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...
You had me and you lost me.

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...
Party hard.

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...
Rumormongering

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...
Blood's good. You need blood to live.

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...
Classic.

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...

Wizard Online takes a stab at a full-fledged VR MMO

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With virtual reality headsets hitting the market, a hot topic in the MMO community has been over when we'll be seeing VR merge with our favorite types of games. It turns out that this hypothetical future might already be here with the advent of Wizard Online. Wizard Online is currently in alpha testing and has been developed for both Steam's...

The Division’s ARG wants you to scan your money to see how dirty it is

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Do you want to know how much pee is on your money? The Division is here to help you find out. Cash Contagion, a new alternate reality game for Ubisoft's upcoming sci-fi title, asks visitors to the site to either scan an European banknote or enter in the code to find out approximately how far it's traveled, how many traces of...