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Lord British (aka Richard Garriott) is now working as a telecommuting Robo-British
Richard Garriott, also known as Lord British, also known as the man behind Shroud of the Avatar and the Ultima franchise, has been upgraded to Robo-British. Or...
Blizzard is investigating Overwatch team’s ‘social experiment’ hoax [Updated]
The first female member of an Overwatch Contenders team is now also the first female player to leave an Overwatch Contenders team. Ellie had joined the...
City of Titans shows off its landmarks and moguls
In the City of Titans environment system, the buildings are divided between two separate yet equally important groups: The landmarks that serve as designer-created places...
Black Desert Online introduces time-limited Black Spirit chat emoji, and yes, they’re cute
So how do you feel about having new chat emoji available in Black Desert Online? Does the fact that they're time-limited affect those feelings? Does...
Blade & Soul prepares to celebrate its third anniversary with a sharp-looking costume
Can you believe that Blade & Soul has been out in the West for three years now? It's true, and it's what players will be...
World of Warcraft’s next raid, Battle of Dazar’alor, starts unlocking on January 22
It turns out that the next World of Warcraft raid won't exactly have sections differentiated for the two major factions; as the raid preview explains,...
Identity rounds out its year with a patch about chairs
The team behind Identity is back to squashing bugs and making the game better after the holidays, and that starts with chairs, it seems. Seriously,...
EVE Online fan builds a custom fishtank with a Keepstar battle station
Considering how much nautical terminology space battles tend to adopt, we think it feels like a natural progression to include some scenery from space...
ZeniMax Media trademarks Deathloop for mobile games
So here's a nice entry for your speculation bin. ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, has filed for a trademark for "Deathloop" under...
Blade & Soul developers share some information about the game’s next class
If you're eagerly looking forward to the name or footage of the next class planned for Blade & Soul... well, we hate to deflate your...
China is approving games again, but none of them is from Tencent or Netease
After nearly a year of being frozen, China's approval process for games lurched into life once more in December, with 80 titles approved in...
Anthem starts its demos on January 25
Whether you're already so far on-board for Anthem that you've already pre-ordered it or you're waiting to see how the actual game works out, you...
Final Fantasy XIV offers greetings for the new year and a real-world wedding package
The new year is here, and as is traditional Final Fantasy XIV's producer and director Naoki Yoshida offers players a post of celebration and appreciation....
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2018 in review
Sometimes I wind up starting these a bit early because there's just not much to write about; other times I'm writing well in advance...
Path of Exile takes a trip down release memory lane
It's been a long path to where we are now for Path of Exile, and as the development team takes a holiday it seems...
Activision Blizzard’s CFO is ousted and appears to be getting hired by Netflix
It's a new year, but we've still got some last vestiges of last year's corporate ongoings to close out the events of 2018. Isn't...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO resolutions for 2019?
So here we are in 2019. It looks a lot like 2018, really. But it's a new year, and this is usually the point...
Crowfall’s latest stream is all about the art of cooking
Sure, fighting in large-scale PvP is fun, but have you considered focusing on cooking instead? The latest Crowfall livestream was all about the art...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for the new year with a new version update and a promotional campaign
The new year approaches for Final Fantasy XI, and with it approaches another monthly update for the game. This is the first in what...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO regrets from 2018?
We talk a lot about how we feel about the year that's past and our resolutions for the next year, but we don't tend...