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EverQuest II plans server ‘consolidation’ in August
It's all well and good to prefer lower-population servers, but you can also reach a point when the population is so low that you can...
Shroud of the Avatar pushes out Release 20 with 113 player-run towns
Are you playing Shroud of the Avatar's latest release right now? Obviously not, you're reading this article, but you could be playing it right...
League of Legends does not in fact kill off Gangplank for real at all
Just a few days ago, dear reader, we wrote to you about how League of Legends had done something novel by killing off the...
RIFT community manager: ‘RIFT is in zero danger’
The health of a game is always important to the players; no one wants to make a home that's going to be shut down...
Co-op will be limited in Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 [Updated]
Do you love debating over semantics and unstated intent? Because you're going to have a field day with this one. The original Kickstarter page...
Black Desert releases the Kunoichi class
If you're a fan of sneaking past enemies before exploding out of stealth with throat-stabbing fervor, you might be the ideal player for Black...
League of Legends kills off Gangplank… for real
The story of League of Legends isn't one that's set up to easily move forward. When players pay real money to unlock champions and...
Skyforge’s first major update, Crucible of the Gods, lands on August 11th
Now that Skyforge is in its open beta phase - a soft launch for all intents and purposes - it's reasonable for players to...
Warframe’s Echoes of the Sentient update is live today
Warframe players take the role of heavily armed space ninjas just by logging in. As such, it makes sense that the game would have...
Skyforge explains amulets and trophies
Equipment in Skyforge is fairly straightforward for the most part, but like any game, it features some unique options. Case in point: amulets and...
Black Desert publisher opens European office in Amsterdam
So when does the rest of the world get to try out Black Desert? We don't know. But that day seems to be getting...
Valiance Online details the mechanics of choosing powers
Powers are a big part of any superhero game; it's hard to feel like a superhero if your only powers are "Stand In Place"...
Guild Wars 2 fans datamine Warrior and Engineer elite specs
Why wait for ArenaNet to announce the last few elite specializations for Guild Wars 2 when you can just mine for all that information...
Diablo III explains the benefits offered by Kanai’s Cube
Your Diablo III characters lead lives in which every new artifact is judged on its ability to crush, exsanguinate, and electrocute every enemy within...
Champions Online subscribers receive an inflatable giraffe for August
Your friends might make fun of you for your subscription to Champions Online, pointing at the game's incredibly slow update schedule and lack of...
Territory control is explained in the latest update for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is part of a universe that is all about people fighting and killing over inches of mud on a battlefield....
Is Blizzard’s mystery Gamescom conference about WoW?
Blizzard being at Gamescom is in and of itself neither unusual nor unique. Gamescom is just one of those conventions that the company attends,...
Guild Wars 2’s Tempest overhauls warhorn sounds, too
You might be a fan of playing Elementalist in Guild Wars 2 and not be too excited about the Tempest's choice of weapon. War...
Tree of Savior kicks off English testing on August 4th
Attention, hopeful Tree of Savior fans who have been scanning the horizon, desperately pining for a boat to arrive bearing word about the game's...
Revival outlines mechanics for religion and temples
The developers behind Revival don't want your only path to conquest to be something as simple as warfare. You can also subtly influence a...