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The Burning Legion is coming to World of Warcraft, and players have to fight them off. Sure, we're not going to be able to do that for good before Legion arrives, since it would be kind of disappointing if we did so well at the pre-expansion effect that the expansion was cancelled. But there's still going to be a...

Fire up the grill and roast some weenies: RIFT's 3.7 update has arrived. Today's Summer Solstice patch contains quite a lot for players to do and enjoy while smack-dab in the middle of July. The update kicks off RIFT's annual summer festival, introduces new guild features (such as automatically placing new players in a lowbie guild), and adds 21 more artifact...

With tier one for Star Wars: The Old Republic's Dark vs. Light event easily hit, Larry presses toward tier two, but here there are some tricks and important things he should do early on so that some of the other tiers, like the dreaded tier six, are easier to hit. Tune in live at 2:00 p.m. as OPTV's Larry Everett of...

Hearthstone is handing out free Murlocs, but only if you help Blizzard swell its playerbase. Yes, the massive online TCG's latest patch introduces a recruit-a-friend system, and those who take part -- by recruiting a buddy and getting him to level 20 -- will be gifted Morgl the Oracle, the wise Murloc Shaman. Future recruiting efforts will net classic card...

Well, BioWare, it’s half-way through the year. It’s time to look at how you’ve done with Star Wars: The Old Republic and what can be done for the rest of the year to improve on what you’ve given us. I like to make my judgments based on the Bartle Taxonomy. I believe that it’s a worthy and tested way...

If I've read the words "content drought" under your name in the comments section recently, you will be as delighted as I am to note that Guild Wars 2's dynamic story will finally be evolving on July 26. The opening episode of Guild Wars 2's Living World's third season, dubbed Out of the Shadows, has been long-awaited by eager...

Skyforge is prepping for its first year of operation since it soft launched into open beta. "Together, you have welcomed updates, rejoiced at changes, pioneered new territories, won contests, and supported us when faced with sudden technical difficulties. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for you interest in the game, for sticking with us, and helping...

Have you felt despondent at the apparent decline of the production of new, bold MMOs? According to Meridian 59 creator Brian "Psychochild" Green, these games are actually everywhere these days -- they're just disguising themselves due to the apparent stigma that comes with the MMO label. Green looks at games such as Destiny, Game of War, Star Wars: Uprising, and Pokémon...

Black Desert is back online this morning with its interim patch. Of note, Kakao has tweaked the Sorcerer, added new crystals and cash shop goodies, made elephants more awesome, tinkered with the UI, and fixed a few bugs. The Golden Coelacanth event also kicks off today, assuming this morning's patch issues are resolved, to be followed by the Golden...

Future Crowfall warriors might be looking at all of the archetypes (classes) and wondering how theirs will play any different than the rest. ArtCraft's answer to this comes in the form of combat disciplines: traits that you mix-and-match to create a specific build. The studio released a new developer stream that discussed how disciplines will be used in the game and...