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Jonesing for a full mobile MMO experience? Android gamers now have another option, as Forsaken World Mobile is coming to Google Play this week. The mobile version of the long-running fantasy MMO will arrive in several unspecified regions. Forsaken World Mobile has already come to iOS and is clinging to a "soft launch" definition for the time being. The title...

Do you like ARK: Survival Evolved? Do you like modding? If you answered yes, I've got good news in the form of the ARK's newly launched dev kit. It's basically a streamlined version of the Unreal Engine 4 editor, and Studio Wildcard says that it can be used to make mods and maps, which can then be uploaded to...

Crowfall has published a lengthy first look at its Knight archetype. We say first look because as the devs note, things are practically guaranteed to change. In any event, there's plenty of information to give us a good idea of how the Knight will play. His left click primary attack, for example, not only deals damage but also restores his...

Gloria Victis has updated with a new PvP arena and an attacks power bar. The latter allows players to control the strength of their blows and bowshots. Theoretically this makes battles more tactical, as enemies may opt to get up in your grill or perform some sort of counter while you're charging your boomstick. The arena is exactly what it...

Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Final Fantasy XIV, RIFT 3.3, WoW's patch cycle, Cabal 2's launch, Skyforge's soft launch, and TERA's update, with mailbag questions on hero picks, names, and character gender options.

Chi is vitally important to Blade & Soul's lore and gameplay, but it's perfectly OK to not completely understand what it's about. That's why the devs have penned a new lore blog to explain what chi is and how it will fit into the game. "Living creatures have chi as well, which is directly related to their health and martial...

SMITE's e-sports scene had a great year in 2014, although Hi-Rez identified one significant problem with how it's been handling the game's crowdfunded prize pool. The issue was that only a small number of winning teams were walking away with over 90% of the entire pool in Season 1, in some cases making more than actual Superbowl victors. As the...

The fallout from last week's Reddit-wide protest (which spilled over into several MMO subreddits) over a fired employee and high friction between the company and the site's mods continues, as CEO Ellen Pao issued an apology yesterday and promised to improve communication with Reddit's volunteers. "We screwed up," Pao wrote. "Not just on July 2, but also over the past...

The official beta for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has yet to begin, but ArenaNet isn't above throwing a special test into the mix to tide its fans over (and accumulate more feedback, of course). This weekend the studio will be hosting a test for the brand-new Revenant class from Friday, July 10th, through Monday, July 13th. Anyone who...

It's a little bit odd, on some level, that Overwatch takes place after the eponymous organization is dead and gone. Not unheard of, no, but it's still a little odd. Of course the latest blog is all about unpacking the lore behind the organization's fall, focusing on the story behind legendary supersoldier and former strike commander Jack Morrison, so...