BlizzCon tickets go on sale this week

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For many gamers, the hardest ticket to get this year is to November's BlizzCon 2015, as you have to be fast and a little lucky on the draw to snag one when they go on sale. Consider this your heads-up then if you want to make the attempt: BlizzCon tickets are going on sale this week in two batches. The...

Could this algorithm detect a forum troll?

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We've all known trolls who love to dwell in dank forum posts and shadowy comment sections, ready to spread ill will and spark flame wars just to see the world burn. But what if a tool could be devised to identify such miscreants before they could do much damage? That is one possibility that has arisen from a new Cornell University...

Take part in a flying raid with Icarus Online

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Even if they share common lineage, MMOs must have a distinctive angle or face death by mediocrity. For the upcoming Icarus Online, that hook is flying combat -- and lots of it. Icarus Online is moving forward in Korea and Japan and features both ground and aerial combat. In fact, the title even boasts "flying raids," which is a good...

The Stream Team: Bulking up as Marvel Heroes’ She-Hulk

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Even though MassivelyOP's MJ already has a slew of heroes she needs to work on, it's hard to resist when Marvel Heroes introduces a new one. Her resolve held firm through Nova, Iceman, and Winter Soldier, then she caved on She-Hulk! Part lawyer, part face-pounder -- how could MJ pass that up? She may be back to level 1, but...

Sword and Bored: Encumbrance

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Mo discovers that cognitive dissonance is required to make sense of MMO encumbrance systems.

Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion launches May 19th

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Destiny fans ready for a new expansion after last December's The Dark Below have to wait until only May 19th for the release of House of Wolves. Players who've purchased the $34.99 Expansion Pass will get this expansion as the final installment of that deal, and those who want to get House of Wolves separately will spend $19.99. Previously leaked...
Prepare to be prepared!

How to get into Path of Exile’s Awakening beta

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So you want to test the next big update for Path of Exile? That's understandable; it's a big update that promises a whole lot of new content and new play options. While the developers aren't yet prepared to reveal all of the mechanical details, there's plenty of information on how to get into the testing process and what happens...
Running toward the blue sky.

Wisdom of Nym: What we now know about Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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I honestly hadn't expected to learn quite this much about Heavensward this soon. I don't know why I hadn't expected this, to be fair; we've got 67 days as of this writing before the expansion launches, so now is definitely the time to start learning all of these important details of Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion. But somehow I...
Hooray, the hype train is finally going to die, then?

Black Desert demos its new Valkyrie class

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Eager to take a look at the newest class being added to Black Desert? The fine folks at Steparu have posted a trailer demonstrating the class in action against random generic enemies, giving players a look at how the class operates. Parts of it are similar to how the Warrior plays, but the visual effects and other skills are...

DCUO returns to the Halls of Power with its next update

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With DC Universe Online's sped-up content delivery schedule, players fresh off of the munitions update now can look forward to a new hit of superhero juice with a return to the Halls of Power. DCUO's 14th episode, Halls of Power Part II, will take players to New Genesis for a slew of solo and group content. Apparently the nasty Darkseid...