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En Masse relaunches Alliance of Valiant Arms
Have you ever heard of Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA)? It is a team-based FPS title that's been on the market in various regions...
Global Chat: Is casual raiding in MMORPGs an oxymoron?
Do you scoff, chortle, or sneer when you hear the phrase "casual raiding" among the MMO community? You might be laughing at your own ignorance...
Perpetuum adds two new mech-class robots in today’s patch
Robots! Yes, an article about robots that is not written by Eliot! We're talking about Perpetuum Online's robots, of course. Back in August, Avatar...
WoW Factor: The state of WoW’s dungeons and how we got here
I've still been having a blast in Legion over the past few weeks. Nithogg might have been unkind to me by offering me no...
Star Citizen as the ‘unwieldy, ever-changing dream project’
Kotaku has a long piece on Star Citizen out today, cobbled together over months of discussions with Star Citizen developers, anonymous and not. Julian...
Eternal Crusade launch-day roundup and trailer
Following the deployment of patch #24 yesterday, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is finally prepared to launch today. Players who jumped in last night found...
Final Fantasy XIV offers up its preliminary patch notes for patch 3.4
It's a bit unnecessary to note at this point that Final Fantasy XIV tends to have huge patches. We all know that by now....
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs better the second time you play them?
Whenever someone makes a statement like "video games are better the second time you play them," my gut reaction is "nuh-uh!" That's exactly the...
Age of Conan’s next patch is available for testing
You need to be careful to ensure that you've got the right sort of chaos going into the next Age of Conan update. The...
TERA plans non-cash shop prehistoric dragons, launches The Guilded Age
The new prehistoric dragon mounts of TERA are decidedly draconic, indisputably iconic, likely quite laconic, and sending players into understandable histrionics. After all, when...
Destiny’s newest raid goes live tomorrow
Destiny's players might be storming through Rise of Iron this week, but their journey is far from over. Bungie is preparing to turn on...
EverQuesting: Looking ahead to EverQuest II’s Kunark Ascending expansion
I love fall. Fall is the best season. It has the best holiday, changing leaves, and awesome weather. Fall also means that EverQuest II's...
Rift of the Damned patch for Riders of Icarus is delayed to September 29
A slight delay has hit the next big patch for Riders of Icarus, which was previously scheduled to go live on September 28th. The...
Perfect Ten: My favorite memories from City of Heroes
I've noticed that some people get irritated when others repeatedly bring up long-dead MMORPGs. I think there's the mentality of, "What's done is done,...
The Division’s test server goes live today for PC players
Ready to try the next update to The Division before it goes live? The game's test server is going live today for PC players,...
Elder Scrolls Online has begun testing its new lockboxes
What will Elder Scrolls Online be like when lockboxes come to town? Players have a chance to get an advance look at this future,...
Here are the mounts coming in Riders of Icarus’ next update
Riders of Icarus is a game that's all about riding things. Really, it's right there in the title; it's not called "Walkers of Icarus"...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs plan their last expansions out?
By all accounts, Final Fantasy XI's last expansion is Seekers of Adoulin. It was a good expansion, definitely... but it certainly doesn't feel like...
H1Z1: King of the Kill dumps Daybreak cash for new currency
The PvP half of the H1Z1 split, King of the Kill, has done away with Daybreak Cash as of its update yesterday. Players will...
Heroes of the Storm goes full StarCraft with Machines of War
These days, it might feel as if Blizzard is all about one very specific game that involves worlds, wars, and angry things on fire....