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Justin, Bree, and Eliot from Cards Against Humanity discuss SWTOR's Ziost update, Daybreak's emu deal, the Guild Wars saga, ArcheAge's patch, and Darkfall's retcon, plus mail on MMO mistakes and replacing CoH. Bonus: Justin's Kickstarter tribute song!

Elite: Dangerous players are in the midst of an ARG based around in-game artifacts that were tracked down by a coordinated community effort. Producer Michael Brookes subsequently suggested listening to the newly discovered cargo item, and scuttlebutt says that it relates to the insect-like Thargoid race from previous Elite titles. Brookes hinted at the Thargoids as early as 2013 in a...

You know what we miss about birthday parties from when we were kids? That the guest of honor would typically get presents for everyone who showed up. Apparently MapleStory is fond of that approach as well, as the game is handing out gift packs to those who log in to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary. To get your free gift...

Not every online game can be a winner, but even losers have their purpose as comedy fodder for the tongue-in-cheek player. YouTube comedian TheHiveLeader took a stand against a little-known anime title called One Piece Online by treating it to a barrage of snark in a five-minute review that is probably far more entertaining than the subject game ever could...

You have not played enough of Crowfall to form an opinion on how it plays. You haven't. It isn't playable yet. But that doesn't mean you can't start buying in-game goodies to have when you finally can play the game, right? Yes, the game's store is live on the official website, with plenty of options for future players to...

TERA fans have been anticipating the game's newest class for a while now -- and today, it's here. Patch 31.04 debuts the Gunner, a Castanic and High Elf female class that wields a rifle bigger than most bulk discount supermarkets. The Gunner is a "fast-moving, ranged DPS class" that fires an arcannon and wears metal armor. The new patch wasn't...

Happy Revenge of the Fifth! Because this column comes out on Tuesday, I'm a wee bit behind on wishing you a happy Star Wars day, but that said, some very important things happened yesterday. Not only was there exciting news in the Star Wars theatrical universe, but Star Wars: The Old Republic started its 12x XP and opened up...

When competing factions end up crashing a space station into the earth and triggering a nuclear war, the result is a hotbed of action, guns, and fast-paced firefights. Welcome to Metal Reaper Online, a new title from JC Planet that will be releasing this month on May 21st. Metal Reaper Online is an isometric shooter that takes place in a...

After riding a roller coaster of delays the last couple of weeks, Landmark fans can finally hop off with this bit of good news: The mega wipe is on for today! Originally scheduled for April 29th, this full-character and claim wipe was bumped to May 5th, and then postponed again until May 11th. But after clearing the necessary testing...

Could it be that Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is starting to look... really pretty? A new in-game screenshot of Avendyr's Pass shows how far Pantheon's visuals have progressed, thanks to the upgrade to the Unity 5 engine and the addition of Art Director J.P. Targete to the team. In addition to discussing the game engine upgrade, Pantheon's May dev...