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Destiny charity stream raises over $500,000
Kudos to Destiny fans: They may be passionate about their game, but they are also big on helping others. A week-long charity stream organized...
Guild Wars 2 now allows guilds to memorialize their fallen members
Buried at the bottom of the recent Guild Wars 2 patch notes and presented entirely without hoopla was a note about new monuments now...
Lord of the Rings Online players wear yellow to honor a fallen friend
This past weekend you might have seen a particular hashtag pop up on Twitter, #YellowforTinki, and wondered what it meant. Apparently it was in...
Blizzard donates art to Seoul children’s hospital
Blizzard's charity work is legendary at this point, and here's one more beneficiary: a children's hospital in Seoul, South Korea. The company apparently teamed...
Star Trek Online will memorialize Anton Yelchin in-game
For those of you who missed the news, actor Anton Yelchin (best known to fans of Star Trek as Chekov in the reboot films)...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO tracks to make your heart happy
Music doesn't just speak to emotion; it often evokes it, conjuring it out of thin air with notes and tones and those squiggly lines...
Diablo III honors fallen developer with special cow level
Bumped into the extra special bonus cow level in Diablo III? It's there for a good reason and a limited time as a tribute...
Final Fantasy XIV adds David Bowie Easter egg to latest patch
If you have the vaguest interest in music whatsoever, you were probably a bit heartbroken when David Bowie passed away in January. The man...
Final Fantasy XIV players hold a vigil for Sian Blake in Limsa Lominsa
Players are holding a vigil following the death of Final Fantasy XIV voice actress Sian Blake (the voice of Yugiri). The vigil is being...
The Secret World players rally for the Malala Fund
In the setting of The Secret World, learning is not really a great thing. There are multiple organizations devoted to making sure that people...
Adopt Brightpaw in World of Warcraft and support the Make-A-Wish foundation
How is your cat collection in World of Warcraft? Could it use another cat knocking things off of tables and squawking endlessly with a...
Warframe breaks out virtual mustaches for men’s health
Digital Extremes is once again participating in Movember, a month-long "celebration of the mustache" that aims to raise awareness of men's health issues including...
Elite: Dangerous names planet after soldier’s late mother
One of Elite: Dangerous' community is grieving this summer after losing his mother in June. Citing his love for the game and his missed...
EVE’s PLEX for Good raises over $103,000 for Nepal victims
CCP has published a blog post detailing the results of its latest PLEX for Good fundraising drive that provided assistance for victims of the...
Star Trek Online honoring Grace Lee Whitney
"We raise our memorial flags at the loss of Grace Lee Whitney," STO's Twitter feed read earlier this afternoon. "Star Trek Online will be honoring...
Guild Wars 2 memorializes a fallen mother
Last September, a Guild Wars 2 player shared a story about his departed wife. She died from complications during the birth of the couple's...
Elite: Dangerous names space station after Terry Pratchett
Fantasy comedy writer Terry Pratchett, who passed away last week at the age of 66, will be honored with a place among the stars...
Star Trek Online installs memorials for Leonard Nimoy and all those lost
The death of Leonard Nimoy affects everyone who has ever been engaged in the Star Trek franchise, whether you were a lifelong fan of...
Couple gets married in Shroud of the Avatar’s first wedding
Shroud of the Avatar isn't even in proper alpha testing yet, but the fantasy title has already been host to its first in-game wedding.
Players...
Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes
While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who...
