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Paladins and Warlocks, together at last! They're like the original odd couple - she's a stalwart defender of the Light, and her roommate is a summoner of demonic forces. Also, they're not really "together" so much as they're the most recent pair of class redesign entries covering what's changing with World of Warcraft's next expansion. Paladins aren't changing a heck...

It's a running joke among MMO players that BlizzCon is bad for our wallets, not because we overindulge in murloc plushies but because resisting the allure of the resub is hard. Blizzard weaves a spell for two days straight, getting everyone pumped for World of Warcraft all over again, usually with promises of content and quality-of-life fixes that aren't actually going...

As hard as it is for MassivelyOP's MJ to resist the siren call of Marvel Heroes' Monday Midtown madness, she's really eager to finally finish up the story line on at least one of her heroes. And since Storm is both further along in the story and in need of more levels, she's been selected for the honor. Besides,...

Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So Massively, where I gather together the top stories from the biggest MOBAs, competitive card games, first person shooters, and other popular online games...

Blizzard has released a new dev blog previewing the changes in store for Mages in World of Warcraft's upcoming Legion expansion. Mages are "in a very strong place compared to most classes," Blizzard says, while noting that there's a lot of distinction between Arcane, Fire, and Frost, both in terms of character specialization and each of the three schools having...

Tree of Savior's open beta is starting this December... in South Korea. The news comes to us from Steparu, who posted about a Tree of Savior advertisement that was recently sighted in the wild. The print hypes up the game's appearance at South Korea's upcoming G-Star 2015 convention, and it features a tag line that reads "2015.12. Open Beta." Steparu predicts that new game...

Moonlight Blade, the kung fu MMO developed by Chinese megacorp Tencent, will be published in South Korea by Nexon, according to Steparu. Famed martial arts choreographer Woo-ping Yuen (The Matrix, Drunken Master, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and director Chen Kexin were hired to "bring film-like details to the game." Steparu says that due to the vast world and the martial...

Need a new PC? You might want to check out Origin. No, not that Origin, but Miami-based PC maker Origin. The firm is running a November special that includes a $100 Amazon gift card as well as Trion cash shop currency and a digital copy of Star Citizen if you purchase a new desktop or laptop. You'll also get digital...

People wear many hats in life, and noted game developer Raph Koster has donned another one that most folks aren't used to seeing him wear: published poet. For the last 10 years, Koster has posted a poem on his personal blog every Sunday. Now, he's compiled a number of those -- and added a few others -- into a...

Who doesn't want more Yetis? If you enjoy these abominable creatures, Project Gorgon has good news for you: all new levels in the Yeti caves to explore and find treasure in as well as new Yeti War Screamers to fight. Created for groups, these new areas have four unique sub-bosses and five special locked chests that hold level 40-50...