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I wasn't sure exactly what to expect when I first laid hands on Moonrise at this year's PAX East so I suppose that "fast-paced party-based Pokémon" should not have actually come as a surprise. It sort of did, though. Moonrise is the new game coming out of the developer currently best-known for State of Decay, and it's an interesting creature. Comparisons to titles like Pokémon...

What would you do if you went up against a giant face intent on bringing forth your personal doom? I don't know about you, but I would finally use a wizard's staff for its clear purpose as an oversized Q-Tip and make sure that the boss' nasal passages were cleared out. Then we would become the best of friends...

During our insane streamathon on Friday, Massively OP's Jef confided in us that he ragequit Star Wars Galaxies after the NGE hit -- and worse, he deleted his main character. I don't know whether you guys heard my audible gasp, but my goodness, that hurt. I don't care how angry I am at a game; I never delete! I can't bring myself...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, a couple of projects went bye-bye. First up was Trials of Ascension, which admitted to Kickstarter defeat and pulled its campaign after raising nearly $26,000 out of a $600,000 goal in two weeks. Also down for the count is The Wizarding World Online, a Harry Potter knockoff that kinda forgot to ask the...

Star Citizen's monthly report is live, and chairman Chris Roberts says that even though February was short, Cloud Imperium accomplished quite a bit. "As you read this, Arena Commander 1.1 is hitting the PTU," Roberts writes, "and we expect to make it available on the live server in the very near future." After that, backers will get their first taste...

How does earning your college tuition by playing video games sound? Blizzard hopes it sounds mighty fine, as the studio is running a special Heroes of the Storm tournament to dish out full tuition rides to the five players on the winning team. The Heroes of the Dorm tournament, as it's called, will hand out other prizes as well, including...

Lord of the Rings Online is a big, big game that has grown over the years to encompass a wide swath of Middle-earth. One of the first things any fan of the franchise does when getting into the game is see whether the devs have put in the places and details straight from the books or the movies. More...

The expansion releases on June 23rd, early access begins on June 19th, and pre-orders open up on March 16th.Since the original launch of Final Fantasy XIV, the city of Ishgard has waited, inaccessible, present, a long shadow over the entire game. When Heavensward releases, players will finally get to access the city and fly into the lands beyond. As for what we'll...

Richard Garriott casts a long shadow in the MMO industry, with Ultima Online serving as the first fully graphical MMO and ushering in the genre as we know it. His more recent claim to fame, though, is the success of Shroud of the Avatar, a crowdfunded spiritual sequel to his Ultima series, online and off. It's one of the big crowdfunding successes...

Welcome back to What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you cackle madly with me, for I sent Eliot to PAX and have ninjaed his WRUPs. Mine, all mine! What are you lovely folks playing this weekend? Brianna Royce (@nbrianna, blog): What else? Guild Wars 2 PvP, which has been consuming most of my playtime lately....