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International eGames Committee discusses e-sports championships and the Olympics
If you're looking for e-sports at the Summer Olympics, you have your wish... sort of. The International eGames Committee is hosting the 2016 eGames...
Dual Universe explains its server technology in a new video
There will be only one shard for Dual Universe players when the game finally launches, and it's going to be big. Heck, it's going...
Destiny: The Collection announced, provides legacy consoles an upgrade path
If you've been holding off on grabbing Destiny until you could grab a more substantial portion of the game for one price, you'll be...
Check out some classic bloopers from City of Heroes’ business model swap
The people behind City of Heroes were not actors, but Paragon Studios staff was very forward-facing and open with players. So when the team...
Neverwinter details the boss encounters of Fangbreaker Island
Dungeons are defined in part by their mechanics, and a good chunk of that is usually the boss fights. The next high-end dungeon in...
WildStar promises players more quality-of-life improvements
Say, whatever happened to the last time WildStar players talked with the developers about features they'd like to see in the game? Did anything...
Star Wars: The Old Republic producer’s stream promises more group content and more on the next expansion
Have you already played the final chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire? Did you feel that it sort...
The other faction’s Broken Shore cinematic in World of Warcraft can offer some lore revelations
If you've only done the Broken Shore scenario on one faction in World of Warcraft, you're missing out. Sure, you know what's going on...
Riot Games sues the makers of League of Legends hacks
Blizzard has quite happily gone after cheat-makers in court before, but now Riot Games is getting in on the act by suing the biggest...
Star Trek Online walks fans through the console experience
Excited to have Star Trek Online available to play on your couch instead of just the computer? It'll be like watching a new season...
One Night in Karazhan comes out today for Hearthstone players
Players have clamored for more to do within Karazhan for years, and the good news is that it's finally happening today. The slightly less...
World of Warcraft previews two of the dungeons of Legion
A lot is changing when World of Warcraft: Legion launches, but dungeons will work the way they always have. Of course, they will be...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off the fourth PvP League season
To everything, there is a season, and this is the season for Guild Wars 2 players to resume beating the snot out of one...
Wild Terra adds a new Russian-specific server
The latest patch for Wild Terra is live, and it brings along with it a Russian server for players to explore. The bad news...
Riders of Icarus shows off the mechanics of Manastone battles
Do you like picking fights in PvP? Riders of Icarus gives you plenty of options in that department, but the biggest fights are the...
World of Warcraft hotfixes loot and item issues
The Burning Legion is invading Azeroth, Demon Hunters are showing up, everything is chaos and nothing makes sense at all. A lot of that...
Overwatch players are warned: use Lucio in Lucioball or face consequences
The whole point of Overwatch's Lucioball mode is that everyone plays as Lucio. The name of the mode is already "Lucioball," the only character...
WildStar releases its second soundtrack on August 23rd
Whether you're playing the game or not, it's hard not to acknowledge that WildStar has some top-shelf music. The first soundtrack is out now...
Empyrean Interactive outlines its plans to resurrect the MMO genre
Empyrean Interactive doesn't like the label of making an MMO; as we've covered here before, the studio prefers to frame its future games as...
No Man’s Sky launches today on console
In this episode, Larry, Brendan, and Tina debate next-gen MMOs, unfinished games, and MMO buzzwords.
