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Shroud of the Avatar prepares for Halloween fun in Release 23
It's nearly the end of the month, and Shroud of the Avatar players know by now that that means a new release for the...
Trove improves its refer-a-friend program
Online games are just plain better with friends. Trove aims to make it a little easier to get your friends into the game with...
Take a walk on the abomination side in EverQuest II’s Kralet Penumbra
The various residents of EverQuest II's Terrors of Thalumbra expansion are not necessarily pleasing to the eye. That having been said, the Abominations of...
Skyforge’s next major update hits the live servers on November 12th
Thus far, the various invasions that hit the world of Skyforge have been repelled with some regularity. What would you expect? The players have...
Darkfall hosts a Halloween event, a free weekend, and a subscription sale
There are many different sorts of fear. There's the sort of fear that comes from being absolutely certain that something horrible is lurking around...
Take part in a BlizzCon auction for charity starting November 4th
Do you have a deep need to grab some rare Blizzard memorabilia? Do you have a large amount of disposable income? Do you want...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the upcoming Lord of Verminion mini-game
If you've got an extensive minion collection in Final Fantasy XIV and want to throw down to see if your minions can beat up...
Albion Online closed beta starts November 23rd
Is everyone ready to tear down the gates and jump into Albion Online? Well, not everyone gets to do so just yet; the game...
New video shows off how to get started in Das Tal
If you know nothing else about Das Tal, you know that it's a sprawling open-ended sandbox. (If you didn't know that, well, you know...
Take a look at the first planetary combat footage for Elite: Dangerous
In Elite: Dangerous, space is a dangerous place. That's kind of implied right off by the name; it's not called Elite: Everything is Safe...
World of Warcraft highlights the haunted places of Azeroth
There's a lot of ghostly stuff in World of Warcraft. Some of it, of course, is quite obvious. You fight a lot of ghosts,...
Devilian’s second closed beta starts on October 29th
Looking forward to running around and smashing demons in Devilian once again? The game's second closed beta test is starting up on October 29th...
The Division discusses the effects of weather and lighting
Weather can have a pretty big impact on your day-to-day life, even if it's just the difference between being stuck inside over the course...
Worlds Adrift previews its creature-based ecology
The developers of Worlds Adrift currently have three types of creature in the game. Yes, just three. If that sounds like a rather small...
EverQuest II previews the Stygian Threshold
Those familiar with EverQuest II might expect that an area with a permanent portal into the Underfoot plane would be a kind of unpleasant...
The fine art of bringing your Elite: Dangerous ship in for a landing
Planetary landing in Elite: Dangerous will involve more than simply pointing your ship at the nearest planet and kicking your engines to full. That's...
Final Fantasy XIV unveils a trailer for its next patch
The first major patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, and as usual, it's packed with things to do. There are...
Supergirl gets an updated look in DC Universe Online
October 26th is the premiere date for the new Supergirl television series on CBS. That's good news for fans of Kara Zor-El, definitely, but...
Dungeons & Dragons Online celebrates the Night Revels
Like so many other games in this season, Dungeons & Dragons Online is running an event celebrating the macabre, the scary, the spooky, and...
Funcom is fined by Norwegian authorities
In January of last year, Funcom was subject to a raid by Økokrim, the Norwegian agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial crimes. The...
