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If anyone here was looking forward to esports events that were set to be hosted in China like the League of Legends World Championship (stop laughing), then you'll want to keep eyes on this developing story: The Chinese government announced yesterday that it will not be hosting any international sporting events for the remainder of the year with the...

With The Elder Scrolls Online unveiling its next DLC, Stonethorn, it was only a matter of time before the train of previews for what's coming would start rolling in. This time, the game is doing something a little different with a 360° preview of one of the upcoming dungeons. The preview is set in Castle Thorn, planting players firmly in...

Here's a concept that just would not leave my mind thanks to World of Warcraft, but it's not a bad thing. But in order to talk about that, first I have to talk about horror movies. Some of my friends do not like horror movies. Sometimes, this is more about mistaken assumptions, like thinking that "horror movie" means "film in...

When Rise of Avalon launches for Albion Online later this summer, it's adding a new system that turns ol' Doc Brown's mantra on its head because where you're going, you definitely need roads. The system, dubbed Roads of Avalon, allows players to travel across the world and venture out beyond the Outlands, but these shortcuts are not just a...

In space, nobody can hear you scream, but in EVE Online you can hear the distinct wail of a community uproar thanks to the introduction of a $40 Training Boost Bundle, which grants buyers 1.5 million Skill Points and an Expert Cerebral Accelerator, which grants a temporary boost to attributes in order to make training time faster. As alluded to...

Freebie alert! From July 16th through the 23rd, you can grab Torchlight 2 for free on the Epic Games Store. We shouldn't have to tell you that this is a no-brainer for a great game, especially for those ARPG fans still holding back from diving into the sequel. But speaking of Torchlight 3, the online game is in its fourth...

With World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' beta set for next week, it's starting to feel like there's some actual hype building behind this next expansion. We're learning all sorts of interesting facets to this next era from Blizzard and other sources, such as the fact that the studio is going to drop the fee to change your character's gender in...

A few weeks back, I saw a Reddit thread from a fellow MMO gamer who missed a specific version of Guild Wars 2. "Players everywhere, lots of dev communication, was pretty normal to see devs running around on the world, WvW always full, fun battles, lots of siege involved, dungeons were hard back then, took like an hour to...

What is that ghostly wailing deep in the Weeping Cove in DDO? Massively OP's MJ is about to find out! Legend has it that this cove is the resting place of Two-Toed Tobias, whose mutinous crew murdered him for the treasure. She and the D&D night crew will be investigating the area -- and maybe helping Tobias get his...

MOP reader Castagere recently wrote to us with a nod to the growing sentiment across the gaming industry that might indicate a shift in the overall cost of a major AAA title. NBA 2K21, for example, is aiming to release at $70 on next-gen consoles, a big jump up from the $60 it used to run. Apparently, other publishers...