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Check out the BlizzCon attendee swag before you catch the pre-show kickoff
Like Christmas, BlizzCon is arriving earlier every year. Yes, the actual convention doesn't start until late October, but there's a pre-show kickoff event taking...
Pokemon Go concludes Global Research Challenge with Ultra Bonus Event
Over the past few months, Pokemon Go players have been hard at work assisting Professor Willow with his Global Research Challenge, which is now...
League of Legends announces Odyssey PvE event
Riot is bringing PvE back to League of Legends with a new event, Odyssey, which will see players boarding Jinx's spaceship, the Morning Star,...
Chronicles of Elyria update shows off new art assets, progresses Searing Plague world event
Soulbound Studios is getting crafty in the latest update for its in-development MMO Chronicles of Elyria, as it displays some of the newly created...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Harnkegger Games event list announced, music contest registration open
Lord of the Rings Online's yearly Harnkegger Games are once again upon us, and the player organizers have released the list of this year's...
Albion Online patch brings minor changes and fixes
Multiplatform fantasy sandbox MMO Albion Online has received a small update today, bringing a few changes and fixes to the game. The changes are...
Fortnite adds in new limited-time Getaway gameplay mode for the High Stakes event
Ready to turn your sessions of Fortnite into a heist film? The latest patch kicks off the High Stakes event, and that includes the...
Star Trek Online is streamlining its mission system and bringing back the Breach on September 6
The realities of scale in Star Trek Online mean that you don't frequently get to fly a starship through another starship. You kind of...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines its 14-hour anniversary broadcast plans
It's another anniversary for Final Fantasy XIV, and that means many components to the annual anniversary celebration, including a 14-hour long broadcast starring Naoki...
EVE Online heads into the abyss with its August update today
It's time for EVE Online players to head into the deepest parts of Abyssal Deadspace with the game's latest patch (which you may recall...
World of Warcraft opens up the Siege of Lordaeron
So, to the surprise of absolutely no one, burning down an Alliance capital city did not actually demoralize anyone other than players and now...
Final Fantasy XIV brings monster hunting with its newest patch
The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV has arrived today, and it brings all of the monster hunting you could possibly want within the...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for the Moonfire Faire and the Feast championships
The summer is at least theoretically waning, and that means it's time for Final Fantasy XIV's annual summer event, the Moonfire Faire. That, of...
Blade & Soul launches a frozen event dungeon to keep you cool for the summer
If you want to stay cool in Blade and Soul for the summer, you're going to have to get cool. The summer event that's...
The second part of War of Thorns is live now for World of Warcraft
It's time to set a really big tree on fire with this week's update to World of Warcraft's pre-patch War of Thorns. Last week...
StarCraft II celebrates its anniversary with portraits and base celebration
It's been eight years since the launch of StarCraft II, which is cause for celebration due to the... amazing competitive gaming moments? That's what...
The Daily Grind: Whom should pre-expansion MMO events target?
There are lots of things I'm not crazy about when it comes to the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event, but one...
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...
Exploring Pokemon Go’s real-life communities: MOP staffers revisit the game from opposite corners of the world
It's year two of Pokemon Go. While there's always room for improvement, enough has changed that I feel comfortable recommending the game to at...
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...