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Remember last week when Microsoft announced that Halo Online was a Russian exclusive? That didn't sit so well with a group of tech-savvy franchise fans, who promptly formed a modding team and set about ridding the game's leaked files of their "geo-restrictions." The team got as far as releasing a Halo Online launcher dubbed ElDorito before Microsoft served host Github with...

Blackrock Mountain, the second solo adventure pack for Hearthstone, is now live in the game. Well, we should say that the first wing is live, as the studio will gradually open up new portions of the game in coming weeks. The adventure draws from classic World of Warcraft dungeons, including Molten Core. Players can use in-game gold to buy individual...

During her first foray into Skyforge, MassivelyOP's MJ obtained her first follower. For an up-and-coming diety, a flock of followers is a necessity, so now she's on the hunt to gather a whole gaggle of faithful to her cause. The fact that she doesn't quite have a cause yet is irrelevant! If you want to check out more of this...

There are patches, there are big patches, and then there are big damn patches. H1Z1 updated with the latter today, adding in several significant features including a brand-new male model for those sick of living in a land of identical clones. A face-lift isn't the only notable mention in the patch notes, however. H1Z1 has significantly altered it handles the...

Are MMOs pointless time-wasters, the bread and circuses of the modern era, or do they make positive, meaningful contributions to the real world? Well, considering that writing about these games has paid for my golden SeaDoo (yachts are so 2014), I'd agree with the latter. But if you're looking for examples on a much larger scale, then boy howdy, do...

Have you yearned to play Elite: Dangerous but could not due to arcane rituals preventing you from playing any game that is not readily available on Steam? Or do you just like playing all of your games through Steam? Either way, the game is now on Steam, so members of both groups can now jump in and play it! There...

The latest SMITE patch is no joke: It features Medusa, whose speed and high burst damage support what Hi-Rez calls a "more assassin-like playstyle." The update also adds the clan system that allows players to earn honor points and level their clans up via battlefield achievements. And here's a bit of good news for the industry: Hi-Rez is in the...

Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected. For those not up on their history, here's the deal: Flying mounts were first added in The Burning Crusade, better known as "the first time Blizzard actually launched a WoW expansion." At the time, they were pretty darn cool, and while a few...

You can color us surprised at the response to Cabal II, ESTSoft's inbound action MMO, but fortunately North American gamers won't have to wait much longer for the game to arrive as signups for the late April beta test are already underway. To ease us into the Korean import, ESTSoft has put together a series of Cabal II deep-dive developer diaries that...

Ready to rock with the gods in Skyforge but not ready to pay for a founder's pack? You won't have to wait much longer. An exact date for the open beta (i.e., the launch for all intents and purposes) hasn't yet been announced, but it's going to be some time this summer, which is only a scant few months...