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Heroes of the Storm: New Features, Competitive Game Play Arrive with Closed Beta

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 06:51 AM PST

New Features, Competitive Game Play Arrive with Closed Beta

Heroes of the Storm has come a long way since the beginning of the technical alpha several months ago. This week, the closed beta for the highly anticipated MOBA begins and with it come several new features including ranked competitive game play and other game modes that will be of key interest to testers.

Sevencore: New Assassin Class Added in Latest Update

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 06:07 AM PST

New Assassin Class Added in Latest Update

Webzen has announced that the latest Sevencore update has been applied that brings the Assassin playable class into the game alongside the Ancile Islands zone and a level cap increase from 60 to 80.

Guild Wars 2: Season 2 Finale, Point of No Return, to Launch Today

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 03:09 PM PST

Season 2 Finale, Point of No Return, to Launch Today

ArenaNet is ready to send Guild Wars 2 players on the final leg of the Living Story Season 2 with the launch of Point of No Return later today. Players and Pact members alike are ready to take the fight to Elder Dragon Mordremoth and his powerful minions which will doubtless bring a season-ending cliff hanger as well.

General: The Player's Choice Awards 2014 - Part Two!

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 07:10 AM PST

The Player

Our month long celebration of the 2014 games continues, as we open up voting on Best Indie RPG, Best Indie MMO, and Best "Almost MMO". Click through and vote for your favorites!

Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Trademark Filed, New Expansion Logo Found?

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 02:07 AM PST

Heart of Thorns Trademark Filed, New Expansion Logo Found?

Fueling the fires of expansion rumors, it seems a brand new trademark has been filed by ArenaNet and NCsoft. As dug up on reddit, there's also a new logo but little other news for now. Could this be the long-awaited expansion to Guild Wars 2?

PlanetSide 2: Fight For a New World Record

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:16 PM PST

Fight For a New World Record

PlanetsideBattles is whipping up support for its January 24th attempt to set a new Guiness World Record for most players online in an FPS match. The news comes complete with instructions on how to get involved, exact times for the event to take place and much more.

Chaos Heroes Online: Steam Launch Day Arrives

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 03:03 PM PST

Steam Launch Day Arrives

Aeria Games has sent word that its new MOBA, Chaos Heroes Online, is now part of the Steam games platform. Returning players transferring to the Steam client will be gifted a new limited time skin called the Scorching Battlefield Darae.

Overwatch: Trademark Suspension Notice Revealed

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 11:17 AM PST

Trademark Suspension Notice Revealed

NeoGaf.com is reporting that the US Patent & Trademark Office has sent notification to Blizzard that all attempts to secure the name "Overwatch" have been suspended. The move comes as a result of conflict with another game that had filed for the same trademark six months prior to Blizzard. Overwatch, Blizzard's entry into the MMOFPS market, was announced at November's Blizzcon.

General: What MMO Developers Can Learn from Dragon Age: Inquisition

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 03:07 PM PST

What MMO Developers Can Learn from Dragon Age: Inquisition

I've spent a good number of hours in Dragon Age: Inquisition since that game's release. By now, many players have gotten enough of a taste to criticize some of the game's flaws. By far, some of the more prevalent criticism is in how the game's vast, open areas, and sidequest types make it feel like an MMO. Contrast that to how many MMO players feel like MMOs have now veered over and feel too much like single player games.

Age of Wushu: EU Version to See Three Expansions in 2015

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 08:10 AM PST

EU Version to See Three Expansions in 2015

Age of Wulin, the EU version of Age of Wushu, will be expanding three times this year with Chapters 4-6. The first expansion, Betrayal and Forgiveness, will arrive in March and will see eight new playable factions added to the game as well as other new features and content.

Guild Wars 2: The Daily Grouse

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:13 PM PST

The Daily Grouse

I'm still not totally on board with the new dailies. Judging by this massive thread on the official forums, it seems I'm not alone. I still stand by my original article last month that it's not a big enough change to make me rip my hair out and quit the game or anything quite so drastic, but I'm also not sure the revamp is having the desired effect.
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