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Randomness has been a part of most computer games since the beginning because computers can do math very quickly and randomness is exciting. Oh, is it ever exciting. After all, who doesn't like to watch a big critical hit pop up when fighting a boss, followed by the boss dropping exactly what you want on your first run? It's...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Infinity finally came to Kickstarter. Seriously, this game has been in development forever, but that's OK since it has a true-to-scale solar system with no loading or zoning anywhere in the game. Technically it's called Infinity: Battlescape, and it's a combat-focused primer for the larger persistent world that we hope I-Novae Studios gets...

If you ask MassivelyOP's MJ, Halloween is the best time of the year! And she can't wait to see how people have decorated their Landmark claims for her favorite holiday. There are graveyards, spooky fun houses, skeletons, pumpkins, and so much more. Join us live at 6:00 p.m. as she tours Halloween builds and gives away treats to some...

Slick-looking online action RPG Lost Ark showed itself in a brief gameplay video posted by Steparu earlier this weekend. The title was the subject of a recent focus group test, which is where the footage came from, and you can expect to see the Smilegate-produced game at South Korea's big G-Star convention next month. As for the video, it's nearly...

I've now put a solid day of playtime into Heart of Thorns, so I decided that it was finally time for the first of my launch diaries. There's so much to talk about and many features or elements deserve a separate post to fully discuss, but I wanted to get started with the immediate things noted during the first few hours...

CCP promised some big reveals at EVE Vegas 2015 and so far it has definitely delivered. In yesterday's EVE Online keynote speech, we heard concrete details on the big Spring 2016 expansion and some other cool stuff coming to EVE in the near future. Now officially named Citadels, this expansion is intended to be the "biggest addition to the sandbox...

MassivelyOP's MJ is making babies! ARK: Survival Evolved has added breeding to the survival game, and MJ is really looking forward to hatching and raising some baby dinosaurs. But just like any little tyke, dino babies are a handful from the get go. And boy, are they ravenous little beasts. Join us live at 12:00 p.m. to see if...

Cloud Imperium released a couple of Star Citizen updates last night, both in game and on its website. First up is version 1.3, which is now available for download through the launcher and which represents a good chunk of under-the-hood work which merged several different development streams. The flight model was updated, new guns were added, the chat system...

Hello, hello, what a joy it is to meet you. My name, as you'll not momentarily bother to pause even a moment to learn, is Harry. I'm here solely to facilitate your journey to a greater understanding of yourself and the world around you, not to be treated as a person in any way whatsoever. I'd say "don't worry...

CityState published its usual Friday update last night, and while it's headed up by the aforementioned Shapeshifter class reveal, there are some other interesting Camelot Unchained nuggets in there as well. Mark Jacobs talks about everything from pre- and post-launch backer rewards to user story progress to an upcoming swag store that will feature things like t-shirts, posters, etc. There...