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After a madcap week, I got to come home to the Gold Saucer. Traveling to Seattle on short notice was a mixture of the good and the bad, and I was certainly happy to be back home, but I was all the happier when I had Final Fantasy XIV's den of gambling-but-not-really to look forward to upon arrival. What...

Shroud of the Avatar isn't even in proper alpha testing yet, but the fantasy title has already been host to its first in-game wedding. Players Roper and Keira tied the virtual knot in an action-packed proceedings that included intense vow-making, fiery battles, and a knighting ceremony. Lord British and several members of the dev team also made appearances to bestow...

Bad news for those eagerly awaiting Camelot Unchained's alpha: The team has run into a few snags that have prompted a much-dreaded delay. The upside? There will be compensation for those affected. Mark Jacobs says that the team worked all day up to the alpha deadline to try to fix a crashing bug and database issue but couldn't get it...

Have you seen that new Star Citizen promo from Western Digital? It's worth a look if you're a fan of the upcoming space sim sandbox. The two-minute clip focuses mainly on Cloud Imperium boss Chris Roberts, and it features a lot of in-game footage, behind-the-scenes development footage, and interview snippets with Star Citizen devs including producer Travis Day and...

It's jumping. Guild Wars players whined and moaned about not being able to jump in the classic game ad nauseam. Jumping increases our immersions and gives us something to do with our spacebar key binding, they said, plus we need jumping in PvP because of reasons. Give us the jumping! Well, I hope you're happy, Guild Wars players, because you got your wish...

Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! After a bit of teasing, Game of Thrones-esque PvP MMORPG Crowfall launched its Kickstarter this week. We pitted it against its closest rival, interviewed its lead devs about their plans, and gave our own impressions of the...

We've come so far from Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots as a society, haven't we? Now we have games like Robocraft that allow us to make up our own brilliant technological inventions and then throw them at others in a cage match to the death. Robocraft is currently accepting sign-ups for its alpha program. Players who get in will be...

Daybreak released a new behind-the-scenes video focused on H1Z1's motion capture this week. If you like seeing dudes in skin-tight lycra suits with little blue velcro things all over them, this is your vid. Senior artist and animator Dave Carter is your host, while motion capture artist -- and former Clemson University football player -- Christopher Robbins takes you...

The insanely ambitious Ascent: The Space Game may make a new friend or two this week with the space sim arrival on Steam Early Access. Even better for its future growth, the title is 10% off on the platform until March 6th, meaning that you can pick it up for $17.99. Like most early access titles, Ascent is still missing...

Superhero MMOs really make for some spectacular screenshots, you have to agree. And if you don't agree, you might be on the receiving end of Massively OP reader Russell's verdant vengeance. "This is my Green Lantern, Pinball, from DCUO," Russell submitted. "He's taking to the skies in the blackest of night where no evil shall escape his sight, and those who...