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RIFT hangs ten with this year’s Summerfest
When we have a winged, masked figure riding a surfboard through the air in an MMO, we are firmly through the looking glass without...
The Stream Team: Popping Trove’s piñata warriors
Today Trove's piñata event is supposed to end, but Massively OP's MJ doesn't know when. That means she has no idea how long she...
OrbusVR hosts another free weekend starting today
We should warn prospective players of OrbusVR ahead of time that the game's new free weekend will not include a free VR headset. If...
Hearthstone delivers a funny Boomsday Project short story, runs Midsummer Fire Festival
Yes, the Hearthstone team is having way, way too much fun with the loopy insanity of the upcoming Boomsday Project expansion. It's so much...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst fit for a seasonal event for an MMO?
Let's be real here, I am a sucker for Halloween. It's my favorite holiday, so you would think I was over the moon about...
War Thunder introduces a soccer mode through July 9
It's around World Cup season once again, and that means everyone is wondering when the United States will care about soccer to the level...
Warframe invites players to get a free Ash Prime for watching TennoCon
Looking forward to the future of Warframe? You should be happy that TennoCon is this weekend, but if you can't make your way there...
Destiny 2 is free-to-play on PC this weekend
Eyes up, Guardians: From July 6th until July 8th, Destiny 2 is free to play on PC through Blizzard's Battle.net program. Whether you're a...
RuneScape’s Ocean’s Bounty event sets sail
This week, Jagex is inviting RuneScape players to reap the fruits of the sea in its Ocean's Bounty event. The two-week-long event introduces the...
EVE Online plans a massive missile test for July 4th
The best way to celebrate July 4th is to fire as many explosives as possible in as many directions as possible. If you would...
Pokemon Go apologizes for technical issues at its EU event by making the event a complete waste of time
All right. Let's walk back through this. Pokemon Go holds an event in Dortmund, Germany. Because this is Pokemon Go, the event hits technical...
Fortnite’s rocket launch led to players being… nice to each other
You might think that gathering a bunch of Fortnite players in one spot to watch a rocket launch would lead to a whole lot...
The Stream Team: Sun and fun in LOTRO’s summer festival
It has been... well, almost a fortnight since LOTRO's last festival, so it's obviously time for another! The summer festival has begun, and Massively...
Star Trek Online prepares baseball uniforms and a new ship for this year’s summer celebration
It's kind of silly to think about a specific time being summer in Star Trek Online, since it's always summer on some planet or...
Ion Hazzikostas on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth’s design philosophy
If you felt like World of Warcraft: Legion hit the random chance button too hard (likely as one of the many players who waited...
Final Fantasy XIV reveals details about Heaven-on-High and Fan Festival ticket purchases
The next deep dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV is really the opposite of "deep." You're not going down in Heaven-on-High; you're going up. But...
Great, now Sea of Thieves’ skeletons have gotten into the gunpowder
Just when you thought that you could handle anything Sea of Thieves' rascally skeletons could throw at you, now they have barrels of gunpowder...
World of Warcraft gets its epic ducks in a row for Battle for Azeroth
With the Midsummer Fire Festival roaring through July 5th and artifact weapons on their way out of the game, World of Warcraft is heating...
DC Universe Online launches part 3 of the Death of Superman
He lived, he died, and he'll probably live again. Not just because comics tend to bring people back to life, but because, well, the...
Lord of the Rings Online plans a ‘perfect picnic’ with this week’s summer festival
Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival is coming back on June 28th, and this year the event has a couple of exciting surprises...
