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TERA pushes Velik’s Fate live, highlights the challenges of Demokron Factory
Velik's Fate is live in TERA today, with tier 12 gear and the opening of four rebalanced dungeons (and the closing of a whole...
EVE Online’s patch today changes PLEX and adds new Blood Raider ships and shipyards
The bad news for EVE Online fans is that the game is going to require extended downtime today. There's nothing to be done about...
Razer partners up with Neverwinter for cross-promotional rewards
Do you like Razer products? Do you like playing Neverwinter? Do you eat beans with George Wendt? If you answered yes to the first...
WildStar is finishing its switch to ProtoBucks instead of NCoins
The conversion to a proprietary currency for WildStar microtransactions is almost complete. While WildStar has been using NCoins (NCsoft's microtransaction currency), it introduced ProtoBucks...
Ashes of Creation passes the 8,000 backer mark
It's fun times when a Kickstarter is doing so well that the number of backers alone can unlock stretch goals. Ashes of Creation has...
Shroud of the Avatar adds a small patch with a hidden message
There's a hidden message in the patch notes for Shroud of the Avatar's small patch from yesterday. What could it possibly mean? Is it...
DOTA 2 is getting a co-op story campaign… no, really
The story of DOTA 2 has generally been considered to be a story of racist epithets uttered at strangers in a video game, or...
Valiance Online previews City Hall and the hospital
The team behind Valiance Online wants to show you everything there is to be seen within the game. Of course, you can't see it...
Final Fantasy XIV offers its first glimpse of the dungeons in Stormblood
There will be a lot of dungeons to explore in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. That's not a spoiler, that's a fact of life, just...
The Days of Glory come to Skyforge through May 24
We've mentioned before that the world of Skyforge tends to get invaded pretty regularly at this point. The first time it happened, though? That...
Lineage II: Revolution is arriving in June
If you've forgotten about Lineage II: Revolution, the short version is that it's like Lineage II, only it's on mobile. (There is more to...
Fan-made Overwatch short explores Mercy’s backstory
If you've played a single Overwatch game with Mercy as your support hero, you've heard her rallying shout at least once - "Heroes never...
Diablo III sums up why Necromancers are getting smaller sets and weaker cooldowns
Had you forgotten about the Diablo III Q&A stream about the Necromancer? Because that happened. Not to worry, though; there's a full summary available...
World of Warcraft is testing Mythic keystone changes for patch 7.2.5
There have been good parts and bad parts of Mythic keystones in World of Warcraft, and the team is planning to address the latter...
Star Wars: The Old Republic prepares celebrations and promotions for May 4
Ah, the fourth of May, a day of celebration for Star Wars fans due to its similarity to an iconic line from the franchise:...
Pantheon unveils the second part of its early Monk preview
Harsh environments, energetic punches, and the ever-present specter of death, all of this can be found within the archive of the most recent Pantheon:...
WildStar patch 1.7.1 arrives tomorrow, complete with expert Skullcano
Ready to challenge a few more bits of group content at Prime difficulty in WildStar? You'll have your chance when patch 1.7.1 arrives on...
Magic: the Gathering Online got the latest broken combo banned in just two days
You may not play Magic: the Gathering Online, but if you play any sort of free-to-play online card game, you owe some of your...
Defiance invites you to cleanse the diseased with pure, searing flame
The new Defiance event is full of disease. There's an outbreak of some illness or another with all-new Arkfalls, but what's really important is...
LEGO Conan Exiles isn’t a game, but it is a trailer
The whole "LEGO everything" bit is pretty played out at this point. We've got several dozen platforming 3D games that have "LEGO" in the...