World of Tanks takes aim at Xbox One

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World of Tanks may prove to be one of the most unstoppable online gaming invasions of the past five years, as the WWII sim has dominated practically every platform to which it's been ported. Now Wargaming has its sights set on a plum prize indeed: Xbox One. Wargaming said that it will be bringing World of Tanks to the console...
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EVE’s CSM elections are coming next week

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CCP's latest dev blog talks up the fast-approaching elections for EVE Online's 10th Council of Stellar Management. The voting opens on February 25th, and active accounts with a minimum account age of 30 days are eligible to cast a ballot. Why should you vote? Hell if I know, democracy or some such. Outside of that, CCP is also gifting 10...
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Trion explains Defiance’s new expeditions

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Trion posted a preview of Defiance's new Alcatraz update this week. Expeditions, which are "evolving co-op matches that pit players against increasingly tough enemies for ever-increasing rewards," will debut with the patch. Expeditions are tiered so as to provide optimal challenge for Ark Hunters based on their EGO ratings. While high-powered players will be "scaled down" upon entering lower tier...

SWTOR dares you to choose your path

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A new promotion from the Star Wars: The Old Republic team highlights how players can make key decisions in their characters' story. The following Choose Your Path trailer shows abbreviated snippets of a Sith's journey through the MMO and her increasing embrace of the Dark Side. The one-minute commercial doesn't reveal anything new for players, but it is uplifting to...

Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s tavern tunes

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One of my favorite aspects of World of Warcraft's soundtrack is its devotion to giving the in-game taverns catchy and cozy tunes. I always loved swinging into an inn between adventures just to soak up the ambience and take in the score that was more relaxing than any tankard of virtual ale. You can imagine how glad I was to...

H1Z1 eyes battle royale season pass

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Would you pay for a season pass to H1Z1's popular battle royale content? And if so, how much would you shell out for it? Daybreak President John Smedley was publicly musing about this idea on Twitter yesterday. "Seriously considering doing a season pass for BR. What would the right price be for a season pass?" he asked. In a follow-up...
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OARPG Lost Ark might be destined for the west

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Great news for those who had their minds blown with that Steparu Lost Ark video last year: The Diablo-esque action RPG may indeed be coming to the west. In an interview with Worlds Factory, Tripod Studios said that it's aiming to bring this game out of its home country: "First, we will be launching in the Korean market. In 2015,...

Guild Wars 2’s Revenant is powered by legends of the past

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Ever since hearing about Guild Wars 2's ninth and newest class at PAX South, we've been dying to know more about the Revenant. Well, today is a glorious day indeed, as the team has issued a dev diary to talk all about this "Master of the Mists." While not every skill or weapon is revealed, the diary does outline what...

Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable?

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Are you over the Daybreak Game Company layoffs shock yet? Nope, neither am I. But my shock is compounded by dread over the fate of the studio's games. While Daybreak has reassured players that it's still got teams working on most of its MMOs (and I myself argued yesterday that most of the games are probably safe), some of the studio's titles...

Minsc and Boo will headline Neverwinter’s sixth expansion

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Perfect World has just announced that Neverwinter's sixth expansion, Elemental Evil, is set to launch on March 17th. In what PWE is calling the game's largest update since its original release in 2012, players will be able to roll up a character from the new Paladin class, level up to the raised cap of 70, and tinker with new quests,...