Updates

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DUST 514’s Warlords 1.2 patch debuts tomorrow

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CCP hasn't given up on DUST 514 yet, as evidenced by the fact that the PS3-exclusive shooter is getting a new patch tomorrow. It's called...

EVE Online deploys Aegis part 1 tomorrow

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EVE Online's newest content update is apparently so big that developer CCP has decided to split it up into two chunks. The first part of...

Sword and Bored: Nerfs

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Mo falls asleep and awakens to some unexpected patch changes. Farming goblins will never be the same.
Gambler.

Wisdom of Nym: The leveling dungeons of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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Final Fantasy XIV takes you on quite a ride on the way to level 60. There are indisputably fewer dungeons than there are from...

Neverwinter’s guild keeps will require blood, sweat, and gears

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Cryptic is incredibly excited about Neverwinter's upcoming guild housing if the studio's barrage of strongholds dev diaries is any indication. Strongholds won't just be given to...
Looking like armor doesn't mean anything now, does it?

Final Fantasy XIV previews Alexander, claims 5M all-time subs

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It might not be your cup of tea, but Final Fantasy XIV is certainly the cup of tea for a large number of MMO...

WildStar’s devs spill more on F2P transition

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The picture of WildStar's future is slowly starting to emerge from the haze with continuing discussion from Carbine Studios about this fall's business model...

Star Trek Online details its upcoming fleet armadas

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The latest Star Trek Online dev blog talks up the sci-fi MMO's forthcoming fleet armada system. Lead programmer Daniel Razza says that the improvements...

RIFT 3.3 is going to be awesome for dimensioneers

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New planar crafting mechanics aren't the only things Trion has planned for RIFT's next update. Patch 3.3 Waking Nightmares will unleash a number of new dimension keys...

Skysaga gives PvP to the masses

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Skysaga's burgeoning community has a new way to grow closer today, as the game has opened the doors of its PvP arena to testers. Alpha...

WoW’s last major Draenor raid is Hellfire Citadel

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Warlords of Draenor's last major raid will be Hellfire Citadel, according to an interview with World of Warcraft lead game designer Cory Stockton. Patch...
Still proud of this shot.

Perfect Ten: The 10 dev stages of every new MMO class

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Any game with classes adds new classes over time. It's almost axiomatic. I don't know why absolutely every game cannot be designed with the...

Guild Wars 2 reveals Stronghold PvP Mist Champions, admits SAB is on hold

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ArenaNet has just announced Mist Champions for Guild Wars 2's incoming Heart of Thorns Stronghold PvP mode. In a new dev blog released today,...

TERA is going berserk with its new update and new class tease

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Summer's certainly not going to be boring in TERA's neck of the woods. The action MMO is prepping a new content update for next...
I gots to bag it up.

RIFT introduces new Planar Crafting mechanics in its next major patch

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As long as you're tearing open the spaces between dimensions in RIFT, you might as well get some new crafting materials. The new Planar...

Chinese and holiday tanks invade World of Tanks Xbox

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The conflict in World of Tanks Xbox is taking it up to a whole new level this week. First of all, the Chinese line...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic has a resurgence of rakghouls

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Well, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans, we've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that another upswing in rakghoul activity...

GTA Online’s Ill-Gotten Gains: Part Two is coming next week

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Are you still mucking about in Grand Theft Auto Online? Me too, and next week Rockstar is throwing us a bone in the form...

Path of Exile: The Awakening launches on July 10, here’s a trailer

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Path of Exile's Awakening expansion will officially release on July 10th. Grinding Gear will continue PoE's storyline into Act IV with the new update....

Cross-platform MMO Arcane Legends receives its sixth expansion today

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Spacetime Studios' mobile MMO Arcane Legends is due for a major upgrade on PC, Android, and iOS this week. Its sixth expansion, Rage of the...