Updates

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Chaos Theory: In The Secret World, membership has its benefits

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By now, you've probably heard me mention a time or three that The Secret World overhauled its membership benefits and loyalty rewards. As a...

Shards Online delays alpha, early access; adds new stretch goal

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Shards Online's latest newsletter has arrived, and in it, Project Lead Derek Brinkmann says the development team is hard at work on two features:...

DC Universe Online Episode 22 introduces new Superman-themed content

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Episode 22 is on the way for Daybreak's superhero MMO DC Universe Online. Creative Director SJ "NerdOfPrey" Mueller explains that the episode will include a...
You may be my old favorite, but you don't get a free pass.

WoW Factor: Being positive vs. being honest in games criticism

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Today's column is about the time I tackled my father and stormed out of the house. It is also about World of Warcraft. It...
Well, whose fault is that?

Star Wars: The Old Republic is launching the next story chapter on March 10th

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With the tenth chapter of Knights of the Fallen Empire available to players of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the question on every player's...
Fashion is passion.

Final Fantasy XIV offers up a trailer for patch 3.2

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Players of Final Fantasy XIV have 11 more days until patch 3.2 comes smashing onto the live game. That means more Alexander, two new...

Skyforge patch starts V-Day event, adds souped-up screenshot feature

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Tired of seeing red hearts and pink frosting everywhere you go this month? Then you better avoid Skyforge with a passion, as the game...

Neverwinter trots out a parade of famous faces for its next update

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One of the big advantages of Forgotten Realms setting is that it comes pre-packaged with well-known fictional characters that have achieved some sort of...

Elite Dangerous revamps its mission system

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If you're coming from a normal MMO, you might want to be careful what mission you take in Elite Dangerous. Missions that are carried...

League of Legends deploys final preseason patch

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Before the season arrives, League of Legends has one or two final things to say in how the game is run. Today the MOBA...
Here we continue.

Final Fantasy XI’s February version update is live

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The history of Final Fantasy XI gives you many opportunities to upgrade your weaponry. Did you think you were done just because the game's...

The six skills your aspiring rogue will employ in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Thieves Guild DLC

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Enterprising rogues will be pursuing six new skills once The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC launches next month: Finders Keepers for spotting treasures,...

Firefall updates players on missing items following patch 1.6

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The most recent Firefall patch had some significant issues when it first went live, but those issues are still being sorted out now. Players...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR Knights of the Fallen Empire Chapter 10 impressions

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I can't lie: The fact that BioWare took nearly seven hours longer to launch the next chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic than...
Forward and back and then forward and back and we go forward and back and wait this wasn't that boss.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the second section of Alexander

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The threat of the Illuminati in Final Fantasy XIV has yet to be fully dealt with. Sure, the initial struggle to shut down Alexander...
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Sword Coast Legends lands on consoles this spring

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Sword Coast Legends has just announced that it's launching on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this spring. "Sword Coast Legends will be available for purchase...

Flameseeker Chronicles: A visual guide to gliding in Guild Wars 2

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that there aren't many mechanics that are more fantastical than zooming around within...

RIFT will soon let you buy any of its 8,100 artifacts for credits

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Whether you call them shinies or sparklies, artifacts are a fun little diversion in RIFT that can pay off with special toys, mounts, and...

Blade & Soul releases Rising Waters, reaches 2M players in the west

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Are you finished with all of the content that Blade & Soul has to offer, now that you've had a few weeks to play...

Neverwinter trade bar store bait-and-switch causes community stir

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Neverwinter's Xbox One community has had to live with the fact that its version of the game would always be lagging behind the PC...