RvR stands for “realm vs. realm,” usually a reference to faction-based player-vs.-player warfare, and frequently (though not always) in the context of more than two realms.
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Project Boston was Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to create a ‘Steam of mobile’ games store
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Eternal Tombs demos low-level melee and magic combat ahead of next test
Eternal Tombs - the MMO originally known as War of Dragnorox - has another dev blog out this week, this time demoing the cutest...
WoW Factor: The story issues World of Warcraft must address going into The War Within
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World of Tanks adds random events mode, enlists actor Vinnie Jones for holiday events
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Global Chat: Tarisland is the real deal, folks
As Tarisland winds its way through the beta process on its way to our grubby little hands in 2024, there are more and more...
WoW Factor: Fine, let’s talk about Blizzard being dumb with early access
All right, let's get it over with.
I didn't really want to write this column, not because I didn't think there was anything to talk...
Dungeons and Dragons Online preps another Hardcore League for December
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The Daily Grind: Which version of World of Warcraft has you interested the most right now?
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World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas claims War Within early access won’t grant long-term advantages
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The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?
Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
Fight or Kite: Netmarble’s Paragon The Overprime resurrects Epic’s lost MOBA Paragon (again)
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WoW Factor: Just by existing, the Worldsoul Saga delivers something World of Warcraft desperately needed
Last week, I argued that a lot of the elements of World of Warcraft: The War Within that at least sound good on paper....
New World launches its Thanksgiving-themed turkey-hunting event in today’s update
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Flameseeker Chronicles: Five Guild Wars 2 event farms to combat your labyrinth letdown
My favorite thing about Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event is the Mad King's Labyrinth. There's nothing quite like it,...
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