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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...
HAPPY CELEBRATIONS

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...

Players can now give battlefield orders in War Thunder

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War Thunder is empowering players to take the role of a battlefield commander... for a price, that is. Today's Cold Steel update introduces an...

Heroes of the Storm’s Eternal Conflict goes live today

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Heroes of the Storm's Diablo-themed but boringly named Eternal Conflict patch goes live today, bringing with it the new Battlefield of Eternity battleground, new mercs,...
It's just heads all the way down.

Neverwinter’s Rise of Tiamat now available on Xbox One

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The downside to playing Neverwinter on a console is that there's a bit of a lag time on all the various major updates to the...

Not So Massively: Rust randomises penis size; Splatoon sells a million units

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Nintendo's recently released Wii U shooter Splatoon sold over a million units worldwide in its first month, becoming one of the console's most popular...
Older engines, you know.

Dark Age of Camelot newsletter covers Otherworlds campaign, future plans

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If you're eager to unlock new stat caps in Dark Age of Camelot, you're getting your chance over the summer. The Otherworlds campaign will...

Pathfinder Online’s new settlement mechanics improve customization

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The power to customize settlements in Pathfinder Online lands for players in the game's next Early Enrollment release, v10. Previously, these settlements were composed of predesigned templates...

HEX prepares for July’s Armies of Myth card set

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HEX is about to get a whole lot bigger. The MMO/card game hybrid is getting ready to release its third set to players on...
Earth below us, drifting, falling, floating weightless, coming home.

Wisdom of Nym: The 60 climb in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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As of this writing, I'm not quite 60 yet in Final Fantasy XIV. Thanks to real life, I'm a bit behind the curve, to...

Check out Lord of the Rings Online’s new PvP map

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After eight years of being confined to a single zone, Lord of the Rings Online's PvP population will soon get a new map upon...

Villagers & Heroes’ Slye on the new Reborn overhaul

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In case you missed it, Villagers & Heroes got a facelift earlier this month. The fantasy sandbox from Mad Otter Games is now known...
OFF WITH HIS KNEES

Gloria Victis delivers whopper of an alpha update

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It may just be one of Gloria Victis' biggest updates yet. The pre-alpha fantasy sandbox patched in several new and improved systems to the game,...

Fleet veteran heavy destroyers coming to Star Trek Online

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Star Trek Online lead systems designer Phil Zeleski has penned a new dev blog concerning fleet veteran heavy destroyers. These tier six vessels will...

Blizz blog post looks at timewalking through WoW’s Slave Pens

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Blizzard sure is proud of World of Warcraft's timewalking mechanic, at least if the number of related dev blogs is any indication. Today the firm...

Exclusive: Broadsword on the state of Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot

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Today we're hanging out with Broadsword Online Games, the indie studio that emerged from the implosion of Mythic Entertainment a while back. Broadsword is...