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ArcheAge Walk is a location-based mobile game coming to Korea (and not a prank)

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If you needed any additional evidence that we are living in the weirdest timeline, look no further than ArcheAge Walk, the newly revealed mobile...
He had the lobes for it.

Actor Aron Eisenberg gets a torchlight vigil in Star Trek Online

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The Star Trek fandom was shocked to learn that Aron Eisenberg passed away on Sunday, September 22nd. Eisenberg was best known among fans for...

SuperData August 2019: WoW Classic drives a massive subscription surge

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Alright, all you armchair business analysts, it's time to look over SuperData's sales research report for August 2019. Get your best arguments ready and...
Time?

MMO Week in Review: A new spin on Guild Wars 2 nostalgia

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Guild Wars 2 captured hearts and minds this week with the rollout of Bound by Blood, the first part of the game's new season-like...

The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright

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Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Mini Life, Naïca, and MedievaLands

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It's time for another roundup of smaller or more obscure MMOs that you might not have noticed! We'll kick off today with a pixel...

Citadel: Forged with Fire shifts its final release date to November 1

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Hey, did you know that Citadel: Forged with Fire is launching on PC and consoles? That's been news that the developer has been eager...

Make My MMO: Survival sandbox Day of Dragons soars past $325,000 Kickstarter funding

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, MOP reader Winterskorn alerted us to the Kickstarter for Day of Dragons. It's not a pure MMO, but it's...

Project Gorgon’s September update touches combat, treasure, and skills

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Tiny indie studio Elder Game is still doggedly working on the whimsical and weird MMORPG Project Gorgon, and as of today, the September patch...

For Science: Study suggests racial stereotyping underpins campaign to blame real-world violence on video games

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Academics have found a way to make the media and politicians' spurious blame of video games for real-world violence look even worse than it...

World of Warcraft rolls out the barrels for another Brewfest full of new events and souvenirs

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I love autumn, and one of the reasons why is because there's lots of beer festivals going on at about this time of year....
Bork.

World of Warcraft releases patch 8.2.5 on September 24th

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Well, the betting pool for the patch day for World of Warcraft's 8.2.5 has now closed, and people who had "next week" have won!...
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Betawatch: PlanetSide Arena hits early access to a resounding shrug

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The early access for PlanetSide Arena has begun after the game showed off its weaponry. And the results? Players agree that it is definitely......
Daunting punch.

Dauntless previews the punchy nature of Aether Strikers

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Go ahead and get your falcon punch memes out of your system because the newest weapon in Dauntless is going to let you deliver...
Multi-digit division.

The Division 2 releases a sweeping set of balance changes on its test server

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The next major patch for The Division 2 is scheduled for release in October, which means that the game is running out of time...
An otter one bites the dust?

Ashes of Creation previews the lore and creation of its adorable otter mount

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Who doesn't love an adorable otter? Maniacs, that's who. And if you get yourself an adorable otter that can also carry you on its...

Dota 2 issues decades-long bans against bad actors and account violators

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As I understand it, most MOBAs are unfriendly places, especially the larger ones like Dota 2. In an announcement made by Valve in a...

Warframe delivers updates and improvements to Arbitration Alerts

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Arbitrations, which are a type of Warframe Alert offered by the Arbiters of Hexis, have apparently gotten a bit of fine tuning. A developer...
Zorp? Phasers don't go zorp.

Star Trek Online patches in improved rewards for daily patrols

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If you feel like you're just not getting enough from going on patrol in Star Trek Online before today, apparently the designers agreed. The...

The Envoys of Avalon Equinox event has returned to the Secret World Legends

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So technically, the first day of fall this year for those of us up in the Northern Hemisphere is Monday, but that means nothing...

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