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If you've been following our coverage of the Guild Wars 2 Competitive Feature Pack update, then you'd know that today is the day that World vs. World Skirmish launches! This is the first of three Guild Wars 2 updates, and with it it brings Skirmish to World vs World, an improved LFG feature, better Match History, new Tier 3 armor, [...]
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Character customization is an important part of any MMORPG, especially newer ones like Worlds Adrift. Bossa Studios has just released a video giving players a brief look at their game’s character customization system. Unfortunately, the options seem to be a bit limited and will probably remain that way when Worlds Adrift is finally released to the general public. The team [...]
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Another veteran developer joins the growing Amazon Game Studios team. Daybreak’s Sebastian Strzalkowski announced on Twitter this week that he will be starting his new job at the San Diego-based studio later this month. Grateful for 13 rewarding yrs at SOE/Daybreak, honored to work with such talented folks. Starting new job @AMZNGameStudios later this month! pic.twitter.com/J1LgYAe5TB — Sebastian (@crowempires) June [...]
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The upcoming Monster Hunter-inspired MMO, Dauntless, has just released a new trailer giving players a glimpse of the game’s combat and crafting mechanics, a.k.a. turning an Embermane’s body parts into fiery red armor and a flaming sword. The video also gives fans a sneak peek at the Shattered Isles’ hub city, Ramsgate, and the owlish Behemoth, Skraev. In other Dauntless [...]
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MMO shooter Gigantic inches its way to its official launch. Unfortunately, Motiga has yet to announce a definite date for the game’s release. Fans will be happy to know that, while the updates have slowed down a bit since March, the team is still hard at work in the background fixing bugs and polishing the game for release. Gigantic Executive [...]
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A new champion is joining the Paladins roster and she’s one mean war machine. Ash is a cannon-toting, heavily-armored champion capable of dealing immense damage with her shrapnel and kinetic attacks. She can also deploy an advancing shield to prevent enemy attacks, knockback enemies with her shoulder bash, and create a temporary damage immune zone for herself. Update 51 also [...]
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Ever tried RuneScape but felt limited by the game's F2P restrictions? Today's your lucky day! To celebrate the launch of the venerable fantasy MMORPG's first expansion, Menaphos, Jagex is offering all players free Premium Member status over the weekend. Starting on June 9th and running until the 12th, all players will have the opportunity to opt-in and explore the new [...]
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The Entertainment Software Association is taking the city of Chicago to court, in hopes of overturning the legislation of applying Chicago's amusement tax to online goods and services. Chicago's amusement tax applies to shows and services provided within the city, such as movie theaters, live concerts, and subscription TV. However in the past two years or so, the amusement tax [...]
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EVE Online's developer and primary publisher, CCP Games, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a PLEX sale! PLEX is the primary currency players can buy with real world money, and then PLEX is used for a number of things. Players can sell PLEX in-game to other players, but PLEX can also be used to purchase a number of things, such as ISK, new [...]
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Elder Scrolls Online was Bethesda's first real foray into the MMO market world. Bethesda games are widely known, owning two very popular IPs - The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout. The latest addition to the Elder Scrolls series of games was Elder Scrolls Online, which now sees its first major expansion in the form of The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind. Ahead of ESO: [...]
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