Updates

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Elite: Dangerous welcomes pilots to close quarters combat

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Players have a new way to experience Elite: Dangerous with the advent of the close quarters combat (CQC) mode. The beta test for the...

Senior citizen dragons fly into Trove

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What, can't dragons be old? Sure they can -- just look at Trove! The colorful sandvox added a new type of dragon ally and mount yesterday,...
Now I'm the best thing ever!

WildStar enters the second phase of free-to-play testing with real money, explains Runecrafting changes

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The first stage of testing for WildStar's free-to-play conversion has been a success on the whole. Sure, there have been aspects that veterans didn't...
Oh noes

Guild Wars 2 hints at an event and starts a guild recruitment drive

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The first Guild Wars 2 expansion is coming shortly, and players are going to have something to do before the expansion hits. The official...

DC Universe’s Episode 16 launches tomorrow

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If you're a DC Universe Online member, you can get your hands on its newest bit of DLC tomorrow. Episode 16 launches for subscribers...

Elder Scrolls Online posts Imperial City tour, goes on sale

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Yesterday we reported that Elder Scrolls Online had unleashed its first DLC pack, The Imperial City, for PC players. Today, ZeniMax has posted a large...

World of Warcraft welcomes players back to the skies

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It's been a good while since World of Warcraft players have been able to fly in high-level zones, but as of today the skies...
Take it.

Destiny offers up The Taken King’s gameplay trailer

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By this point most Destiny fans have a pretty good idea of the foundation beneath The Taken King's story. In short, you killed someone, and...

Here’s what Carbine is doing to WildStar’s loot this fall

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"Lots of things are changing -- lots of things," WildStar Senior Game Designer Evan "Verizal" Graziano says in a new loot deep-dive posted on...
It was a graveyard smash.

LEGO Minifigures Online adds in monstrous minifigures and trials

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Another series of minifigures is available in LEGO Minifigures Online, and the lineup is monstrous. As it should be; the minifigures in Series 14...

Not So Massively: HOTS’ ranking woes, LoL’s server move problems

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League of Legends finished setting up its new North American server in Chicago, reducing ping times for east coast players but dramatically increasing them...

WoW’s 6.2.2 patch launches tomorrow

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If you're still playing World of Warcraft, you may or may not be aware that the game's 6.2.2 patch debuts on September 1st. It...
Ninja by mechanics, not by occupation.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s melee DPS

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I main melee DPS on my main character in Final Fantasy XIV, but it was never really by design. Originally I was quite happy...

PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2 is never getting a PUG raid finder

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Guild Wars 2 set its fanbase on edge this last week on Twitter and at PAX prime. We learned that raids are coming to GW2 with...
Some elves have no eyes any more. Be sensitive.

WoW Factor: Wild guessing about Demon Hunters

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So what's the deal with World of Warcraft's Demon Hunter? We just don't know yet. But the space to speculate is pretty awesome. I mentioned...

Elder Scrolls Online unlocks the doors to the Imperial City

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ZeniMax is turning the key and opening up the gates to the iconic Imperial City in Elder Scrolls Online today. Players who enter the Imperial...
Oh, look at that, we're all out of space.

Destiny’s expansion update will require a lot of space, whether you buy or not

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Good news, Destiny fans who thought that the game was taking up far too little hard drive space! You may or may not have...
That looks pretty much like the existing world, really.

Dark Age of Camelot’s fourth installment of the Otherworlds Campaign is out now

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Have you been walking through Dark Age of Camelot recently and found someone whose pants were suspended by means downright otherworldly? That person may...

Drakensang Online’s Rise of Balor update opens new continent for business

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It's time to vacation to uncharted territories in Drakensang Online. The isometric action MMO released its sizable Rise of Balor update this week and with...

ArcheAge’s 2.0 update launches on September 12

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Trion has announced that ArcheAge's 2.0 game update will go live on September 12th. The Heroes Awaken patch will follow the 48-hour server merge...