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Shroud of the Avatar secures Russian publishing

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Shroud of the Avatar is coming to Russia, Portalarium announced today. The studio's inked a deal with Moscow's Black Sun Game Publishing "to publish...

Shroud of the Avatar is free-to-play for most of May

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Shroud of the Avatar is running another free trial -- quite a long one! It'll run from May 10th to the end of the...
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Shroud of the Avatar adds a small patch with a hidden message

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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...

How Shroud of the Avatar’s night sky impacts gameplay

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Other than for providing an atmospheric backdrop to night questing, starry skyboxes in MMOs don't really mean or do much. This is not the...

Shroud of the Avatar rebalances combat, adds Path of Truth in R41 out today

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Shroud of the Avatar's 41st release is rolling out to players this morning, stuffed with fresh content for testing. Probably the most important bit...

Shroud of the Avatar preps two more beginner zones, asks for localization help

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This Thursday, Shroud of the Avatar will be pumping out its latest monthly update, Release 41. There's a lot in store for the patch,...
Are you going to make me pay for all those jokes about being in space?

Shroud of the Avatar shifts its focus to creating a better starting experience

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If you've picked up and played Shroud of the Avatar in early access over the past year or so, you'll undoubtedly have noticed that...
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Shroud of the Avatar talks outskirts, plans summer telethon

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Today brings to a close Shroud of the Avatar's most recent free trial, but the newsletters keep on rolling. This weekend's update dives into...

Shroud of the Avatar kicks off another free trial weekend today

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Someone in our comments a few days back was just wishing he could pop into Shroud of the Avatar on a free trial to...
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Shroud of the Avatar launches Release 40 and its next few update plans

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It's the end of the month, and that means that there's another Shroud of the Avatar patch available right now. The bad news is...

Shroud of the Avatar’s new ‘outskirts’ maps should be a big help for newbies

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter -- its 220th for those keeping track at home -- got a fresh coat of paint to celebrate,...

Shroud of the Avatar: Kas Ruins, custom NPCs, and marble columns

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Shroud of the Avatar's 219th newsletter has arrived! Of note is the segment on the Kas Ruins, whose biome is based on the Rockies...

Shroud of the Avatar’s Starr Long on the pros and cons of early access

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Construction continues apace at Shroud of the Avatar, where the team reports that two new areas are being crafted for future releases. There's the...

Shroud of the Avatar raised $142,000 in crowdfunds yesterday

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If you've been following Shroud of the Avatar a while, you know that Portalarium periodically puts on wild telethons for its Twitch viewers, streaming...
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You can try Shroud of the Avatar for free right now

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Sing me a song of a free trial, sing me a song today! Right this very hot moment, Shroud of the Avatar is testing out...

Shroud of the Avatar’s R39 adds town shrines, delays room renting

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Just ahead of the weekend, Shroud of the Avatar rolled out Release 39, its latest monthly content push, and this one is pretty massive,...

Shroud of the Avatar’s latest update is off the rails

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If you assumed that Shroud of the Avatar's February update was going to be on the small size, thanks to a shorter month, then...

Shroud of the Avatar previews clockwork critters and virtue shrine system

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Hope you like clockwork critters because Shroud of the Avatar is about to get a slew of them. The game's latest newsletter shows off...

Shroud of the Avatar’s Kobolds are high-tech marvels

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Kobolds don't have the best reputation in most RPGs, usually taking the role of a low-level, non-threatening mob that you vaguely feel sorry for when...

Shroud of the Avatar tinkers with new areas and PvP zones

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With Release 38 now behind them, the Shroud of the Avatar devs have turned their attention to 39 and 40. Portalarium's latest newsletter covers...

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