EverQuest II cuts expansions, debuts DLCs with Rum Cellar

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With everything that has happened over the last couple of months, players are understandably curious and concerned about of the future of Daybreak Games' portfolio. What will happen with their favorite games? Today we sat down with Holly Longdale, the executive producer of EverQuest and EverQuest II, who unveiled the plans for EQII going forward. And those plans involve...

The Stream Team: Gallivanting through Guild Wars 2

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It's no joke! MassivelyOP's MJ is indeed returning to Guild Wars 2 to prowl the land and take in some new sights. As beautiful as it is, it's time for her to really venture out of the forest of the Sylvari, and rumor has it there are lots of great things to see in the swampy jungles of the...

A look at DC Universe Online’s gung-ho munitions powerset

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Not every superhero was bitten by a radioactive arachnid or born with jacked-up genes; some heroes must pull themselves up by their boostraps and a whole lot of weaponry. That's where DC Universe Online's new munitions powerset comes in, for the masked vigilante who would rather rely on raw firepower than a bag of mutated tricks. We sat in with...
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The War of Genesis 4 – Spiral Genesis Online is a thing

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Come on down, The War of Genesis 4 - Spiral Genesis Online! You're the latest contestant in the first annual MassivelyOP Awkward Game Title Awards. OK, not really, but TWOG4SGO is a real MMO and it boasts over 300 playable characters, according to Steparu. If that number seems a bit outlandish, consider the game's multi-character control system that allows for unique party setups, skills, formations,...
Fifteen years, what?

Habbo arrives on Android devices

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Habbo is probably not a game that occupies a big chunk of your mental real estate, due in no small part to the fact that it's more akin to Second Life than an actual MMO and is targeted for a much younger demographic than our usual audience. But it's been running for 15 years now successfully, so it's more than...

Crowfall reorganizes after Kickstarter, prepares for summer pre-alpha test

While Crowfall may be running silent following its Kickstarter campaign, it doesn't mean that the team is coasting. On the contrary, things might have gotten crazier than before. Gordon Walton wrote a post today to bring fans up to date on the myriad of behind-the-scenes activities that are going on as the studio works toward its first pre-alpha test...
Guns hurt more when you're shot in the back, I can only use this gun for that, sorry, don't make the rules.

SWTOR’s outfit designer loses weight restrictions

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Here's some good news for all you Star Wars: The Old Republic fashionistas. The game's upcoming outfit designer will not feature armor weight restrictions, which means that light armor wearing classes can don heavy stuff and vice versa. BioWare community production coordinator Tait Watson posted the update on the official forums earlier this week.

Choose My Adventure: Torchlight, too

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March is but a memory. April is here. And while a new month certainly brings new things to Choose My Adventure, we've got just a bit of cleaning up to do before we head full-bore into the next big game. March's sampler platter edition of CMA challenged us with four different titles -- Diablo III, Path of Exile, Marvel...
Right in half.

Star Citizen whale talks purchases vs. donations

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If you've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of years and have no clue about the crowdfunded beast that is Star Citizen, a new article at Wired will bring you up to speed. Not in a hurry, mind you, since it's a lengthy piece featuring everything from an interview with a dude who's spent over $22,000 backing the game...

Leaderboard: Have you talked someone out of buying a game you like?

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So here's something that doesn't happen very often: I talked a friend out of buying Star Citizen's Vanguard LTI concept. In the past I've spoken enthusiastically about Cloud Imperium's space sim sandbox and I'm still looking forward to it, of course. But in this particular case I advised my buddy to either spend $250 bucks on a ship he could tool...