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The elves of Suramar hold a font of great power, and under Grand Magistrix Elisande they have thrown their lot in with the Burning...

If you've been playing WildStar for a while, your character is probably at level 50. It's quite possible you have multiple characters at level...

So let's start with the bad news: If you simply couldn't wait to test The Elder Scrolls Online's Homestead patch, well, you'll have to...

The Darkspur Cartel is not one of the player factions in WildStar. Strictly speaking, it has no skin in the game and doesn't care...

The centerpiece of Diablo's anniversary event is Diablo III's Darkening of Tristram, which puts more Diablo in the game. Seriously, it's bringing back classic...

So what is Ashes of Creation meant to be? Is it supposed to be more of a sandbox, more of a themepark, what? The...

A lot has happened in the past year for Albion Online. Yes, the game is still in its test phase, but it's a test...

Ah, that moment when something is revealed that everyone already knows about. There was no real ambiguity about what the first new job was...

It's the holiday season here in the US, but in Japan it's just another weekend. Only it's not just another weekend; it's the weekend...

On one hand, the new ice world of Aziel seems kind of appropriate for the season when it gets added to Osiris: New Dawn....

The many worlds of Crowfall are built on a premise of risk and reward. The best materials are found in the most dangerous kill-or-be-killed...

If you were hoping for more Dual Universe news through the end of the year, the bad news is that it's not happening. The...

Power is important in DC Universe Online. You need power. But the fact of the matter is that power had kind of become a...

Are you valorous enough to pass World of Warcraft's Trial of Valor? Because you will require significantly less valor to pass it after the...

If you had long suspected after delays and setbacks that Star Citizen's Star Marine FPS module would launch when pigs fly, you might want...

It's a known fact now that Albion Online will remain in beta into 2017, but perhaps you're not entirely clear on why that's the...

There's no system in Project Gorgon that can't be made a little more weird and amusing. For example, with the winter holidays rolling around,...

Currently, if you buy a new copy of Final Fantasy XIV, you're going to have to level up to level 50 and clear all...

You've read the development diaries, you've thought about the changes, you've done everything you can to prepare for the next big Allods Online update....

It's a bit odd that we have an entire category of peripherals known as "controllers" when everything you use to control a video game...