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No safe is… erm.. safe with the release of the latest Runescape update. The update introduces safecracking along with tools that you can use to make The Thieves Guild of Gielinor proud. “Safecracking is a new training method, unlocked after completing the Buyers and Cellars quest and related capers. From the safes you’ll get Thieving XP, cold hard cash and [...]
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Being given the honor to try Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen in its pre-alpha stage is awesome enough, getting to try the game with the developers themselves giving you a guided tour makes it even more so. Streamer KoopaTroopa787 goes on a dungeon run with the Visionary Realms devs taking on the boss Fion Iridia of Black Rose Keep. The [...]
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TERA is turning six this May and En Masse Entertainment has a month full of events planned to celebrate the occasion. Yes, folks. That’s one month of events with some events, like the Anniversary Footsteps and Terror Spawns running for the entire month, and other events like the Guild Spotlight and the Ultra-Hyper-Fire-Turbo Time running for a day or two. [...]
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The Defiance 2050 Closed Beta weekend is now in full swing. This time around, Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 players will get a taste of the futuristic terra-formed world along with their PC brothers-in-arms. Closed beta testers can look forward to improved graphics, and updated class skill and weapon enhancement systems. Players can also team up and fight through [...]
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Character Progression is an integral part of any MMORPG, it adds a sense of purpose and achievement to an otherwise monotonous world of mob-slaying and looting. This is why Phoenix Labs has spent an inordinate amount of time tweaking and tuning the Dauntless progression system just the way you like it. “The weapons you wield, the legends you forge, the [...]
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The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has claimed another victim. Developer Uber Entertainment has announced that their MOBA/Shooter hybrid Super Monday Night Combat will be shutting down on May 23, just days before the new law takes effect. SMNC initially entered open beta on April 18, 2012 and was last updated back in 2013. While the free to play [...]
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Major changes are coming to Elder Scrolls Online when Update 18 comes out. These include Daily Login Rewards, Crown Store Gifting, and combat changes. To earn Daily Rewards, all players have to do is to login to the game. Daily Rewards come in the form gold, Alliance Points, and consumables. Players can also earn Crown Crates or collectibles on specific [...]
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The Battle Royale bandwagon is real and it just got bigger. MapleStory 2 is moving ever closer to official launch and Nexon is eager to get the hype train barreling down the tracks with their own version of last-man-standing PvP called Mush King Championship. The game mode looks to be a cross between a MOBA and a Battle Royale game. [...]
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MMO economies tend to have a life of their own which, if left unchecked, can ruin an otherwise great game. The upcoming Blade and Soul Eternal Night patch seeks to address issues with material production and the economy. The patch is scheduled to come out on May 9th and will re-balance the material requirements for weapons and accessories to account [...]
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Daybreak Game Company has been hit hard with a round of layoffs affecting around 70 employees. Speculations later arose that the layoffs were due to the US Department of Treasury freezing assets of Russian oligarchs. Among those affected by the sanctions were Russian conglomerate Renova Group and its subsidiary Columbus Nova, which, just so happens to be the parent company [...]
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