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11 days after Final Fantasy XIV's "Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate)" launched, a Japanese team of raiders (Dysnomia) cleared the encounter. While 11 days may not seem like much, countless groups were playing non-stop to be the world's first group to clear the fight. This particular encounter was designed from the get-go to be aimed towards a very hardcore group [...]
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Black Desert Online players who want to participate in Conquest Wars but can’t be bothered with all the shenanigans leading up to it will now have the chance to do so with the introduction of the new militia system. The militia system is a new endgame PvP feature that allows even more players to participate in Conquest Wars in addition [...]
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Blizzard fans were treated to a host of exciting announcements and revelations on the opening day of BlizzCon 2017. One of these revelations is the upcoming Hearthstone expansion “Kobolds & Catacombs.” Here’s what to expect when the expansion rolls out in December: Hearthstone – What’s Next? Discover the troves of tempting treasures that the huge sprawling dungeon in Kobolds & [...]
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Great news for Monster Hunter World fans. You won’t be seeing loot boxes in the game anytime soon, or any time at all for that matter. In an interview with Gamespot earlier this week, the developers said that randomized item rewards are already part of Monster Hunter World's core gameplay and that adding loot boxes just wouldn’t work even if [...]
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There’s nothing quite like hanging out in a tavern with your buddies after completing a quest, guzzling down ale, while listening to crude tavern music, and eyeing that shady character in the corner. Or, you can jump up and down on the tables while going through your entire list of emotes. However you spend your time in the tavern, we [...]
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Yesterday, we reported that Motiga, the developers behind the MOBA shooter Gigantic, has closed its doors following Tweets by the studio’s employees. Today, Perfect World Entertainment released an official statement regarding its subsidiary’s closure and the future of Gigantic. “Following the news that Motiga has reduced the staff of its studio, Perfect World Entertainment can confirm that as the publisher [...]
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KOG Games, the company best known for developing and publishing the MMORPG Elsword Online, just released the first 3 episodes of the official Elsword anime today. Yes, there's an Elsword anime now and it's available entirely for free with English subtitles. It's called Elsword: The El Lady and even though there's only 3 episodes out right now more are scheduled [...]
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In a shock announcement today during the Opening Ceremonies of Blizzcon, Blizzard revealed their plans for a Classic World of Warcraft server. Players have been clamoring for a classic, or "Vanilla" server for years now. Many got tired of waiting and took it upon themselves to party like its 2004 via private servers. Some of these fan servers attracted tens [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment announced today at Blizzcon that Starcraft 2 will go free to play on November 14th, 2017. The new free to play version will include the entire Wings of Liberty story campaign, online ranked ladder play (with all current units/updates), and expanded access to co-op mode. Starcraft 2's arcade has been free to play for years now, but the [...]
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The opening ceremonies of Blizzcon were especially generous for the World of Warcraft community. Veterans finally got the Classic version they've been clamoring for and everyone else got a new expansion reveal. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is set after the defeat of the Legion. The rivalry between the Alliance and Horde has reignited now that the mutual enemy [...]
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