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This game really provides no shortage of illustrations we need for this.

Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods is likely launching on April 26th

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There's no formal announcement just yet of when Hearthstone players will be able to jump into the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion, but...
You let me down, man.

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches Visions in the Dark with its latest update

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Are you of the mind that Emperor Valkorion in Star Wars: The Old Republic is an enormous jerk, or are you more in the...

Grim Dawn teases free Hidden Path update

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Multiplayer ARPG Grim Dawn has been teasing modding tools, but there's more on the way in the form of a free content update called...
You say that like it's a bad thing.

Heroes of the Storm previews Tracer’s mechanics

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Cheers, Heroes of the Storm fans, the cavalry's nearly here. Tracer is dropping into the game for Overwatch pre-orders on April 19th, and a...
Here we go again.

Wisdom of Nym: Where we’re heading in Final Fantasy XIV with patch 3.3 (and beyond)

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I've made no real secret of the fact that I don't particularly like Final Fantasy XIV's live letters. Leaving aside the usual issues I...

Black Desert Korea promises playable dark elves, ocean content

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We got much more out of last week's Daum interviews and press conferences than major release dates for the next class pairs and Awakening/Valencia...
Get better at this.

Gloria Victis’ weekly update introduces dynamic events

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This week's Gloria Victis update takes a cue from MMOs like Warhammer and Guild Wars 2 with its introduction of dynamic events. "New dynamic events,...

RIFT’s newest raid will sport an ‘introduction’ mode

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Making the transition into the raiding scene in an MMO can be an incredibly daunting experience, especially if it's your first time doing so...
Darn it, Tad Williams, why.

Betawatch: You may completely believe that Otherland is back on Steam (April 1, 2016)

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Yes, we've all had fun with today's joke, but you can probably 100% believe the fact that Otherland is back on Steam after a...

80 unusual problems that can be explained by Skyforge’s Alchemist class

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This week, Skyforge reintroduced the combat Alchemist class with a brand-new class trailer. This is not an April Fools' joke! The Alchemist is a hybrid...
Not part of Fable or Fables, despite the name.

The truth about fabled zones will change the way you play EverQuest II

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If you have fond memories of the Ruins of Varsoon in EverQuest II, get ready to relive them, because that region is getting the...

29 sassy insults for the e-thugs who are DDOSing Shroud of the Avatar

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Sadly, this one isn't an April Fools' Day joke, or if it's a prank on the part of the perpetrators, it's not a funny...
AHHHH

WoW Factor: A totally legitimate history of World of Warcraft

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Editor's note: We're sorry to report that Eliot appears to have fallen through some sort of wormhole when this column was due. Maybe a...
It's never quite gone.

April Fools’ Day around the MMOverse, 2016 edition

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Happy April Fools' Day, and remember not to believe anything you read on the internet today! We're stepping outside of our own BuzzFeed-headline prank...
Chill out!

You won’t believe how much the Frostkeeper soul can heal tanks in RIFT

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Having more healing options is always nice if you prefer "staying alive" to "dying," so RIFT is adding another healer in the form of...

The Stream Team: Arabian tales in The Secret World’s Issue #14

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What's that, you say? An new Secret World issue is live? Well, we know where to find MassivelyOP's MJ! Even though Egypt isn't her...

Otherland patch raises level cap to 60 and introduces factions

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When Otherland returned to Steam earlier this week, Drago promised that it would soon be accompanied by two sizable updates. Players didn't have to...

War Thunder’s new sky renders will melt your eyeballs with joy

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Considering how much time War Thunder players spend fighting and flying through the skies, having that horizon look as gorgeous as possible is probably...

Neverwinter’s in-game tabletop D&D campaign is live today

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Neverwinter's "Marvelous Game" is live today, just in time for April Fools' Day shenanigans. Portobello's Campaign is basically a D&D tabletop campaign... inside the D&D...

Sandbox Ascent: The Space Game’s new patch adds co-op combat, overhauled UI

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Indie space sandbox MMORPG Ascent: The Space Game scored a "massive" update yesterday, so big the studio has nicknamed it the HyperMegaUltra update. "So...