Updates

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WildStar’s latest patch adds cash shop quest, PvP matchmaking tweaks

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WildStar patched in a quick update yesterday, with tweaks to multiple classes, the housing interface, and quests. Reddit can't decide whether it's grumpy about...
SHATTER'D

Guild Wars 2 introduces players to the new and improved Shatterer

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Given enough time, the most exciting moment in any video game will become mundane. If you were one of the earliest Guild Wars 2...

EverQuesting: A 2016 franchise forecast for EverQuest Next, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Landmark

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We've looked back at 2015 for the launched games EverQuest and EverQuest II, the long-lasting beta of Landmark, and the MIA-and-presumed-dead (by some) ...

2015 was TERA’s biggest year to date, but players aren’t appeased

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TERA Senior Producer Matthew "Denommenator" Denomme has the honor of penning TERA's 2016 community address this week. In the post, he tells players that...
And it burns, burns, burns.

World of Warcraft’s design philosophy for tanks and healers in Legion

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Good news, World of Warcraft tanks - you'll be taking more damage in Legion! And that really could be the good news, depending upon...

Forsaken World’s Awakening expansion launches next week

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PWE's Forsaken World is due for another big update this month. Awakening, dubbed the game's 16th expansion by PWE, launches on January 20th and carries...
HAVE AT YE, FOUL TREE STUMP!

Gloria Victis alpha patch adds NPC battles and resource depletion

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The player characters in Gloria Victis are not the only moving pieces in the game world. Even without players there, NPCs are still undertaking...
It's real fire! It burns! It's very hot!

ELOA launches part two of ‘The Smash’ expansion with two new dungeons

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The second part of ELOA's first big expansion is dubbed "The Smash," but it will be an exercise for readers how smashy the two...
Hey guys, what's going on?

Skyforge previews the new hostile territory of Ontes Valley

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Being a god in Skyforge doesn't simply mean getting lots of power; it also means you need to face challenges and deal with greater...
big air

Guild Wars 2 shares the simple details of gliding in central Tyria

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Here's what will be necessary to start gliding in central Tyria once it's unlocked in Guild Wars 2: unlocking the start of the Mastery...

World of Tanks debuts on PS4 January 19

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Wargaming has just announced that World of Tanks is all ready for its formal PlayStation 4 debut next week -- January 19th, to be...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft: Legion’s alpha will be back online today

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Good news to those of you testing World of Warcraft's next expansion - the alpha for Legion will be coming back online today! No...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Examining Guild Wars 2’s winter 2016 update plans

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Guild Wars 2 Game Director Colin Johanson dropped a massive amount of information about the direction development will take in the first quarter of 2016...

The Secret World adds four side missions and two rare bosses

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Update 13.1 has landed with an ominous thud in the middle of The Secret World's Kaidan, and players can only shudder at what unholy...

Destiny’s upcoming sequel may heavily feature the planet Mercury

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If you're one of the many Destiny players hoping to see more of the planet Mercury, you may be in luck. Destiny was reportedly supposed to...

WoW celebrates Diablo III’s latest patch with Demon Hunter tmog gear

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In honor of Diablo III's latest patch, Blizzard has something special in store... for World of Warcraft players who also play Diablo III: We’ve added something...

Devilian begins 20v20 guild tourneys, grants 15 days of bonus gifts

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Devilian players know that the game is absolutely shameless in its attempts to get you to log in and play it, with daily rewards,...
Puppy.

Heroes of the Storm is adding Genn Greymane to its lineup today

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It feels like it's been forever since Heroes of the Storm announced the addition of Gilnean ruler Genn Greymane to its roster, but he...
when yo crew stylin af

EVE Online’s January patch brings new SKINs and UI improvements

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Electronic warfare is important in EVE Online. It's not the most important part of any sort of armed conflict - there's the whole "weapons"...
Well, almost however you'd like, there are still no ways to gain experience through awesome roleplaying.

The Elder Scrolls Online’s 2016: DLC, housing are in; veteran ranks are out

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ZeniMax Game Director Matt Firor has just posted a dev blog outlining The Elder Scrolls Online's gameplan for 2016. "With the millions of players that...