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Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO bloggers tore their attention away from the current crop of games to talk about what they loved about their initial foray into Tyria. "Not only did GW1 revitalize MMOs in general for me, but it gave...

Sony is apparently ramping up development on its Project Morpheus VR headset, which was announced in early 2014. According to a job posting, the firm seeks game designers, character animators, and level designers who would like an "exciting and rare opportunity to join an ambitious new studio to create original games for PlayStation's VR platform." Development will take place at...

Wargaming has published a dev blog on World of Warplanes' new war caches, which are basically an opportunity for players to finish challenging missions and earn new equipment, consumables, and warbird decorations. The missions are "quite complicated and will require both a lot of skill and a lot of luck," which is why Wargaming has tabbed its localization integrator --...

Trove seems to be pulling a major update out of its brain voxels on a monthly basis now. Coming hot on the heels of its Golden Thread and Fish 'n' Ships patches, today's Monster Bash update brings yet another class and some welcome feature improvements. The new class is the Boomeranger, which is totally a word that you shouldn't try...

Destiny's House of Wolves launches today. Bungie's second expansion offers new story missions, a new cooperative strike called The Shadow Thief, and new endgame components including PvE (Prison of Elders), PvP (Trials of Osiris), and a crucible revamp complete with new modes and rewards. Bungie has also added a lot of new weapons and gear upgrades, and House of Wolves makes...

Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's chaos, NCsoft's financials, Trove, Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, ARK: Survival Evolved, Neverwinter's Xbox numbers, and The Division's delay, plus mailbag questions on Reddit gaming culture and escapism vs. lockboxes.

With two weeks left until the launch of Heroes of the Storm, anticipation is growing over Blizzard's entry into the MOBA field. Well, now anyone and everyone can see if it's got what it takes, as the open beta phase has officially begun. Blizzard is also inviting fans of the game in London to partake in the launch celebrations, which...

Did you miss our interview with DC Universe Online head honcho Jens Andersen? Well, go read it and then come back! Now that you're back, you'll probably want to watch Daybreak's latest DCUO trailer, too, which was released today alongside Part II of the Halls of Power episode pack. New content includes two-player duos, solo dailies and bounty missions, a...

Das Tal is forging ahead with its Kickstarter campaign, netting over $19,000 out of its $55,794 goal with 21 days left. The team is unloading articles left and right to talk about the game, including one piece that has each developer sharing what inspires him while working on the PvP sandbox. There are also updates on the game's armor and...

Sometimes there are stories that come across our desk and elicit an immediate response of, "What is this I don't even." This is one of them. Apparently the bosses at Dungeon Fighter Online became concerned about someone named Jerry who has been gaining weight thanks to long hours. (It isn't clear whether Jerry was a player or an employee, but we...