ArenaNet employee...

Shroud of the Avatar finally admits the Kickstarter book is not happening, offers in-game items instead

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Yesterday, we covered the bizarre but perhaps expected news that Portalarium has transferred Shroud of the Avatar and other assets to Catnip Games, which...

The Division 2’s Title Update 6 brings new missions and a new specialization starting on October 15

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Title Update 6 of The Division 2 is now more visibly on the horizon and also has unleashed a number of new details thanks...

Funcom roundup: Secret World Legends’ Samhain, Moons of Madness’ launch, and Tencent

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Funcom is up to some stuff this week! For starters, Secret World Legends is patching in Samhain today. One of the better Halloween events...
The new place.

Final Fantasy XIV previews its site for patch 5.1 and the All Saints’ Wake event

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It's time for a whole lot of reveals for Final Fantasy XIV, starting with the special site for patch 5.1 having gone up. Yes, you...
Money dollars.

ArcheAge Unchained’s test server throws its doors open to you – yes, you

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Are you ready for next week's launch of ArcheAge's new buy-to-play server, or are you still on the fence about the whole deal? What...

Former Bungie CEO publicly unveils his new multi-studio games company

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Harold Ryan, the man who led Bungie for 15 years, has re-entered the games industry with a new company called ProbablyMonsters, which works a...

OrbusVR brings its new level 30 dungeons and new Shard dungeons online

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Earlier in the month, VR MMO OrbusVR offered a look at new endgame content due with its forthcoming update. That update officially went live...

Legends of Aria is overhauling its PvP system once again

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Remember this past summer when Citadel Studios announced that it was finally launching Legends of Aria on Steam with a huge overhaul patch that...
Pictured: Love.

Final Fantasy XI’s newest login campaign offers players autumnal decoration

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Another month rolling in means another patch for Final Fantasy XI, but it also means a new set of login rewards available for the...

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