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Lord of the Rings Online's legendary item system has been a point of fierce community debate ever since it arrived way back in the game's first expansion. With next week's Update 16, Turbine is looking to improve the old recycle cycle with something called legendary item imbuement. So what is LI imbuement? A new dev diary posted today walks players...

It's been a little quiet on the City of Titans development front for a while, but when you see the game's most recent video, you'll understand why. A spiritual successor to City of Heroes wants to hold something back to surprise people when the game's 11th anniversary rolls around, after all. So late last night, the team showed off the combat, and...

Let's talk history for a moment. Before Guild Wars 2 was a thing, before it was even an idea, the team at ArenaNet was working on the third Guild Wars standalone campaign. Like its last two predecessors, Guild Wars: Utopia was slated to feature two new classes, one of which was the Chronomancer. It's taken quite some time since then, and it's...

I've had some godawful pickup groups in GTA Online this week. There was the one guy who insisted on typing in Russian. Then there was the duo who quit a mission because -- I kid you not -- I was stealing all of their headshots. Number one, I'm not that good, and number two, isn't the objective to finish...

Once you start down the wrong path, it's hard to turn around... especially if you are in a stolen car! MassivelyOP's MJ is continuing her criminal capers in Grand Theft Auto Online, hijacking cars and busting up drug deals (and then running off with the merchandise). She's even recently pulled off her first bank robbery. The streets of Los...

Are you wondering what to make of quirky Korean import Tree of Savior? Steparu's been playing the beta, and he has a lot to report in terms of both textual impressions and video footage. The beta was definitely a beta, as it featured plenty of bugs, random crashes, and FPS issues. That said, his overall impressions are positive thanks to...

Think you're good at Infinite Crisis? You'll have a chance to prove it on May 8th when Turbine unveils ranked play for its DC universe MOBA. You've got a bit of homework to do in preparation, though if you've been playing for more than a couple of days, chances are good that you're already done. Ranked opens up after you've...

Who says MMO emulators are illegal? Not Daybreak, apparently, as the firm has entered into a "written agreement" with the creators of an EverQuest emu known as Project 1999. Co-manager Sean Norton posted on the emulator's forums today outlining a document that "formally recognizes Project 1999 as a fan-based not-for-profit classic EverQuest emulation project." Norton says that the agreement establishes certain guidelines...

Recently Worlds Factory published a piece about Wander subtitled "combat isn't the only way." After I finished pumping my fist and saying hell yeah in a louder-than-normal voice, I came back to reality and started asking myself how many of today's MMO gamers would actually play an MMO with no combat. And then I realized that instead of asking myself,...

It's a big week for SMITE, as the deity-filled MOBA has added several new features with yesterday's patch. Arguably the biggest addition is the achievement system, which currently contains over a hundred goals to accomplish. Also with the patch, SMITE began selling 2015 season tickets (which come with extra in-game goodies), overhauled the in-game store, and added new voice packs,...