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The great part about games that were localized after being out in their native country for some time is that there's no dearth of material for patches. Blade & Soul just launched here in North America last week, but players can look forward to the game's first major patch landing on February 10th with a nice pile of additional...

John Smedley has just announced that the Hero's Song Kickstarter has been cancelled: https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/692005956482256896 He went on to stress that the game's development is ongoing, but it was obvious that the game would not meet its funding goals. The game's funding was only just over $130,000 of its targeted $800,000 goal with three weeks to go. No word yet on whether...

Do you like to PvP in WildStar? Would you especially like having even more rewards than you normally get from said PvP? Because this weekend is letting you have exactly that with a double Prestige bonus event for the weekend. Players will earn twice the Prestige from January 28th at 5 a.m. EST until February 1st at 3 a.m....

Losing a PvP match because you weren't skilled enough or geared enough to beat your opponent is unpleasant on its own. Losing a PvP match because your connection wasn't up to par is a special sort of frustrating. That's why Destiny is deploying a new PvP matchmaking setting on Wednesday -- effectively rolling back matchmaking changes it implemented last December...

Star Citizen's Chris Roberts is taking a break from signing swag for PAX South to answer another batch of 10 questions from the community. These range in topic from the possibility of two-step verification and taking part in dogfights through space stations. Roberts addressed the future of Star Marine, saying that it's not been canceled but that features such as boarding and...

New analysis published on GamesIndustry.biz last week suggests that the virtual reality headset war is only going to heat up from here on out. Eedar's Patrick Walker researched "consumer awareness" of different VR headset brands in the wake of the Oculus RIFT preorder announcement, arguing that PlayStation VR, Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, and SteamVR/HTC Vive all trail Oculus...

When MassivelyOP's MJ was first introduced to the Danger Room, she had a bit of trouble completing the training on Rogue. But now that Storm is up to 60, will the experience be different? It's worth a shot:  Anytime you get to fling lightning is a great time! Besides, MJ has many Danger Room tickets to use, and a...

Looking for some pocket-sized MMO fun? Mu: Origin, the mobile spin-off of the long-running Mu Online, is starting its closed beta test today. Webzen said that the initial CBT will be limited to a few thousand early access applicants. It's also only for Android players (for the time being), so weep into your iPhones if you don't qualify. Players can...

If you want to play Shroud of the Avatar online, there's stuff that you can have only by pledging support for the game at the right time. But what about when you're offline? Should all of those benefits be available to you while playing alone, or should offline players be subject to the same restrictions as online ones? The...

Former BioWare game director Chris Wynn has landed at Daybreak helming zombie survival MMO H1Z1. Wynn, who was credited as one of Mass Effect: Andromeda's directors, told fans in December that he was leaving his post at BioWare's Montreal base to return to the US. https://twitter.com/The1Wynn/status/679389844938883072 Today, he's announced that he's taken up the role of Executive Producer at the H1Z1 studio...