Updates

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Guild Wars 2 teases world-vs.-world tweaks

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ArenaNet offered Guild Wars 2 world-vs.-world fans an early Christmas present this evening in the form of a sneak-peek at a set of changes...
We chill.

Betawatch: WoW Legion takes a holiday break (December 18th, 2015)

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If you're really in love with the current PvP experience in World of Warcraft... oh, whom am I kidding? Pretty much no one is...

Albion Online talks about its novel and community feedback patch

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As the year wraps up, Albion Online continues to handle several irons in its alpha fire. One of these is release of a community...

Elite: Dangerous offers training vids, support for Star Citizen

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Elite: Dangerous is busy celebrating the launch of Horizons this week, but if you've never played before, you could probably use some training, and...
Happy holidaysish.

The Secret World’s Issue #13 brings back Krampus, wraps up the Kaidan survivor stories

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Guess who's back once again? If you said "Krampus in The Secret World," you read the title and you are also entirely correct. The...
Find a work-safe picture for TERA. Good luck.

Exclusive: This is why TERA’s Brawler fights

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TERA's Knockout update launched earlier this month, bringing with it the brand-new Brawler class. (In fact, if you missed it, we still have keys...

Dungeons and Dragons Online sparks The Codex War today

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Devils are afoot in Dungeons and Dragons Online, and players are once again called into action to preserve the peace. Update 29: The Codex War...

SkySaga’s alpha gets into the spirit of the holidays

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I was just remarking the other day how odd it is to me that so many early access and alpha games are taking the...

Cabal 2 goes on a reindeer rampage and adds new raid

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Hullo folks! Ms. Horsehead here, encouraging one and all to head over to Cabal 2 to check out a couple of interesting events taking place! There's...

Shroud of the Avatar beefs up story while adding agriculture and guild warfare

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Shroud of the Avatar's Release 25 hit the digital streets today, taking the fantasy title one step closer to a launch (and no, we...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Recapping Guild Wars 2 in 2015

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The holiday season is well and truly upon us, so it's that most wonderful time of the year during which the Massively OP reporters...
Good work, great idea.

New Overwatch video explains progression systems and the two that didn’t work

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Progression is a nice thing. Everyone likes the feeling of being better in some small way after playing a game for two hours. When...

WoW Legion aims to flatten the PvP gear curve

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Last night, Blizzard posted a dev blog to explain just how World of Warcraft Legion plans to drive a wrecking ball into the game's...
When we're talking about bombs, any drop rate is too high if you're on the ground.

War Thunder arms its British army with tanks and more

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The British are coming! The British are coming! And that is a good thing. War Thunder's newest patch, Update 1.55, has finally delivered armored vehicles...
This isn't even my final form.

The Chloromancer brings flower power to Trove

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Trove's newest class landed yesterday -- and it's bringing transMMO synergy to a whole new level. The Chloromancer obviously borrows its flora-based concept and skills...

Chaos Theory: Inside The Secret World’s Issue #13 before launch

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It never fails. I am too weak to resist a Secret World dev tour! Even knowing that spoilers will abound, I cannot help myself...
We have your son in custody. We also have your older, fatter, balder son.

Final Fantasy XIV adds new side stories and weapons in patch 3.15

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Getting a level-appropriate weapon in Final Fantasy XIV is not terribly difficult at the moment, but that's not the same as having a weapon...

Skyforge is transitioning into pantheon battles this week

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The next phase of Skyforge's massive guild tournament is hitting the servers on Thursday, December 17th. At that time, the game will wrap up...
Wings of snow.

Guild Wars 2 starts Wintersday today

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Today is not a winter's day, nor is it the start of winter days. That's the solstice, which is on December 22nd this year....

Vindictus EU adds phantom mage, begins holiday events

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You standard, run-of-the-mill, fireball-slinging mage is so played out in MMOs these days. So how about stepping up your game with Vindictus and trying...