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WildStar struggles with lag, bugs after F2P conversion [Updated]

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It's been a long and stressful day-and-a-half for both WildStar players and Carbine, as the game's free-to-play patch resulted in horrendous lag, lengthy queues,...

Mission changes coming with Guild Wars 2’s expansion

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The Heart of Thorns expansion is changing guild missions in Guild Wars 2. How so? That's what today's website update is designed to answer....
This moonland isle.

Wakfu launches its Island Moon update

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Wakfu is flying players to the moon with its latest update. However, it's important to note that the patch is not lining up with...

Guild Wars 2 walks guilds through the process of getting their new home

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We all know that guild halls are coming with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, but how will that actually work? Is there an...

Wind of Fate update shakes up Aion’s geography

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It's been a huge month for Aion. Not only is it the fantasy MMO's sixth anniversary, but today the dev team pushed out Patch 4.8:...
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WoW Factor: A wishlist for World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion

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We're going to find out a lot about World of Warcraft: Legion in November. Not just because I expect that'll be around the time we...

Exploration sandbox Wander improves its flight experience

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Flying and skydiving in the exploration-heavy sandbox Wander is better than ever before, as yesterday's patch packaged in several improvements to these systems. "It feels...

Marvel Heroes redesigns Captain Marvel to make her all-new, all-different

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Ms. Marvel will soon be promoted in Marvel Heroes. One of the staple superheroes of Gazillion's MMO is about to make the transition to Captain Marvel...

Guild Wars 2 enhances its squad UI, preps for Halloween

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ArenaNet recently unveiled its enhanced squad UI for Guild Wars 2. It's designed to help players organize their friends, guildmates, and other large groups...
Seriously have a lot of ships, wow.

Star Trek Online outlines the basics of the Admirality system

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Veterans of Star Trek Online have inevitably made use of many, many different ships over the course of the game's lifespan. You get ships...

Trove introduces the player-designed Moonwing Dragon

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A new player-designed dragon is taking flight in Trove these days: the Moonwing. This week's patch introduces the collectable Moonwing Dragon, which can be...

Drizzt joins Neverwinter in this fall’s Underdark expansion

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A few familiar faces are coming to Neverwinter in the upcoming Underdark expansion, including a fairly famous Drow. If you'd happily fight the two-headed Prince of...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s TwitchCon infodump

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So here's a funny thing: When I watched the TwitchCon streams for Star Wars: The Old Republic, I wasn't exactly looking to get new...

RIFT dives into the Rhaza’de Canyons dungeon

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With a patch name like Into the Wilds, you know that RIFT won't be introducing safe, tame content in which players can vacation. On...

WildStar: Reloaded launches free-to-play

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WildStar's long-awaited free-to-play patch is finally upon us, as Carbine re-launched the game at midnight with a new business model and scads of changes. WildStar: Reloaded...

ARK gets a swamp, snow, dire wolves, and more

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ARK: Survival Evolved got two new biomes in today's 216 patch. A swamp and snow-covered region are now available, along with new critters like...
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Skyforge offers more details on Invasions and Operations

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Invasions are a big deal in Skyforge, but not every hero standing against the invaders is at the front lines of the main invasion...

ArcheAge addresses castle construction bug

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A quest bug connected to the construction of castles on ArcheAge's Diamond Shores has resulted in Trion Worlds issuing a hotfix over the weekend...
Less exploratory than I might have thought.

Wisdom of Nym: Coordination, aetherial gear, and Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch

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How many times a day do you think about aetherial gear in Final Fantasy XIV? If the answer is more than "zero," I'm honestly...

Ever, Jane holds off on its beta launch

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The austere Ever, Jane updated to Release 1.9 over this past weekend while keeping the title in alpha testing for a while longer. "We...