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Blizzard says Diablo IV ‘is not intended to be played forever’ and teases a ‘pinnacle boss’

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Those who had daydreams of playing Diablo IV 'til doomsday might be disappointed to learn that there is an apparent end to its progression...
How am I supposed to remember you if you won't let me forget?

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen zeroes in on its mastery progression system in latest video

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This weekened delivered a new episode of Parting the Veil from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, which means another hour-long discussion, this one on...
Fight this dude.

New World’s latest server merges are happening tomorrow

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When New World announced plans for another round of server merges affecting several servers for players in the Americas and central EU, one of...
Let's dig our way out!

NetEase is suing Blizzard for 300M CNÂ¥ over licensing agreements [Updated]

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We've updated this story at the end as NetEase's name has been removed from the lawsuit. The original article follows. If you thought the NetEase...

MMO Week in Review: Tarisland on the horizon

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Prepare to be not in Azeroth anymore (again), as Tencent made plans this week to not only fill the gap left by the untimely...

The Division preps summer testing for Resurgence, readies a PC test for Heartland, outlines Year 5 for The Division 2

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In case that headline didn't clue you in, earlier this week was Ubisoft's "Division Day," a showcase of updates and news surrounding the three...
Bye forever!

The MOP Up: Champions Online ups the ante on Monster Island

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With a name like "Monster Island," you wouldn't expect this Champions Online locale to be a walk in the park. And in fact, this...

Lord of the Rings Online’s newest raid delayed and punted back to the test realm

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It's been a very long wait indeed for cutting-edge players in Lord of the Rings Online as they've bided time for new endgame content....

Make My MMO: Stop trying to make TitanReach aka World of Titans happen

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Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! The chaos still trailing behind the failed Kickstarter MMO TitanReach continued...

Torchlight Infinite will finally launch globally May 9 with the Cube of Rapacity season

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XD Games is finally gearing up to move multiplayer crossplatform OARPG Torchlight Infinite from open beta early access - where it's been since last...
Look how they massacred my boy.

Guild Wars 2 previews next week’s ‘outliers’ balance update

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Lock up your kids and your spouses because Guild Wars 2 is moseying into town for another class balance showdown -- and there's no...

Tencent’s World of Warcraft clone, Tarisland, plans global rollout

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The vacuum created by World of Warcraft's closure in China back in January created an opportunity for a new title to fill that void:...

Craftopia promises its seamless world is coming soon while sharing updates to map size, loadouts, and weapon refinement

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The strange survival sandbox Craftopia has spent the better part of a year and a half working on its seamless world update, which is...

Mabinogi adds new signets for high-tier weapons and gives away sparkly scooters for its 15th anniversary

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You would think an MMO hitting the 15-year mark would be cause for a bigger celebration, but Mabinogi elected to go low-key for its...

Black Desert revamps the trading lifeskill for its console edition

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The virtual economy is the lifeblood of sandboxes like Black Desert, so when Pearl Abyss puts a trading skill revamp front and center in...
Oh, awesome.

Neopets brings back the Festival of Neggs with quests, tarot cards, and item rewards all through April

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Neopets is not a game that frequently pings on our radar - the last time it did it was being hacked and was staring...

Star Citizen releases alpha 3.18.2 as players express surprise at a partial wipe and outline several build bugs

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Yesterday saw another Star Citizen patch go live as alpha 3.18.2 hit the PU with nothing more in its notes beyond "general stability and...

Overwatch 2 is fighting cheaters, fixing matchmaking, and saving Lifeweaver

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Overwatch 2 has kicked out multiple dev blogs this week, and they touch on matters that are likely important to a vast swath of...

Ship of Heroes’ ‘bright and positive’ setting masks mysteries to uncover

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While most people seem fixated on the fact that Ship of Heroes is an unapologetic spiritual successor to City of Heroes, what tends to...
Something less than inspiring.

Star Wars The Old Republic previews several class balance adjustments coming in Update 7.3

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Another major update is looming on the horizon of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it's bringing with it a variety of balance tweaks...

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