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Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft: Grand Tournament to Launch August 24th

Posted: 19 Aug 2015 09:21 AM PDT

Grand Tournament to Launch August 24th

Hearthstone players have a lot to look forward to with the release of the Grand Tournament expansion on Monday, August 24th. The expansion comes packed with 124 new cards along with the new Joust feature.

Elder Scrolls Online: Housing? Factions? A Long Wait, But ESO May Do It Right

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:08 PM PDT

Housing? Factions? A Long Wait, But ESO May Do It Right

With the Imperial City, we're getting a look at some of the new districts coming to the DLC. Zenimax released a guide to the new areas, with each faction's base operating out of different districts. With bases of operations, especially ones with distinct theming, even as the game demands functional similarity, The Elder Scrolls Online is taking another step in distinguishing itself that should also carry over in another promise for upcoming content: housing.

Magerealm: New Mini-game Added in Latest Update

Posted: 19 Aug 2015 08:55 AM PDT

New Mini-game Added in Latest Update

Magerealm players will have a new light-hearted mini-game to play the next time they log into the game. GTArcade sent word that Mage Poker is now live and gives players a trio of chances per day to play and to score some nice rewards.

League of Angels: German & French Versions Launch

Posted: 19 Aug 2015 08:48 AM PDT

German & French Versions Launch

GTArcade has let us know that League of Angels: Fire Raiders is now more accessible to the worldwide community than ever. Both French and German versions of the game are now available. In addition, the v2.2 patch brings the new Friend System into the game as well.

Guild Wars 2: Torch-Wielding Warrior Elite Specialization Teased

Posted: 19 Aug 2015 08:20 AM PDT

Torch-Wielding Warrior Elite Specialization Teased

The Guild Wars 2 Facebook page was updated yesterday with an image that appears to be teasing the Warrior Elite Specialization. Of particular note is the inclusion of a torch. What it signifies remains to be seen. What are your thoughts?

WildStar: Cosmic Rewards Program Laid Out

Posted: 19 Aug 2015 08:15 AM PDT

Cosmic Rewards Program Laid Out

The WildStar team is prepping players for the upcoming free-to-play conversion by posting several topics of interest. In today's, the Cosmic Rewards program is detailed with information about how players can 'level up' through the tiers by making purchases from the WildStar store or from the upcoming in-game shop.

The Secret World: Issue 12 Is All About the Dungeons

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 03:15 PM PDT

Issue 12 Is All About the Dungeons

This week, The Secret World players will get a chance to sink their fangs into the first part of Issue 12: The Dark Tower Below, the next expansion in The Secret World's roughly biannual update schedule. With a focus on challenging group content and tidying up some of the loose ends in The Secret World's design, Issue 12 feels pretty substantial. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to get a sneak peek of that content, and I came away very impressed.

World of Warcraft: Blizzard Fights Off DDOS Attack on NA Servers

Posted: 19 Aug 2015 04:38 AM PDT

Blizzard Fights Off DDOS Attack on NA Servers

Up to thirty North American World of Warcraft servers were down earlier today during an apparent DDOS attack. At this time, all servers are back online after a Blizzard representative confirmed that Network Technicians were handling the issue. European servers were not affected as they were undergoing weekly maintenance at the time of the attacks.

Dream of Mirror Online: Free Steam Sheep Gift Keys!

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 04:39 PM PDT

Free Steam Sheep Gift Keys!

MMORPG.com has teamed up with Wicked Interactive to present a unique gift key event for our community. These keys will grant players the in-game vanity pet 'Steam Sheep' - this cute little guy will be by your side bearing its shorn in Steam logo. Get your key now!

Star Citizen: Roberts & Ex-Employees Speak Candidly About Delays

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 02:33 PM PDT

Roberts & Ex-Employees Speak Candidly About Delays

Kotaku has a new interview with Star Citizen's Chris Roberts with some informative answers to questions about the game's delay. It may be remembered that developers were targeting a November 2014 release date. Nearly a year past that hoped-for date, many have started to question Roberts' about where the nearly $90M in crowd fund dollars has gone.

Crowfall: Legionnaire's Combat Animations & Powers Video

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 01:15 PM PDT

Legionnaire

The Crowfall team has released the latest in a series of videos to spotlight archetypes that will be included in the game. The subject of the latest combat animations and powers preview is the mighty Legionnaire. Check it out!

Albion Online: A Modern Blast From the Past

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 11:09 AM PDT

A Modern Blast From the Past

I don't remember much about the Albion Online booths exterior. I can't. It's all drowned out in a shared memory with the team from Sandbox Interactive GmbH. Someone is playing a trailer of some description. We're trying to talk about a medieval sandbox MMO. All we can hear is someone insisting voiciferously that we should "Come to mama!"

Devilian: Korean Version to Shut Down September 21st

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 01:04 PM PDT

Korean Version to Shut Down September 21st

Ginno Games and HanGame have parted ways for publishing Devilian Online in Korea. As of September 21st, HanGame will shut down the Korean version of Devilian, with all user data handed back to Ginno Games pending finding a new publisher and relaunching the game.

Heroes of the Storm: Monk Kharazim Released in Latest Patch

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 12:53 PM PDT

Monk Kharazim Released in Latest Patch

Blizzard has deployed the NA version of the latest Heroes of the Storm update that includes the Diablo 3 monk, Kharazim. In addition, new Dynamic Bundles have been placed in the item shop and ranked play alterations.

Trove: Millions of Voxels, Millions of Players

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 08:22 AM PDT

Millions of Voxels, Millions of Players

Trove, since launching last month officially on Steam and Glyph, has quickly become the #4 title on Valve's store, and Trion just today is announcing that 1 million active monthly users log into the voxel-based MMORPG. In short, Trove is a certified hit, and even Trion was caught off guard with its success.

Das Tal: New Enemy AI to Shine in Forthcoming Public Event

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 10:41 AM PDT

New Enemy AI to Shine in Forthcoming Public Event

On August 29th, anyone interested in helping the Das Tal development team test the game are invited to do so in a special event in which new enemy AI will take center stage after a series of improvements to the feature. The event will take place at 11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern.

Destiny: Find Out More About The Taken King Tomorrow

Posted: 18 Aug 2015 10:37 AM PDT

Find Out More About The Taken King Tomorrow

The Destiny team will be on hand for a special live stream event on Wednesday, August 19th during which they will explore the way characters will grow more powerful when The Taken King expansion launches.

General: The Five Most Significant Korean MMOs

Posted: 17 Aug 2015 04:44 PM PDT

The Five Most Significant Korean MMOs

Here in North America, anyone who is even a semi-serious MMOG enthusiast is well aware that Korea is a major producer. We can all name a number of titles developed there, and probably at least a couple of leading publishers and/or developers. That said, it's pretty safe to assume that few of us are closely familiar with the industry there. So you might find that this list of the five releases I feel have had the greatest impact on the global landscape includes one or more you wouldn't expect.

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