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Lord of the Rings Online's 18.2 update goes live today; in fact, the servers should be up shortly after this article is published. Notably, today's patch introduces the game's first raid in almost three years. Called Throne of the Dread Terror, it's a 12-man raid for level 105 toons. "The Enemy's grip tightens on the defenders of Gondor as Gothmog seizes...

What were you planning on doing on July 19th? Final Fantasy XIV residents are strongly advised to take a trip into the Palace of the Dead, the new Deep Dungeon opening up with Patch 3.35. Sure, it might not sound like much of a vacation spot, since it's a multi-floor randomized dungeon complete with voidsent and all sorts of...

Starting on July 8th, you can jump into Atlas Reactor's closed beta, even if you're not normally one of the people in the closed test. How long can you continue playing? A week. More than a week, even; you can keep playing the game as a would-be tester until July 17th! Although we should probably stress that you are...

A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling site was the center of a controversy this past weekend when Steam temporarily blacklisted the link on its platform. CSGO Lotto, a site where players gamble for expensive in-game skins using real money, has come under fire for accusations of misleading visitors. The controversy came about when it was revealed that two popular YouTubers have been...

In the latest Elite Dangerous newsletter, the developers said that even more adjustments are coming to smooth out the rocky Engineers update and lessen the grind and RNG frustration. One of the most promising changes is that planetary materials will be easier to obtain -- and in greater quantities. If surveying and mining isn't your thing, you might want to...

Remember Bossland GmbH? It's the German company that makes bots like World of Warcraft's HonorBuddy for Blizzard's games, which Blizz has ardently argued violates its copyrights and costs Blizzard exorbitant amounts of money to fight in-game and out. In May of last year, Bossland managed to convince a German court to deny Blizzard's request for an injunction against it,...

Earlier this year, a Redditor on the MMORPG sub pondered whether young folks play MMORPGs -- not kids, mind you, but teens, high schoolers and early college students, that age sweet spot that many now middle-aged gamers first picked up their first MMOs. "You used to see guild chat invite spam in MMORPGS that would say 'only 18+ players, please,'" Alyassus...

So what's going on with Diablo? Something, apparently, as Blizzard is currently hiring a game director for an unannounced Diablo project. Blizzard told Polygon that Diablo III game director Josh Mosqueira recently stepped down from his role on the franchise, but the job description for this role very much suggests more than just steering the existing game. "Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a game director...

The reach of ArcheAge keeps spreading across the globe, as word has arrived that the Chinese territories of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau have secured a publisher. The Greater China area will be serviced by Lager Network Technologies, although there's no date yet for when the game will launch in those areas. The operation of ArcheAge in mainland China has...

Did you miss out on your chance for a Mo cape in last week's AdventureQuest 3D giveaway? Well, today might just be your lucky day! MassivelyOP's MJ has a fistful of codes to give away so you, too, can get in on the game's early access and sport the likeness of the infamous Mo on your back. Tune in...