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You have probably noticed by now that ArenaNet likes to be a bit cryptic with its Guild Wars 2 teasers. Case in point: a Ventari teaser image posted on Twitter yesterday with a tiny bit of lore text. What does that mean? Who knows! Presumably the game's staff know; they're just not telling us yet. That's the definition of cryptic. Fan...

Is English not your first language? If not, thanks for struggling through and reading our site anyway, and you can also take heart in the fact that Crowfall's latest stretch goal has been unlocked. That means localization for a variety of different languages, so even those for whom English isn't a first language or who otherwise would be locked...

Today's Daily Grind topic comes to us in a roundabout way from Kickstarter donor Le Entrepreneur, who asks, Why do MMOs use cash shops they know hurt players? There's an easy answer to this -- because money -- but it's worth exploring in more detail, I think. Cash shops in general, after all, don't hurt players, but cash shops that exploit players'...

Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like online arena battles. EA revealed that the recently announced Need for Speed reboot will require an internet connection to play. Star Citizen's devs accidentally leaked secret assets from the game's development, including hidden star systems...

Wargaming has unveiled a new contest in World of Warplanes that runs through July 1st. It pits two legendary World War II fighter planes against one another in a month-long duel to see which plane -- and which WoWP pilots -- reign supreme. Playing is pretty easy: pick your favorite plane and play a battle. Each week, "the top pilot...

Since Minecraft more or less ripped off the very concept of playing with LEGOs, why not return the favor? That seems to be the premise of LEGO Worlds, a new title by TT Games that released on Steam early access today. Players will get to explore, mold, and exploit virtual worlds made of LEGO bricks. There's a heavy emphasis on...

CCP is currently rebuilding EVE Online's sovereignty capture system, and as such the sci-fi sandbox developer is updating players on a couple of changes to the schedule via its latest website post. The target date for the next set of major changes is moving back one week (to July 14th), which means that they will "deploy as a one...

Citadel Studios has released the latest Shards Online newsletter. It's got a new letter from project lead Derek Brinkmann, good news for backers looking to upgrade their pledges, and an announcement for the game's next pre-alpha playtest. It starts this Saturday, June 6th, at 2:00 p.m. EDT and it will feature a hunt through the game's Eldier Cemetery as...

Rockstar is prepping a Grand Theft Auto Online patch called Ill-Gotten Gains, Part 1. It's due to release next week, and it features new vehicles, new weapons, and "hundreds of new clothing items and accessories" for all your gangster dress-up needs. New vehicles include the Pegassi Osiris, pictured above, as well as a solid gold helicopter, a solid gold jet, and several...

Tomorrow's the big day for Blizzard's entry into the crowded and uber-competitive MOBA market. Heroes of the Storm officially launches on June 2nd, and SuperData CEO Joost Van Dreunen has penned an editorial at GamesIndustry.biz that asks whether or not the new title can measure up to genre titans like League of Legends and Dota 2. Van Dreunen predicts that...