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Shroud of the Avatar kicks off another free trial weekend today
Someone in our comments a few days back was just wishing he could pop into Shroud of the Avatar on a free trial to...
Enter to win a copy of Guardians of Ember courtesy of InselGames and Massively OP
Guardians of Ember has today updated its early access with a brand-new class: the wicked poisoner known as The Dark Knight.
"The Dark Knight represents...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 3.56 and removes free trial time restrictions
Patch 3.56 has arrived for Final Fantasy XIV, bringing with it the end of the Heavensward main story quests, Season 4 of the competitive...
Shroud of the Avatar’s new ‘outskirts’ maps should be a big help for newbies
Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter -- its 220th for those keeping track at home -- got a fresh coat of paint to celebrate,...
The Exiled launches Season 2 with a trial extension and a big patch
The second season of The Exiled is arriving, and while that sounds like the preamble to some critically acclaimed drama series starting up again,...
Albion Online AMA on pay-to-win, free trials, and global servers
Sandbox Interactive ran an AMA for its in-development indie MMO Albion Online on Reddit last night, covering everything from the game's business model to...
Star Citizen unlocks Sabre for free flight this weekend, talks about Star Marine weapons and economic chain
In honor of PAX East this weekend, Star Citizen has unlocked its Sabre fighter for anyone to try. You'll just need to use the...
You can try Shroud of the Avatar for free right now
Sing me a song of a free trial, sing me a song today!
Right this very hot moment, Shroud of the Avatar is testing out...
The Division launches free trial with Last Stand DLC
Time to get over your apprehension about dropping money on The Division to see what this apocalyptic shooter is all about. With today's Last...
Enter to win a Seeker Pack for The Exiled’s early access launch today
In honor of the early access launch of The Exiled on Steam today, Fairytale Distillery has granted us some lovely keys to raffle to our...
The Game Archaeologist: Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
I confess that I have a particular fascination for MMOs that came into existence in the 1990s. It's not only the fact that I...
One Shots: The Reaper comes for all MMOs
In light of this past week's sad Landmark news, it's perhaps too on-the-nose that I asked for players to send in pictures of defunct...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World says sayonara to 2016
Have you ever had a year that you looked back on and all you could really say was, Hey, I made it through. I've...
EVE Evolved: Getting started with EVE’s free-to-play
Just under two weeks ago, EVE Online launched its new free to play account option with the introduction of clone states. Subscribers are now given the...
EVE Evolved: Alpha Clone economics, bragging rights, and restrictions
Yesterday at EVE Vegas 2016, developer CCP Rise held us spellbound with tales of his recent misadventures in EVE Online recently when pretending to...
EVE Evolved: What else is coming to EVE Online in November?
Recently I've been looking at how EVE Online will be affected by the introduction of free-to-play "alpha clone" accounts in its upcoming November expansion, but there's a...
Ultima Online turns 19 years old this weekend, grants cash shop currency to veteran players
Nineteen years ago this weekend, Ultima Online launched into the world, a creaky sandbox that even its own developers did not fully realize would...
EVE Evolved: Free-to-play PvP cruiser fitting guide
EVE Online's new free-to-play account option will be going live as part of an upcoming expansion this November, allowing new players to delve into the game and its...
EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE
This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a five-day login campaign
Have you stepped away from Final Fantasy XIV for a bit? That's understandable. There are a lot of games out there to play, after...