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Put down those textbooks and pick up that mouse and keyboard, kid, because you're going to game for your education this spring. Blizzard announced today that Heroes of the Storm is hosting the return of Heroes of the Dorm, a tournament aimed at college students and loaded with prizes and scholarships. Teams can register for the event through February 18th, after...

Good news for MMORPG players coming from the preliminary EA quarterly financial results: "In Q3, STAR WARS™: The Old Republic grew to its highest subscriber level in nearly three years." The third fiscal quarter ended December 31st, 2015, after the cinema release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which no doubt encouraged subs. EA further touted the success of Star Wars Battlefront...

No, Daybreak hasn't abandoned Landmark: Producer Terry Michaels tweeted yesterday evening that the team has sent the next update to the QA server and is still sorting out the timeline. https://twitter.com/terryjmichaels/status/692400908416761856 And the hecklers in the Twitter audience demanding EverQuest Next-specific news? They're going unanswered. In other good news for the studio, the Visa saga of developer Emily "Pentapod" Domino is almost over....

There's a new elite skill that's come to the skill-centric RuneScape, and it's causing both jubilation and jeers among the game's community. Invention allows players to disassemble items in order to procure and train gear perks for other items. These modded items can be given special qualities and striking visual appearances -- and they can be leveled up as well. However,...

These days, if you're not on Steam, you're throwing money away, a lesson more and more MMORPG studios are learning lately. Perhaps that explains why Perfect World Entertainment has today released wuxia MMORPG Swordsman on Valve's platform (but we're guessing the launch of another wuxia MMO in recent weeks might have a little something to do with it too)....

Firefall's had a rough couple of months, first with Christmastime budget and reorganization problems and then with the rocky launch of its Razor's Edge patch. This week, Red 5 Studios says its "priority right now is Update 1.6 bugs," and it vows "more patches as needed" to address item migration issues: We are still working at getting the missing modules...

Fresh off making public the news that Path of Exile's business is booming and the team is expanding to suit, Grinding Gear Games has produced two videos for skills on the way in March's Ascendancy expansion as well as a slew of new classes: the Berserker, the Hierophant, and the Pathfinder. We've included three of the new videos below, and don't forget to...

Adding further hype to the multi-platform beta tests kicking off this weekend, Ubisoft has opened up on the company blog about The Division's post-launch plans. The studio is currently plotting three paid expansions as part of the game's season pass; they'll boast new content, gear, and gameplay for endgamers. Says Ubisoft, "The first expansion, called 'Underground', lets a squad of...

The chill hasn't left the air in many countries, but the excitement is heating up for this summer's Warcraft motion picture release. Director Duncan Jones had a small freakout (in a good way) on Twitter when he spotted a picture of official Warcraft movie toys already on the shelves at Toys 'Я Us. "Holy shnikey! That's my first legit movie-toy...

Here's the bad news for players looking forward to the next major Shroud of the Avatar patch: A character wipe is happening. All of your character and housing information is getting wiped away due to various large-scale changes being made to combat. As with previous wipes, you'll earn 300% additional experience until you reach the level of experience you...