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Nexus Telegraph: Five ways to get ready for WildStar’s F2P

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WildStar's free-to-play transition -- with the accompanying massive feature patch -- hasn't gotten a set date yet, but with the update in closed beta...

Guild Wars 2’s base game is F2P for everyone today; Heart of Thorns introduces raiding

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We'll be updating this post with all the highlights of ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns PAX Prime 2015 panel beginning at 1:30...

Undead Labs cancels Moonrise, cites lack of projected profitability

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Pokémon-like battler Moonrise won't be seeing the light of commercial release, apparently. Undead Labs announced today that after several months in early access testing on both...
Hello to one of the few neat elements from Claremont's return to the X-books near the turn of the century!

Marvel Heroes brings out War Machine, updates Cable, and teams up with Carnage

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Much like the comics it's based upon, Marvel Heroes is always moving forward and changing. For example, the game has just revealed its level...

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns launches October 23rd

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ArenaNet announced today that Heart of Thorns, the first expansion for the three-year-old Guild Wars 2, will formally launch on October 23rd. https://twitter.com/GuildWars2/status/637278666070757381 The studio saw several of...

The Stream Team: Inside The Secret World’s Issue #12

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In a totally evil move, Funcom released TSW's Issue #12 while MassivelyOP's MJ was gone, so she's only now able to delve into it...
Boy, if you haven't crafted a large enough number of chainmail things over the years...

Shroud of the Avatar posts Release 21 features and instructions

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The bright side of Shroud of the Avatar being in a test state is that sometimes whole systems can be rewritten as just part...
That's not a doll, guy.

Final Fantasy XI releasing high-level remixes of classic battles with its next update

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The final update for Final Fantasy XI is due out in November, but there's life in the game yet before that happens, and there...

ARK’s upcoming additions include a bowling ball dino and angry bird

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Just because a dinosaur is roly poly doesn't mean it isn't a force to be reckoned with. ARK: Survival Evolved's latest addition is the...

The Secret World unlocks Manufactory’s nightmare mode

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The Secret World rolled out the next stage of Issue 12 by unlocking the nightmare mode for the new Manufactory instance. Issue 12 came out on...
If at first you don't succeed, alter the timeline.

Star Trek Online: Heading for a New Dawn

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The last major arc in Star Trek Online meant saying goodbye to the Iconican threat that had been looming in the background of the...

Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil comes to Xbox One on September 8

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Neverwinter players on the Xbox One are getting a big content patch on September 8th, according to a Perfect World press release. The Elemental...

Ultima Online begins testing Time of Legends expansion

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Did you forget that Ultima Online is rolling out an expansion later this year? You might have, but for faithful UO players, it's certain...
The Cranberries realize now that they released a song too darn early.

H1Z1 patch brings quality-of-life improvements and a wipe

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Good news for the players of H1Z1, as the game's newest patch allows you to enjoy a game with fixed radio textures and smaller...
The moment again.

SWTOR vows all companions will return in the KOTFE expansion

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BioWare took to a much-anticipated livestream last night to assuage fears concerning the fate of companions in Star Wars: The Old Republic when Knights...
Grand Theft Tiger.

Guild Wars 2 reveals the Thief elite specialization, the Daredevil

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How can you make a Thief in Guild Wars 2 be even more thiefly? Perhaps you could give Thieves the ability to steal things that...
Ah yes, teamwork.

PSA: SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire livestream starts now

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Has BioWare's silence on the game-changing Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion been chapping your arse? Fear not, because the developers are livestreaming on...

The next Guild Wars 2 expansion beta starts on Sept. 4

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Guild Wars 2's second Heart of Thorns beta weekend event starts on September 4th at 3:00 p.m. EDT. ArenaNet's Colin Johanson says that the weekend...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy Guild Wars 2 datamining?

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I know, I know: Solid information about Heart of Thorns is coming really slowly from the Guild Wars 2 PR machine, making for a...

Star Citizen starts testing social module

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Getting chummy with your fellow Star Citizen space pilots has taken one step closer to becoming an in-game reality today, as RSI announced that...