SWTOR grants subscribers HK-55-inspired jetpack in February’s Anarchy in Paradise

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If you've played through the first nine chapters of the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire, then you've probably already seen the name of the next chapter: Anarchy in Paradise. You've probably also noticed that it will feature the former Imperial Agent companion Kaliyo going by the name Firebrand. But you probably didn't know...
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Perfect Ten: Our favorite MMORPG articles from 2015

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The first year of Massively Overpowered had its ups and downs, like anything does, but I think we had some pretty great content in there. Like, really great content. And now it's my job to tell you several of the best pieces which you may or may not remember, and that's hard for me to do because I work...

SWG-inspired sandbox Divergence Online is now on Steam early access

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If you've been waiting over the last week for Valve to approve Divergence Online for its inevitable Steam early access release, wait no longer: It's finally live today. The game is currently $29.99 US, 25% off its usual $39.99 price. Wrote the team, We've been online less than an hour and already making dozens of new friends. You guys are just...

SMITE hosts World Championship and Xbox One Invitational this week [Updated]

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Ten teams are going head-to-head today in the SMITE World Championship to compete for the $500,000 grand prize. The tournament runs from today through Sunday, January 10th, and can be viewed on Twitch. Hi-Rez is expected to make an announcement during this event concerning new champions coming to the MOBA. The studio is also hosting an Xbox One Invitational today and...
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TERA Korea previews its upcoming Elin-only ninja class

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It's a safe bet that at some point in the not-too-distant future, you will be able to make an Elin in TERA that runs around using ninja tricks. There's no hard-and-fast date on when it's coming to North America, because the trailer for this new class is still just a preview for the game's Korean version, but it's not...
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Black Desert is keeping energy potions out of the cash shop

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The first Black Desert beta test has happened, and the developers are taking in feedback and making changes. What does that mean? Well... change, obviously. The first set of changes being shown to players is a set of shifts to the game's current party systems. Players previously felt like there was too much of a penalty for forming groups...
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Bless Online launches a new website with a countdown to the announcement of open beta

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The new website for Bless Online is not hosting the final countdown. It's hosting a countdown to a countdown. The game has a new website, you see, and it promises that a big meeting will take place about the game on January 15th, which will also include an announcement of the game's open beta date. The open beta doesn't...
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ArcheAge previews the central dungeon of the Bloodsong

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When a whole bunch of people start following a mysterious song to their deaths, you know that something is wrong, even in a setting as full of death and mysterious songs as ArcheAge. The game's next major patch is dubbed Bloodsong, which is also the name of the aforementioned mysterious song luring people to their deaths and giving players...
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The Daily Grind: Are you ever reluctant to get involved in MMORPG group content?

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I have a very difficult time doing group content without group finders. This may come as a surprise to readers, but I'm actually a bit shy and reserved much of the time; I don't have a great deal of confidence when it comes to reaching out and enlisting people. It's something I work hard to overcome, but it means...

Jukebox Heroes: Six MMO soundtracks that need to be in your collection

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Lately, a friend was asking me where he should start with collecting MMO soundtracks. "Pretty much anywhere and everywhere" was my initial reaction, although that was not quite as helpful as he needed. So we started talking about grabbing all of the free soundtracks out there as well as snapping up particular albums as a backbone of a good...