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War games are afoot -- or more precisely, on foot -- in the aspiring MMO Foxhole.  Unlike other war-themed games that are lobby-based or involve only vehicles, Foxhole features a persistent world and focuses on shaping a large-scale war as a foot soldier. Players will band together to plan strategies to change the tide of war that might take...

If you like aspects of Guns of Icarus but want to play a version without the PvP, your wish will be granted for one week in August. The catch is you already have to own Guns of Icarus! From August 1st through the 8th, all players who currently own the PvP game can jump into new PvE Guns of...

Normally, surviving while playing a game on your smartphone is pretty easy, unless you do something like compulsively wander on to train tracks. Durango is a survival game through and through, though, so you'll want to be extra careful about surviving in both the game and the real world. You can get some advance practice in that field by...

There are always those people who, no matter how bad they want to buy something, will always wait for the desired item to go on sale. For those thrifty souls who have been patiently waiting out Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, now is their moment. From today through July 27th, Heart of Thorns is half-off in the store, with the...

"Thousands of players heeded our call and stormed onto the Das Tal servers on Saturday." So sayeth Fairytale Distillery's Alexander Zacherl in a postmortem on the game's first summer alpha weekend. Zacherl reveals today that his team doubled its server capacity to handle the influx last weekend and in prep for the weekend ahead: "All four servers have seen...

Fresh (very fresh) fantasy MMO Riders of Icarus is already preparing for its first post-soft launch update next week with Blight of Frost Keep. The patch will raise the level cap to 35, add the frigid realm of Parna's Coast, throw in a few new mounts, and challenge players with two dungeons (Frost Keep and Cavern of the Veil). To...

How is this for a tease? Hearthstone announced that it will be making an announcement about an "unforgettable adventure" next week. The invitation that Blizzard mailed out said, "We would be honored if you would join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event that will be full of magic and celebration. We also have something very special in store for you!" The reveal will...

In trying to anticipate the demand for reselling retired Crowfall goods and heading off some of the shadier aspects of third-party RMT transactions, ArtCraft announced that it is authorizing two sites to be part of its new Trusted Trader program. "The general idea is that if you want to sell or buy a retired pledge package or item as a RMT...

Have you hung out in a Rishii village? MassivelyOP's Larry and MJ are going to hobnob with the locals as they follow the next lead on the Revanites in SWTOR. Today's the day they plan on chasing down Revan himself. The big question will be, what will MJ's Agent do when she find him? Well, that is up to...

Citadel Studios' Derek Brinkmann hopped on Reddit yesterday for an AMA revolving around Shards Online. Among the highlights: The game does have hunger, but no one's going to starve to death on the core server (permadeath servers are another story). In fact, the permadeath ruleset is what Brinkmann says he's most excited about. "I think MMOs are afraid of...