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Skyforge expands Pantheon functionality with its first major patch

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Pantheons are a pretty big deal for gods. You get your own worshippers, but you also get to sort of time-share worshippers with the...
First mention of Steppenwolf gets you kickbanned.

Gamescom 2015: The Crew offers up a Wild Run trailer

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Are you extreme enough to take part in The Crew's next big expansion? Wild Run sends players to The Summit, where apparently extreme racing...
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Final Fantasy XI’s August update arrives today

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The end is swiftly approaching for Final Fantasy XI - not a shutdown, but the end of the game's active story and content additions....

Reddit revolt erupts over Elite: Dangerous expansion price

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Not everyone was thrilled at today's news that Elite: Dangerous would be expanding to allow for planetary touchdowns with its upcoming Horizons expansion. One...

Choose My Adventure: A whale of a time in FFXIV Heavensward’s Sea of Clouds

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Hello again everyone, and happy August. It's happy for me, anyway; this past weekend marked the first time in recent memory that I could...

PSA: The Secret World is consolidating currencies, so spend yours soon

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Here's an important heads-up for The Secret World players that you might have missed back in July when it was originally announced: Funcom is...
So, how about those balance issues?

Destiny shows off a new Taken King trailer, Bungie is hiring PC tester

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10If you're still excited for Destiny's next expansion, The Taken King, you'll be happy to know that there is a new trailer available now....

Here’s what’s in WildStar’s massive fall patch

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Yesterday we reported that WildStar began stress testing its fall free-to-play patch, and since then players have been reporting in with pictures and details...

Cabal II Blackwaves update washes in today

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Cabal II, which launched in early July, is already rolling out its first post-release update. Called Blackwave, the patch adds plenty of new features...
What's on the ground?! Oh, rocks.

Gamescom 2015: Elite Dangerous: Horizons is kicking off with planetary landing

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The Elite: Dangerous gameplay is expanding downward. To the extent that "down" is a relevant direction in space, anyhow; the important part is that...
Look, it's a card game, folks.

Gamescom 2015: Hearthstone debuts cards, Jousting, and rank bonuses

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What would a grand tournament be without jousting? The new Jousting mechanic from the upcoming Hearthstone expansion The Grand Tournament pits players against one...

Gamescom 2015: SWTOR expansion news and trailer

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In Cologne, Germany, EA began its press conference for Gamescom 2015 with the typical action sequence montage from single-player games, but what MMO fans...

Pirate101 preps ranked PvP and faster combat animations

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Are ye a scallywag or a true buccaneer? If ye hew to the latter, then you'll no doubt be excited about the next big...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Imperial City is kinda like Oblivion’s

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Elder Scrolls Online's Imperial City DLC is a few weeks away, but you can whet your appetite via a new dev diary that looks...

Prime World introduces legendary talents, drives up power creep

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Prime World's latest addition might be seen as either a blessing or a curse, depending on how you feel about the issue of power...

Neverwinter bringing four modules to Xbox One in September

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The Xbox One version of Neverwinter has been left behind compared its PC counterpart shortly after launching on the console, thanks to faster and...

A Tale in the Desert reboots into Tale 7 on September 11th

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We've known for a little while that A Tale in the Desert's next "telling" was on its way, but now we have firmer details...

Bungie blows up Destiny’s progression system and Peter Dinklage

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Big things are afoot with Destiny, and by big things we mean that Bungie is basically changing how the whole game works while trading Tyrion...

Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion

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This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...

DC Universe’s Episode 15 content arrives this week for subscribers

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Daybreak has announced the official launch date for DC Universe Online's Episode 15 update. Members can take the new content for a spin on...