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The Daily Grind: How do you pass the time until your crowdfunded MMO launches?

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While reading the informative interview from Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs the other day, it hit me how long it has been since some of...

Camelot Unchained talks spiders mobs and game design in latest updates

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Arachnophobes, the latest Camelot Unchained update is definitely not for you. The star of the update is Charlotte, and she's not the kind of...

Mike Morhaime waxes nostalgic about the crunch of early Blizzard

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Do you miss Mike Morhaime? The former Blizzard president stepped off the main stage last fall as he handed the reins of the studio...

Wandering Wraeclast: The wonderful world of Path of Exile’s Hideout housing

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When I first started playing Path of Exile, I never envisioned that housing would become available. And not just housing, but good housing with...

Torchlight Frontiers makes an elevator pitch for its intuitive, colorful world

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If you've been following Torchlight Frontiers closely, there is probably very little in this interview with Unreal Engine that is going to come as...

Xbox’s Phil Spencer elaborates on community controls in the works to make Xbox Live less toxic

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Jean-Paul Sartre's play "No Exit" provided us with the phrase "Hell is other people," and if you've dared to leave your mic or chat...

Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on the state of the beta and the NDA

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We've been watching Camelot Unchained ever since its original Kickstarter in 2013 - and a lot has changed in the ensuing six years, including...
That's something like a relief.

EA CEO on Anthem: ‘I feel like that team is really going to get there with something special and something great’

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We don't want to say that the mood of the Anthem fanbase is fatalistic at this point, but it's certainly not predicting that all...

Monster Hunter: World devs discuss Iceborne development as the game’s first beta test draws near

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It won't be long now until hunters will be able to get their first taste of Monster Hunter: World's upcoming Iceborne expansion, with the...

The Division 2: Freebie weekend and lessons learned from running a live game

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The whole "games as a service" thing is a pretty hot-button topic in gaming circles, but there often isn't a lot of discussion about...

Two million players are sailing the Sea of Thieves after the anniversary update

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It's simple math that a sandbox is more fun (or more stressful) the more people romping around in it, and it would seem that...
She has ideas.

Star Trek Online considers ‘the account as the player’

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There's a hot phrase bouncing around the Star Trek Online community these days, and that is "the account as the player." This comes from...
Engizzage.

Star Trek Online promises next year’s story arc will ‘change the face of the game’

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What will next year bring for Star Trek Online? We don't know just yet, but according to a recent interview with lead designer Al Rivera...

Dauntless answers some in-house questions about its combat, monster design, and development

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So there's a new interview piece out there for Dauntless and it's written and published by the Unreal Engine website. As one would expect,...

Hyperspace Beacon: Thoughts on SWTOR’s Dantooine Incursion update

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Tuesday, Star Wars: The Old Republic released a new event update called the Dantooine Incursion. I played through the questlines on the PTS, then...
Beta fish.

Interview: Astellia’s westernization covers everything from monetization and VO to dodging and grouping

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It seems as if every time we write about incoming MMORPG Astellia, confusion over its guiding principles dominates the ensuing discussion. One of those...
Oh, is that all.

Fallout 76 project lead argues that the repair kits aren’t pay-to-win… as long as you’re not competing with anyone

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Before the launch of Fallout 76 the promise was that the game's cash shop would contain only cosmetic options and nothing that actually affected gameplay....

Todd Howard says he expected Fallout 76 to generate ‘very well-deserved criticism’

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Oh, Fallout 76. Just when it seemed like maybe we could all finally move on from the game's disastrous launch, Todd Howard's given a...
Let him sleep.

Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: An interview with Naoki Yoshida

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Let Naoki Yoshida sleep, people. The man was visibly exhausted when I interviewed him on May 21st, not at all helped by the fact...

World of Warcraft: Classic dragon griefing, Argus redux, and BFA end boss

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Fun fact: Did you know that Blizzard had originally been considering Argus -- the late Legion content update -- as its own full-fledged expansion?...

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