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Funcom’s running a free-play weekend for Conan Exiles, Conan Unconquered, and Age of Conan

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Conan fans, this unlikely weekend is your moment to shine, as Funcom's making all the things free free free. First up is Conan Exiles, normally...

No Man’s Sky kicks off a new community research event and fixes numerous bugs in Update 2.12

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There's a fresh update for the (now) multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox No Man's Sky that provides a reason for more people to come together...

PlanetSide Arena has officially launched into early access – here’s the new trailer

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Delays are in the past: "Massive" battle royale PlanetSide Arena is officially hitting early access today, rolling into what Daybreak is calling the "first...

Albion Online details improvements coming to the Outlands in the Queen update

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The open PvP regions that make up the Outlands of Albion Online need some adjustment. At least that's the gist of what director Robin...
Old and busted.

Someone in RuneScape spent $62K on microtrans according to UK Parliament report

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Remember last year when we polled our readers on how much money they'd spent on their Steam accounts? Most people seemed to track under...

City of Heroes Homecoming is now banning accounts for… real-money trading

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If you thought you could get away with a bit of gold-selling or gold-buying on the side while participating in City of Heroes' rogue...
Sort of draconic.

World of Warcraft’s new black market auction house goodies are unveiled

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Ah, the sinister black market auction house in World of Warcraft. It's not quite like a normal auction house, but instead a place where players...

Chronicles of Elyria marks its crowdfunding anniversary with a contest and more crowdfunding

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Most MMO anniversaries are to mark a game's launch date, but since Chronicles of Elyria still hasn't quite completed development yet, it has to...

Lord of the Rings Online begins testing the new Stout-Axe Dwarves

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Ever since we got word that a new Dwarf racial variant was on the way to Lord of the Rings Online, we've been curious...

Steam’s new features are now available in open beta

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The Steam library's beta version of its shiny new feature are now up and running, so those who are champing at the bit to...
On-brand, at least.

Twin Saga adds in a new Senshi quest alongside its anniversary event

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Gosh, it's been a full three years for Twin Saga? Where does the time go? Well, into the past, and it's time to focus on the...

Bungie’s latest video talks up Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep and the plan for Year Three

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Another "ViDoc" from the folks at Bungie is, as one would expect, chock-full of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep hype. In this latest sizzle reel-cum-documentary, players...
Storm's a-comin'

Albion Online improves guild logs and adjusts enemies with its latest update

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Have you ever found yourself fighting an enemy and think, "gosh, this boss has really let himself go?" Because the latest patch for Albion Online...

Fortnite’s new mobile Party Hub feature lets you chat and play battle royale with friends

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Dropping in with friends has gotten a whole lot simpler in Fortnite's battle royale mode with the most recent update. v10.31 has introduced a...

Cube World’s closed beta begins September 23 – go get your Steam keys

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When Picroma's Wolfram von Funck resurfaced earlier this month to announce that 2013 voxelbox Cube World was not only back in development but hitting...

Black Desert plans three-week Season of the Hunt event starting September 25

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It's been a bit of a bye week in Black Desert's PC version thanks to an extra-long maintenance mode - gamers will recall that...

Ashes of Creation sends its Apocalypse battle royale to early access next week

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Now calling it a "prequel" to the MMORPG itself, Intrepid Studios announced today that Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse battle royale title will hit early...

Hearthstone’s Tombs of Terror, Overwatch’s Brick Challenge, and Blizzard’s Pencils of Promise charity sale

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Even outside of World of Warcraft, Blizzard's been busy busy busy this week. First, take a peek at Hearthstone: The MMOTCG opened the Tombs of...
Well, I guess.

Pantheon addresses questions for every class in the upcoming MMO

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Visionary Realms is back this month with another look at Pantheon's development in its September newsletter. There's a new segment this round focused on...

Rockstar offers game launcher freebies, Red Dead Online adds legendary bounties and… zombies?

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You know what you need? Another games launcher rattling around your harddrive! Yeah, no you don't, but Rockstar has launched one anyway. "The Rockstar Games...

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