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Elite: Dangerous looks ahead to 1.4 ‘CQC Championship’ patch
Elite: Dangerous has held its first dedicated convention and is already racing ahead to its next major update. "We’re looking at weeks, rather than...
One Shots: Holding a torch for City of Heroes
No, you're not seeing yet another ancient screenshot from the late, great City of Heroes. No, this is something far more recent and special....
Star Citizen’s FPS elements to feature ‘slow-paced tactical gameplay’ and consequences for death
Cloud Imperium has published another one of its weekly Star Marine status updates for Star Citizen. The post covers everything from engineering and coding...
Nexus Telegraph: Rethinking WildStar’s challenges
Back when WildStar first launched, there was a rapid evolution of the general community opinion over challenges. Initially there was excitement over these on-the-spot...
The Daily Grind: What’s most important to you in a space sim?
I am still waiting for my dream space sim to dock at my port, and I'm not sure if it ever will. It's a...
The Soapbox: An ode to MMO positivity
I had a strange thought the other day, at least as regards the MMO genre. I'm kinda having fun here. I know, it surprised...
Star Citizen’s Lesnick promises ‘incredible progress’ and addresses concerns
The war of words between developer Derek Smart and Star Citizen isn't over yet. A recent livestream for a German fan channel saw director...
Derek Smart demands Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts resign, fronts $1M for audit
Claiming he's had "enough of the bullshit that is the 'vaporware' that RSI/CIG have foisted on legacy backers," game developer and internet...
Bungie hires the Destiny subreddit founder
Who says that Reddit rots your brain? Not Chris "Cozmo23" Shannon, who parlayed his position as the founder of Destiny's subreddit into a position...
Star Trek Online launches Season 10.5
Players in Star Trek Online are still knee-deep in the war against the Iconians, and the latest patch for the game highlights how the...
Playable Togrutas confirmed for SWTOR Update 3.3
Togrutas, the colorful Star Wars race that boasts both head tails and hollow horns, will become available to play when Star Wars: The Old...
EVE Online details the ins and outs of Sovereignty
The big focus in EVE Online recently has been Sovereignty, the process of taking control of the valuable resources in nullsec space. But how...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Trinity dependence in Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
I don't know about you lot, but I really enjoy ArenaNet's Points of Interest livestream that airs on its official Twitch channel. It contains a massive...
The war of words between Derek Smart and Star Citizen continues
If you're busy today, don't worry, we understand. We can assure you that this post does not contain a direct link to another 11,000...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
Face of Mankind is shutting down in August
Sci-fi sandbox MMO Face of Mankind is calling it a career. A Nexeon spokesperson confirmed the news on the game's official forum, saying that...
Star Trek Online starts selling puppy lockboxes
Quick, someone call the animal humane society because Star Trek Online is cramming innocent puppies into airtight boxes!
This puppy abuse is part of STO's...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22
Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s group content overhaul
I am a raider. I'm not one of those raiders who spends every waking moment learning how to optimize gear and spending four to...
The Repopulation’s newest patch adds tutorials and mentors
How does one play The Repopulation? Do you know? Are you sure you know? Because the developers found that the game's previous tutorial didn't...