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Star Wars: The Old Republic developers want to know what you want to ride

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There are always a lot of things you could potentially ride in video games. Star Wars: The Old Republic is no exception. There are...
There are no limits! But in another very real way, there are hard and immediate limits.

How to progress in Skyforge after the weekly spark cap

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Weekly limits in Skyforge are everywhere, putting a limit on how far and how fast players can progress in the game. In some ways...
It almost makes you wish the server would be down every day, except that's a horrible idea.

EVE Online offers players a big gift of skill points for unexpected downtime

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Server issues happen. They are inevitable. The development teams behind games do everything within their power to make sure that they don't happen, but...
Cats are cats all over.

RuneScape offers new cat companions to highlight the World Wildlife Fund

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Are big cats important to you while but not quite important enough to make you log out of RuneScape? Then the game's latest charity...
Well, unfortunately...

Trove is hosting a player-run soccer tourney

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What do you get when you unleash unfettered player creativity upon a game? Well, in the case of Trove, you apparently get player-run soccer...
Either die or don't.

Phantasy Star Online 2’s SE Asian version drops region-blocking

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You can't play Phantasy Star Online 2 on US servers because they don't exist. But you could, in theory, play the Southeast Asian version,...
Everything old is... still old, but a newer sort of old.

EverQuest progression server transfers coming soon

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The classic EverQuest progression servers have proven pretty popular, enough that the two servers are going to deviate from one another in terms of...
This was all funny until it happened to us!

Pro e-sports player admits using performance-enhancing drugs, says doping is widespread

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Remember when it became clear that major league baseball was awash in drugs? That drugs weren't just a problem that some players had but...
I'm still wondering why a game that's confident about its future would be engaged in a slapfight with Derek Smart.

The war of words between Derek Smart and Star Citizen continues

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If you're busy today, don't worry, we understand. We can assure you that this post does not contain a direct link to another 11,000...
Soulful!

RIFT offers free patron time to everyone

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Do you like RIFT but lack the money or incentive to buy patron time in the game? Or do you just enjoy getting stuff...
You made it sing, all right.

Paragon Chat sees 200 concurrent users at peak

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Paragon Chat is not the City of Heroes revival that everyone wants, obviously, but it is a chance to walk around, chat, and enjoy...
The complex interplay of replying or ignoring accusations.

Star Citizen dismisses ‘feature creep’ concerns, declares Star Marine has NOT been canceled

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The year thus far has not been the best possible year for Star Citizen. The game has seen a few people depart from prominent...
It's not particularly cruel.

Neverwinter’s Summer Festival returns

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In the mood for some summer fun that doesn't actually involve leaving the house to go participate in any summer fun? Why not just...
To be fair, it's this way all over.

Trion shuffles community managers for ArcheAge and its secret project

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There's a new name on the community team for ArcheAge this week. Evan "Scapes" Berman has posted his farewell letter on the game's official forums, announcing his...
If your answer about how to play is to just wait for a while, I don't think we'll be friends.

Player analyst believes EVE Online concurrency is at its lowest point since 2008

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It's really difficult to be sure about how EVE Online is doing, since CCP Games has stopped releasing subscription numbers on a regular basis....
The most something game.

Ark: Survival Evolved offers a bounty for hunting hacks

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The developers behind Ark: Survival Evolved are rewarding players for hunting the most dangerous game. Considering this is a game wherein you hunt and...
Yes, in this case it's appropriate to break things with gusto.

Trove plans a stress test event to celebrate the end of beta

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Trove is really leaving beta for real, and to celebrate, the developers want players to break the servers tomorrow. If necessary. Ideally, the servers...
Good plan.

Guild Wars 2 adds a canonically transgender NPC

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Inclusion has always been a big priority for Guild Wars 2, and that cause has taken another step forward as of yesterday's patch. A character...
You can buy me!

The demographics and realities of selling games on Steam

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Steam is one of those things that we think of as almost ubiquitous as a gaming platform. You can buy many MMOs on it, it...

Jukebox Heroes: An exclusive journey through Aion’s Upheaval soundtrack

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Aion is a game that's well-renowned for both its visual and audio beauty. Among my fellow MMO soundtrack enthusiasts, the title's many soundtracks stand out...

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