Well, hope springs eternal.

Pathfinder Online lays out its territory control design roadmap

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While Pathfinder Online has been playable for many of its backers for a few months now, it's still only in an early deployment phase. Players can take part in control of the game's various towers, but territorial control is not yet implemented. That's going to be changing soon, however, and a recent development post outlines the road to fully...

Chaos Theory: Player-run parade pairs Secret World cabals with recruits

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It's been said that The Secret World is more like a single-player game. And it's true: You can definitely enjoy many aspects of the game solo or with just a friend or two. But there may also come a time when you want to be a part of a larger group, especially when trying to run nightmare-mode dungeons or...

Yes, you can push people off cliffs in Crowfall

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The folks behind "throne war simulator" MMORPG Crowfall have released two new archetypes today. The first is the Elven Frostweaver, a ranged DPS reminiscent of Drow; the second is the Guinecean Duelist, an adorable dexterity-oriented melee character who will have the Ratonga fans in our audience squeaking with glee. ArtCraft has also posted a new game physics FAQ that covers everything from...

Elder Scrolls Online adds more loyalty rewards

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Just because Elder Scrolls Online is going buy-to-play in a month doesn't mean that ZeniMax is giving up hope that you'll stay subscribed to the game. Today the studio announced that it is adding two more loyalty rewards for those who have kept a sub up for a while. The first reward is a delightfully creepy Mask of Cheerful Slaughter...
This was not actually complex.

An ‘Elite: Deadly’ trademark has been registered

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Are you enjoying flying through space in Elite: Dangerous but not how the game's news cycle has quieted down? Let's change that. A trademark has been registered for Elite: Deadly covering computer games, online interactive games, and more or less anything that would qualify as more Elite on either your home computer or console. Or even your tablet, possibly. The trademark owner...

The Stomping Land creator apparently abandons project

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Friends, it pains me to say this, especially when dinosaurs are involved, but it might be time to give up hope on The Stomping Land. After far overshooting Kickstarter goals for his dinosaur survival sandbox, The Stomping Land creator Alex Fundora has seemingly abandoned the project. Freelance artist Vlad Konstantinov, who had been hired work on the project, said that he...

The Daily Grind: How do you rate Guild Wars 2’s season 2?

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As I write this, I'm almost finished with the second season of Guild Wars 2's vaunted living story. Without any specific spoilers, I have to say that the season was a step up from the first, with a tighter delivery of narrative and the ability to replay episodes at one's leisure. However, I never felt truly drawn into what...

World Zombination infects the world this Thursday

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If you've ever grumped that MMOs don't feel so "massively" these days, then here's something that might put a smile on your face before it gets eaten right off: a game where players control hordes of survivors and zombies duking it out via tower defense in a cute post-apocalyptic setting. While it may not be an MMO in the strictest...

World of Tanks takes aim at Xbox One

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World of Tanks may prove to be one of the most unstoppable online gaming invasions of the past five years, as the WWII sim has dominated practically every platform to which it's been ported. Now Wargaming has its sights set on a plum prize indeed: Xbox One. Wargaming said that it will be bringing World of Tanks to the console...
Gotta go... well, mostly just away.

EVE’s CSM elections are coming next week

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CCP's latest dev blog talks up the fast-approaching elections for EVE Online's 10th Council of Stellar Management. The voting opens on February 25th, and active accounts with a minimum account age of 30 days are eligible to cast a ballot. Why should you vote? Hell if I know, democracy or some such. Outside of that, CCP is also gifting 10...