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Destiny 2 prepares for its Steam jump with maintenance and preloading

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It's almost time for Destiny 2 to enter the verdant fields of Steam, and you had best believe that comes along with some maintenance times....

Star Citizen unveils a new ship that lets players pull other players out of hyperspace

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A new Star Citizen ship has been unveiled -- on Newsweek of all places -- and this one is a doozy, offering the ability...

Star Trek Online memorializes actors Eisenberg and Donner, adds intel science ships

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Brokenhearted Deep Space Nine fans who gathered together to remember the life and work of actor Aron Eisenberg ("Nog") this week will be glad...

Lord of the Rings Online starts Minas Morgul pre-orders, rolls out Stout-Axe Dwarves

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What we know for certain: Lord of the Rings Online is pushing out Update 24.3 today, and that single decimal point usually indicates some...

Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 70 brings Halloween themed fun on September 26

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As we near October, it stands to reason that more of Halloween will start to invade the MMO space. Shroud of the Avatar looks...

Fortnite announces the addition of bots during its next season and promises to tweak matchmaking

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Something tells me that having fair and balanced matches in Fortnite isn't really something that's needed, but then I might still be a wee...
We remember, to our detriment.

World of Warcraft: Classic is successfully letting some players reconnect with old friends

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This is just plain nice to see. Regardless of anything else going on in World of Warcraft: Classic, it's good to see people finding old...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 239: Astellia ascending

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Justin and Bree discuss Astellia, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, WoW, LOTRO, PlanetSide Arena, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag topic on making gaming more productive (or not).

Paladins is shutting down in China on November 30

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Publisher Tencent has come to an amicable decision with Hi-Rez Studios to shut down Paladins in China. The decision comes roughly three years since...
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PlanetSide Arena elects to temporarily disable Teams mode in all regions

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While the scale of the large scale battles in PlanetSide Arena is certainly something one can call into question, part of that problem perhaps...

Rumor: Yes, Red Dead Redemption 2 is still probably coming to PC

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File this one under rumors that have been kicking around so long it's kind of amazing anyone still cares: There's another clue that Red...
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Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse hits early access today – are you trying it out?

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Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale title is officially launching into persistent early access today as planned. As it announced last week, Intrepid Studios...

Ship of Heroes previews its Military Weapons powerset ahead of the CCT beta

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Still waiting for Ship of Heroes character creation tool beta? We are too! That's still coming, according to the game's latest post, and the...
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU, BUT EVEN IF THEY DID YOU SUCK

Blizzard’s Alex Afrasiabi on the World of Warcraft phenomenon as 8.2.5 arrives to retail servers

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Even with Patch 8.2.5 rolling out on the World of Warcraft retail servers today, Blizzard doesn't want you to entirely forget about its "other"...

Physical power armor helmet from Fallout 76 is being recalled due to mold

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Remember when the worst thing about Fallout 76 merch was a crappy canvas bag? Get ready to feel the bottom dropping out as it's...
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Australian police are investigating crimes linked to an Overwatch esports team

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The obvious old joke to be made was that if esports were real sports, they'd be linked to organized crime. Alas, the joke no longer...
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Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Moogle Treasure Trove until patch 5.1

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Did you think you were just about done with things in Final Fantasy XIV ahead of patch 5.1? Well think again, because the Moogle Treasure...

Check out Cube World’s launch trailer as it officially hits closed beta on Steam

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It's here, it's here - Cube World has officially hit closed beta on Steam! As we noted last week, the game's original developer resurfaced in...

Legends of Aria’s Point Release 8 introduces threat generation, macros, and the Runebook

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Job one of the tank is to generate threat and keep aggro. Job two is to hope you're not teamed with a DPS who...
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Closers lets Seth head up to Special Agent status

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It's time for another Closers patch, and this one is all focused on Seth. Yes, you're probably getting enough Seth in your life already (although...

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