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Those crazy ArcheAge kids, always mucking up the works! The latest bit of fantasy sandpark drama comes to us courtesy of the game's official forum, where Trion laid the smack down on griefers who were blocking trade routes in safe zones and preventing players from delivering trade packs. Trion community manager Celestrata outlined the changes, stating that while blockades initially...

Account systems are boring, but they're also pretty necessary for an online game. Sure, you only notice them when they're bad and/or obtrusive, but they're important pretty much every time. ECO's a step closer to playability with a functional account system, but also with all of the other improvements detailed in the latest development dispatch. There are a lot...

The final story update for Final Fantasy XI approaches swiftly, and it's letting a long-awaited shoe drop in the process. The Far East has been a land of mystery and speculation since the game first launched; players have seen jobs, NPCs, cultural touchstones, and more from the region, but never actually set foot therein. Yet the finale of the...

Welcome, everyone, to another installment of Choose My Adventure: WildStar edition. Last week, Bonongo Jazz, Chua Spellslinger-slash-Explorer-slash-Architect extraordinaire, arrived at the Dominion outpost of Lightreach Mission in the (relatively) untamed wilds of Ellevar. Here, a new world of opportunities opened up to me as I entered what is arguably the first "real" -- that is to say, non-starter --...

Believe it or not, there are two current attempts to secure the classic Darkfall license from Aventurine and reboot the game to its pre-Unholy Wars state. Yesterday we reported on how Big Picture Games is progressing toward an alpha test, and today we turn our attention over to Ub3rgames and its plans for Darkfall: New Dawn. Ub3rgames posted a series...

'Tis the season for extremist cults and macabre space battles, haven't you heard? At least this the case in EVE Online, where the Crimson Harvest is now in action. The event revolves around a fanatical sect called the Blood Raiders who are wreaking havoc across the galaxy. Players are encouraged to seek out the Raiders and put an end to...

The first expansion for Guild Wars 2 launches on October 23rd, which means that players are now in the final countdown. Perhaps you'd like a bit of a recap of what's coming soon? The game's official site has provided a quick rundown of the upcoming raids today. Raids will be 10-person ventures pitting skilled players against challenges requiring practice,...

The spookiest of all possible holidays is almost here, and Age of Conan is getting in on the action with an all-new Halloween event. It's not all fun and games, either; the city of Tarantia is besieged by a plague turning its residents into shambling monstrosities, and players will have to explore beneath the city to root out the...

If social media hasn't repeatedly informed you of the fact that this is "Back to the Future Day" -- the day in which Marty and Doc traveled to 2015 -- then WildStar is there to get you brought up to speed (88 miles per hour). In addition to its currently running Shade's Eve event, Carbine started a Hoverboard zPrix Invitational today that...

Announced earlier this year, Chronicles of Elyria is a startup sandbox in a sea of such sandboxes, but some of its features are rare even within the MMORPG genre. Massively OP has been hosting a series of exclusive dev diaries from the CoE team at Soulbound Studios over the last month to further explore the game and solicit feedback and questions, and today we...