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Turbine published a feature on its newest Infinite Crisis champion this week. Lex Luthor is the man of the hour, and he'll be available to play on April 29th. He's a ranged blaster with a passive that involves dropping sentries and linking them with energy beams that damage enemies over time. His actives include an energy volley called tactical...

Crowfall unveiled the concept art for the female Champion today, and... well, it's pretty great. She's huge, she's visibly powerful, and she's intended to be threatening. You should really look at the full thing even if you're not usually all that concerned with Crowfall. Honestly. There's also a new video available in which artist Joe Mad and his brother wax...

If you thought Path of Exile's previous three content updates would be hard acts to follow, you clearly haven't heard enough about the upcoming Act IV The Awakening. Slated for a June release, this expansion makes such a huge impact on the game that it will have its own closed beta test! Along with additional story, new mobs and...

Did you miss the latest ArcheAge livestream featuring the Trion dev team? It was a biggun, and it contained quite a lot of information relative to the upcoming Dread Prophecies patch. Currently 1.7 part one is scheduled for the end of this month, though it may slip into early May given how much stuff is jammed into it. Whether you're looking for new...

Whether or not developers like the term "whales," the truth is that big spenders are still very big business for free-to-play games. Gamasutra points to a report that says that the top 10% of spenders in mobile games made up 64% of the revenue for those titles. In-game purchases are on the increase, too. In January, 2.3% of players spent...

While news has been a bit quiet on the development front for EverQuest Next, the game is still producing lore for its fans if nothing else. A new novella has recently gone live on the official site, giving players a glimpse into what took place immediately following the battle in Quin'Sari and setting the stage for the stories the...

Whenever I talk about Ultima Online to someone who wasn't there when it was a big thing, I admit to feeling as if I have to justify its existence because of its graphics, which were shallow in 1997, never mind 2015. The game is still amazing, feature for feature, but it's been eclipsed by the advance of technology. That's the topic an...

It may have taken some time (and not a little help from Massively OP's Justin), but MJ is finally on the concluding mission of The Secret World's Issue #9 story arc. What revelation awaits her as the two continue their Tokyo adventures and prepare to move beyond the containment wall? Join the duo live at 9:00 p.m. to follow along....

Are you a fan of Descent? If so, and if you'd like to see a new franchise entry, you'd best be heading to Kickstarter and pledging your support to Descent Underground while you still can. The zero-g FPS actioner has a little over a day left on its funding drive, and as of press time it's sitting at $488,365 out...

This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor JakeDunnegan, who is worried about the future of MMORPG guilds. When EverQuest came along, I was introduced to the concept of guilds, which was a bit different from league play in Tribes. Voice chat in EQ wasn't really a thing unlike the need for Roger Wilco in Tribes. And guilds added so much...