Updates

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Path of Exile updates its new currency stash tab

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Launched a few weeks ago, Path of Exile's currency stash tab was intended to allow players to sort their myriad currencies into their stashes...

Tree of Life launches open beta April 18th

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When is an MMO wipe a good thing? When it precedes a beta launch, that's when. This week, Tree of Life studio OddOneGames announced...

Daybreak says it’s ‘cracked the dupe bug’ plaguing H1Z1: Just Survive

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Daybreak updated the H1Z1: Just Survive website this morning with abbreviated notes for the patch currently on the test server. "We cracked the dupe...

Get a look at both sides of World of Warcraft: Legion’s Illidan

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Datamining and expansion exploring continues unabated for World of Warcraft: Legion. Wowhead has several previews of new models posted, including a look at Illidan...
Well, you are a bit weak for MMOs on the Switch.

DC Universe Online deploys more story content and a new patch

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You can start exploring Episode 23 of DC Universe Online right now if you're subscribed to the game. Right this moment. If you're at...
Shapely?

RIFT’s Runeshaper is one of five souls in the $34.99 Ascended Soul Pack

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According to online research, "runeshaper" is not an actual recognized word. According to a leading professor at a New England liberal arts college, "runeshaper"...

Firefall may be heading to virtual reality

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Could virtual reality take Firefall to the next frontier? Players are speculating madly following after seeing a Red 5 Studios job notice advertising for...
It's big, yeah yeah yeah, it's not small, etc.

Take a look at Hearthstone’s biggest minion yet

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The next expansion for Hearthstone will feature a big minion. Very big. Whispers of the Old Gods brings out the Ancient One, a minion...
The Forgotten Realms is still boring as heck, though.

Neverwinter’s Maze Engine expansion launches for Xbox One May 3

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Good news for Xbox One players who love Neverwinter (and there are apparently a lot of you): The game's Maze Engine expansion, which launched...
Always more orcs after all.

EverQuest II shows off the upcoming Scourge Keep raid

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Back in the day in EverQuest II, Deathfist Citadel was the home of the Deathfist orc clan, and players went ahead and stormed the...

SMITE’s Escape from the Underworld event forges new skins for five gods

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SMITE is launching a new event revolving around the addition of new skins -- some of them much-wanted by the community -- to the...

League of Legends gives Taric a massive overhaul

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Taric is back in action in League of Legends, and the hunk might be turning heads with more than his natural good looks. The...
Skillful!

The Repopulation spin-off Fragmented launches early access this month

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Earlier this year, the team behind The Repopulation faced down its HeroEngine difficulties with an ambitious plan to port the entire sandbox MMORPG to...
Does not play well with fire gems.

Trove previews the Gem system coming with the Mantle of Power expansion

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The upcoming expansion for Trove offers you a chance to really alter your character fundamentally with the new Gem system. A new preview outlines...
There are places I remember

Meet RIFT’s Maelstrom, complete with awesome shark-head

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If anyone ever asks you what the best soul in RIFT might be, you now know that the answer is the Maelstrom. Is any...

SWTOR launches heist chapter ‘Profit and Plunder’ on May 3rd

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If you have early access for the latest chapter in the continuing saga of the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion Knights of the...

ASTA plots new arena map and raid difficulty modes for April 19 update

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ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds announced today that it's planning the game's first content update for April 19th. "We still have some...
Gleam the cube.

WildStar invites players to test a new tutorial and get a hoverboard for their efforts

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If you're a WildStar fan, you want a new hoverboard. There's no point in saying otherwise because of course you want a new hoverboard....
It's a good thing the game is staying grounded.

Path of Exile reveals the Lightning Golem and prepares to go to China

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Lightning golems have been consistently voted as one of the best ways to deal shocking electric death to your enemies during the Annual Elemental...
Weird dog.

Final Fantasy XI updates with mounts and a new battle style

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If you want to get somewhere in Final Fantasy XI, you usually have to walk there. Like an animal. Sure, there are rentable chocobos...