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RuneScape shows off an hour of its new mining system

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Dig things out of the ground, put them together into more useful forms, sell those more useful forms, repeat. That's the core loop of...
You know what you are, you're gonna be a star.

World of Warcraft Classic is still under development, will begin with patch 1.12

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If it seems like World of Warcraft Classic would be an easy project, you may not have spent as much time thinking about it...

And tanks: World of Tanks revives World Cup soccer mode, War Thunder rolls out Project X

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Ahhhh World Cup madness is upon the sportsball world right now, and if you happen to be into both soccer/football and tanks, well then...
Ship of (heroic) Fooooools

Ship of Heroes discusses the difference between Alpha and Beta

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What makes an alpha? If your answer is "marketing jargon," you're not entirely wrong. But the team behind Ship of Heroes is going for...
I can stop any time I want.

World of Warcraft Q&A explains why you’re not getting your Mark of the Wild back

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Remember when everyone was very excited about how World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth was bringing back class buffs like Mark of the Wild?...

Bless Online explains why it chose early access, lays out the content coming soon

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Bless Online Executive Producer Sungjin Ko is back with another letter for the community today, this one offering insight into why Neowiz picked early...

Legends of Aria makes combat more sensible and nerfs fast travel in its latest update

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It's a big day for Legends of Aria and its beta testers, as the game is undergoing some pretty meaty changes to combat and...
Tappy

Final Fantasy XIV promises the companion app for late July

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There has long been a promise for Final Fantasy XIV players that there will be a companion app. It's been promised for so long,...

Warframe releases its third cinematic quest, The Sacrifice, and beats its concurrency record once again

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Update 23 isn't just your regular run-of-the-mill patch for Digital Extremes or any Warframe fans who have been anticipating this release for over a...
Medusa Oblongata

SMITE launches Medusa’s Deathmatch

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You might not want to look too closely at the latest patch for SMITE. Why? Well, it brings in the new Medusa's Deathmatch map,...

Blade and Soul throws the kitchen sink into next week’s patch

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You know it's a really good and meaty content patch when a studio can get more than two blog posts out of it. Blade...
Keep playing, darn it!

The Divison’s new Shields are all about earning rewards for the sequel

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When people know the sequel to their current MMO is coming out, they tend to be less inclined to complete in-game challenges in the...
This seems like more of a half-move.

E3 2018: Blizzard discusses keeping storytelling going in World of Warcraft

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There are a lot of elements to weave together to tell stories in World of Warcraft. You can argue over whether or not the...

Sea of Thieves kicks off its recurring events with skeleton thrones

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Running out of stuff to do in Sea of Thieves? The developers are trying to counter those summer duldrums with recurring in-game events, the...
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Crowfall cranks out Pre-Alpha 5 while working on 5.7

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This week, Crowfall's testing phase moved into Pre-Alpha 5 -- but you wouldn't know that to listen to the developers. The team seems much...

Lord of the Rings Online continues to fine-tune class adjustments

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How many number twos can Standing Stone Games put after a Lord of the Rings Online patch before it collapses from the sheer decimal...
Computer Box

Otherland’s developers are in the middle of switching transmission protocols

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The worst part of MMO development is when you have to put a great deal of work into something important but fiddly that most...

Kritika Online begins testing new danger zones and Fractured Memories expansion

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Danger! Danger! Danger zones, that is, and brand-new ones to try out this week in Kritika Online. En Masse just uploaded the latest content patch...
It's under control, probably.

Skyforge answers player questions about future plans

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So what's in the cards for the future of Skyforge? Players always want to know, and the most recent set of community questions and...
So super.

DC Universe Online opens testing for the third part of the Death of Superman

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Superman has died. Bereft of life, he's gone to meet his maker. But of course DC Universe Online isn't leaving it there, and players...

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