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Diablo ‘Reign of Terror’ merch in Blizz store revives speculation on Diablo IV

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Set aside your French history knowledge for a sec and consider the phrase Reign of Terror in a new light: a light that also...

TUG studio Nerd Kingdom owes its Kickstarter backers an explanation – or their money back

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We've been following the sad story of TUG, The Untitled Game, for years now, ever since its May 2013 Kickstarter. At the time, studio...

CCP Games offers DUST 514 veteran reward accounts in upcoming Project Nova

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Those of you who have been following the highs and lows of EVE Online developer CCP Games over the years will remember the story...

Fallout 76’s beta may start in two weeks

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With Fallout 76's launch coming in a month-and-a-half, Bethesda doesn't have much time left to get its promised beta for pre-orders going. October was...

Pokemon Go players identify strange new creature during community day event

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During the recent Pokemon Go community day event, trainers were surprised and confused to discover a strange, new Pokemon kicking around alongside the community...

Hyperspace Beacon: What will we see on SWTOR’s ‘ancient Jedi world’?

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Producer Keith Kanneg wrote, "[T]he next phase of the SWTOR storyline will kick off with a bang on the ancient Jedi world." Let's look at the clues that let us know exactly which Jedi world that is, why I am excited to see that world, and what we will likely see on that planet. I don't think I have to mention it at this point, but I will: Possible spoilers ahead, but only if I am right.

Blizzard job postings reveal new unannounced project

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Some new job postings on Blizzard's careers site seem to suggest that the World of Warcraft and Overwatch creator has something big in the...
March out of the light.

Rumor: The next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is named Shadowbringers

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Take this with a grain of salt, but it does appear that we've uncovered the title of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion. A...

New World preview from Gamescom slips into the wild as Amazon announces alpha signups

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The first previews of Amazon Game Studios' New World MMORPG are finally trickling in from Gamescom just as the wraps are coming off the...
That which is not dead is Diablo III.

Massively Overthinking: Would you want to play a League of Legends or Diablo MMORPG?

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Over the last couple of weeks, we've had some tantalizing rumors and teases that both Riot Games and Blizzard are building something new: Riot's...
March out of the light.

Rumor: Players are losing their houses in Final Fantasy XIV in error

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Housing in Final Fantasy XIV has some issues with limited space, so almost no one who has a home in the game wants to...

The Stream Team: Raiding ARK’s island ascension cave

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With access to a full set of ARK servers, Massively OP's MJ and the crew have their choice of adventures. And today, they choose...

Confirmed: The Squirtle squad may finally be coming to Pokemon Go

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Niantic, don't play with my heart like this. After enduring years of Pikachu hats for various events in Pokemon Go, there may be a chance...

The Stream Team: Bless Online’s return of the protector

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The Protector has returned! The denizens of Bless were shouting this refrain when Massively OP's MJ last played, but will this really solve their...
All over again.

Amazon Game Studios’ Greg Henninger hints about big news coming soon – is it New World?

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Is Amazon Game Studios finally about to take the lid off of New World? Maybe, maybe not, but this might be a clue: AGS' Greg...

Rumor: Daybreak may be building PlanetSide 3 and EverQuest 3, sunsetting Just Survive

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While Daybreak producers are spelling out their games' future, a now-deleted post over at Reddit by an alleged former employee of Daybreak Games purports to...

Daybreak: Here’s where the EverQuest franchise, DCUO, PlanetSide 2, H1Z1, and Just Survive stand

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Not counting Standing Stone's titles, Daybreak currently develops and publishes six of its once massive stable of MMOs: Both EverQuests, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide...

The Daily Grind: Do you buy the Daybreak-owns-Standing Stone Games rumor?

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Buried in the Daybreak ruckus of last week was the rumor that Daybreak is not in fact merely the publisher of Standing Stone Games'...
A jetpack could have prevented this.

Fortnite: Downtime, weapon swapping, week 10 challenge leaks, and Ninja’s Vegas tourney

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Epic Games is super sorry about all the Fortnite downtime earlier this month, so sorry it spent 11 seconds talking about it in its...

Rumor: Ubisoft and Massive are building a battle royale game

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According to a report on Gamereactor, Ubisoft would like a piece o' that PUBG and Fortnite action. The publication claims to have an "anonymous source...