Updates

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Well the first thing I do is MAUL SOME HIKERS (like a boss)

Gloria Victis patches in bosses and a larger world

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The world of Gloria Victis has gotten larger with the most recent patch, a great deal of additional space available for players to tromp...

Starcraft’s Dehaka is on deck for Heroes of the Storm

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Primal Zerg pack leader Dehaka is looking to extend his galactic conquest by invading Heroes of the Storm. The legendary character is currently being...

The Stream Team: Facing Path of Exile’s first Ascendancy trial

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MassivelyOP's MJ got to sneak into Path of Exile's new Labyrinth courtesy of the alpha server, but now she has to earn the right to...

ARK poop as planned suicide, and new dinos will add to the pile

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If you learn nothing else today, you'll have this: ARK: Survival Evolved's poop was designed as a suicide measure. Seriously. According to Studio Wildcard...

Landmark’s next big update arrives Monday, wipes claims and characters

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Daybreak has been amping up communication about Landmark this past week following the news that it's plotting a spring launch for the sandvox MMO...
It's a mess out there.

The Division promises that a new update is coming next week

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After many delays, The Division is out and in the hands of players everywhere. The development team has posted a quick state of the...

World of Warcraft: Legion alpha patch revises class and artifact traits

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June 30th release or no, World of Warcraft: Legion continues on with its alpha test program. Today Blizzard patched in several adjustments to various...

SMITE brings in the winter goddess Skadi, starts selling 2016 season ticket

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Winter might be defrosting fast in the northern hemisphere, but in SMITE it's only getting going. The MOBA introduced the winter goddess Skadi this week...
Nothing can ever stay the same.

Heroes of the Storm’s Lost Cavern is a straight-up one-lane slugfest

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One of the big things that makes Heroes of the Storm distinct in its genre is the fact that every single map has a...

SWTOR announces KOTFE Chapter 12: Visions in the Dark, due April 7

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BioWare has just announced the next story chapter for Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion: Visions in the Dark. "In Visions...

RIFT starts testing its multicore tech

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We're betting that there are some of you in the Massively OP audience that gets an involuntary shiver whenever someone uses a sexy technical...
Barfapalooza.

Rumor: Retailers pegging World of Warcraft: Legion’s release as June 30th

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The cycle has begun. Every time a World of Warcraft expansion doesn't have a fixed release date, retailers begin assigning a release date to...
phaserbeeeeeeeeeeeeeams

Star Trek Online previews the new Strategist secondary specialization

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Starship captains in Star Trek Online will be able to be just a bit more tactical with the launch of Season 11.5. The interim...

Blade & Soul’s Silverfrost Mountains expansion includes eight dungeons

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NCsoft has just announced more content coming to Blade & Soul this spring in the form of what it's calling the Silverfrost Mountains expansion. "The...
Perhaps not such good value for bat-men, but they have enough money.

DC Universe Online announces a tournament for Batman vs. Superman

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There's not much time left before the latest DC Comics movie makes the old geek argument of "who would win in a fight, Batman...

RPG MO adds player-created minigames, teases fletching

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Need a free, bite-sized MMO to while away the occasional break? You could do worse than checking out RPG MO, an indie sandbox with...

Get hitched and storm Zek in EverQuest II’s GU 100 on April 28

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Although EverQuest II is known for fall expansions, the game updates throughout the year can be pretty meaty as well. And it just so...

Allods Online elaborates on new class aspects, weapon mechanics

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You might recall that Allods Online has big changes in the works for its classes with the coming Update 7.0. If you don't remember...
Not yours, but... all right, yes, not funny, sorry.

Dark Age of Camelot adds revamped bosses and more guild symbols

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When your friends in Dark Age of Camelot want to take a trip to Spindelhalla, do you pretend that your internet connection has died?...
We all become one.

Skyforge offers players a merging tool for pantheons with its next update

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When you have contests between various guilds, it's going to be harder to maintain your existence as a smaller guild. Skyforge's pantheon conflicts have...