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As previously mentioned yesterday, Valve teased a New Bloom Event, similar to the one ran last year. However, this year's festival comes with some new additions. It is now confirmed that Winter Wyvern will be making her Dota 2 appearance. Valve released information on all her skills and fans can expect her to be released around the same time as [...]
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In celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Riot Games has released the Lunar Revel event for 2015 in League of Legends. While there are no new gameplay modes or champions being released, there are still numerous goodies to enjoy. Lunar Revel icons are available for purchase, as well as specific skins released during this event. Players can enjoy the wonderfully [...]
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During the final day of the Dota 2 Asia Championships, a special trailer was shown. This video teased at the upcoming New Bloom Event which occurs during the Lunar New Year. Just like the previous year, this event will involve a fearsome creature, known as the Year Beast. However, it is not just the festival itself that has caught the [...]
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While this may come as a big shock, BioWare has just announced that they would be shutting down any future development of their action role-playing game, Shadow Realms. This game was scheduled to be released in 2015, but rumors earlier this year said it might even be pushed back to 2017. However, it has been officially stated that there will [...]
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ArcheAge adds several new items to the marketplace today, in celebration of the holiday of love. There are various gifts and customization items for players, most notably, the Ruby Valentine Package. This package includes the Narayana Plushie Pet, which unlocks adorable emotes as it levels up. Any player who seeks a lovable and cuddly companion should definitely get this pet. [...]
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Being an early access game, H1Z1 warned players that server wipes would occur during development of the not-yet-finished game. One such wipe is happening today. Daybreak Games announced through the H1Z1 subreddit that the wipe would happen and that players should treat it like a complete reset. All structures, characters, items, and anything else you can think of will be [...]
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HiRez Studio's third person MOBA game has just about wrapped up their successful first season, which included a $2.6 million finale. They are immediately pushing forward to their next season, which kicks off February 14 with the Spring Split Qualifiers. On their esports blog, HiRez outlines the upcoming season all the way to the end of April. SMITE players and [...]
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Psyonix and Square Enix seem to have a hit on their hands, as Nosgoth has reached one million downloads in less than two weeks. This latest entry to the Legacy of Kain series is a free-to-play PvP game that involves two warring factions: humans and vampires. Players are able to control the hack and slashing creatures of the night, as well [...]
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NCsoft has shown a bit of the new Mastery system for their upcoming expansion, Heart of Thorns. Similar to Diablo III's Paragon system, the Mastery system is an end-game progression system for characters at max levels. However, GW2's system features unique and meaningful gameplay additions, unlike the Diablo counterpart. There will be new areas accessible only with abilities from the [...]
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Blizzard has released information about upcoming events for World of Warcraft in February, and there is plenty to look forward to. There will be the ever-romantic Valentine's Day event, the Darkmoon Faire, and the Lunar Festival at the end. There will be various quests and rewards given throughout these events, including mounts and replica armor sets. In addition to these feel-good [...]
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