Updates

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En Masse relaunches Alliance of Valiant Arms

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Have you ever heard of Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA)? It is a team-based FPS title that's been on the market in various regions...

Perpetuum adds two new mech-class robots in today’s patch

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Robots! Yes, an article about robots that is not written by Eliot! We're talking about Perpetuum Online's robots, of course. Back in August, Avatar...

Ultima Online turns 19 years old this weekend, grants cash shop currency to veteran players

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Nineteen years ago this weekend, Ultima Online launched into the world, a creaky sandbox that even its own developers did not fully realize would...
Challenge: Get queued up.

Eternal Crusade launch-day roundup and trailer

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Following the deployment of patch #24 yesterday, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is finally prepared to launch today. Players who jumped in last night found...
I have to chop SO MUCH right now.

Final Fantasy XIV offers up its preliminary patch notes for patch 3.4

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It's a bit unnecessary to note at this point that Final Fantasy XIV tends to have huge patches. We all know that by now....

RIFT players finally turn the tables with planar assaults

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One of the defining features of RIFT is its titular invasions. Since the game's launch in 2010, creatures from the elemental planes have been...
Slither slither slither.

Age of Conan’s next patch is available for testing

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You need to be careful to ensure that you've got the right sort of chaos going into the next Age of Conan update. The...

Destiny’s newest raid goes live tomorrow

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Destiny's players might be storming through Rise of Iron this week, but their journey is far from over. Bungie is preparing to turn on...

EverQuesting: Looking ahead to EverQuest II’s Kunark Ascending expansion

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I love fall. Fall is the best season. It has the best holiday, changing leaves, and awesome weather. Fall also means that EverQuest II's...
Come fly with me.

Rift of the Damned patch for Riders of Icarus is delayed to September 29

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A slight delay has hit the next big patch for Riders of Icarus, which was previously scheduled to go live on September 28th. The...
Try try try.

The Division’s test server goes live today for PC players

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Ready to try the next update to The Division before it goes live? The game's test server is going live today for PC players,...
Ah, this was handled capably.

DC Universe Online is overhauling its stats completely

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Stats are a big deal in MMOs. Those little numbers that we try to make go higher are a big part of what makes...
The joke here is that the dungeons for this game were miserable slogs.

WildStar is bringing lockboxes to raids

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If you've played WildStar and lamented the fact that there just aren't enough places to get lockboxes in the game right now, you'll be...

Elder Scrolls Online has begun testing its new lockboxes

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What will Elder Scrolls Online be like when lockboxes come to town? Players have a chance to get an advance look at this future,...
Well, I guess it's cool.

Here are the mounts coming in Riders of Icarus’ next update

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Riders of Icarus is a game that's all about riding things. Really, it's right there in the title; it's not called "Walkers of Icarus"...
Well-told, but not well-planned.

The Daily Grind: Should MMOs plan their last expansions out?

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By all accounts, Final Fantasy XI's last expansion is Seekers of Adoulin. It was a good expansion, definitely... but it certainly doesn't feel like...

H1Z1: King of the Kill dumps Daybreak cash for new currency

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The PvP half of the H1Z1 split, King of the Kill, has done away with Daybreak Cash as of its update yesterday. Players will...

Storm King’s Thunder breaches Neverwinter’s console versions October 18

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Console players, do you ever watch updates go live for Neverwinter's PC players and stare wistfully as they rush off to play the new shiny...

Marvel Heroes adds Quake, Ghost Rider team-ups; Mark Rubin joins Gazillion

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Did you catch the premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. last night? Are you kind of wishing you could see more of the characters...

Skyforge’s newest raid boss is so powerful that it obliterates the battle arena

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Described as "devastating" and "unpredictable," Tol-Monter is ready to tag into Skyforge as the game's newest raid boss. This happy fellow is the leader...