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Everquest's executive producer, Holly "Windstalker" Longdale has announced in a news post today that Everquest will be switching over their update system. Rather than doing yearly expansions, their plan is to instead release bi-annual "campaigns" which will contain the same amount together as their yearly counterpart. According to the post, the reason for this is to increase developer agility to [...]
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With Romero's Aftermath reaching 100,000 users, they have also announced that they will no longer be wiping accounts. Romero's Aftermath is the spiritual successor to Infestation Survivor Stories, a zombie survival game akin to games like Day Z and H1Z1. The development team has also announced their "open doors development" model in which players can contact the development team through [...]
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Allods Online has updated to patch 6.0 "Broken Chains" which brings a ton of new content to the game. They've featured a new race, The Pridens, a race of humanoid half-beasts as well as a completely new area called Ferris. Players will also be able to truly break their chains with an increased level cap to level 65. Allods Online: [...]
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Developer Lightbulb Crew has announced that their MOBA-shooter hybrid, Games of Glory will be launching on steam this summer. The game boasts matches that will rely on skill, teamwork and adaptability to changing combat environments. Set in a sci-fi universe entertainment arena, which brings classics like Smash TV to mind, players aim to destroy their rival's base and eliminate their [...]
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Blackrock Spire is open for raiding! Blizzard has announced that every week a new wing of Blackrock Mountain will be open for play in their popular MMOTCG, Hearthstone. Players will be able to take to the cards and fight against the likes of Highlord Omokk, General Drakkisath and Rend Blackhand. Class Challenges have also been revealed after defeating all of [...]
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EA games has announced that after another 90 days they will be dropping support and shutting down four of their free-to-play titles. Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, Need for Speed World and FIFA World will continue their services for now, but support will wind down eventually ending in the shutting down of the game servers. Patrick Soderlund of EA Studios writes, [...]
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Now is the time to stake your claim, as Wurm Online's Elevation server went live today. Due to much community criticism, the Elevation server has been taken down and re-generated to be released with a clean slate. Below is a view of the newly generated map. You can check out the official announcement here.
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Nexon released a new mount teaser for their highly anticipated MMORPG, MapleStory 2. The videos showcase some cute mounts that don't seem to have a casting time to summon. In addition, they've hinted at a "F1 Racing Mode" being in development but no further details have been announced.
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More skins! Counter Strike Global Offensive has updated today with a weapon case: Chroma 2, not long after the release of the original Chroma case. The Chroma 2 case features 15 new gun finishes from the community workshop with a chance at obtaining a rare knife from the original Chroma case. At the top levels of rarity are the MAC-10 [...]
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Have you ever played an MMO and felt a sense of nostalgia thinking back of the good old days? Or thought: "Those raids were great times... and great fun." Well you're in luck! Blizzard Entertainment has released a preview for "Timewalking weekend" events in which players will be able to re-live epic battles from the past, facing old raids at their [...]
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