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MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [Mar.14th]

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MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [Mar.14th]


This week is quite different and exciting, because many more delicate female cosers have shown up with pretty expertise to wake you up.

I'm Shocked by Gunslinger Stratos 3's Fabulous New Trailer

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I'm Shocked by Gunslinger Stratos 3's Fabulous New Trailer


Square Enix has just announced that their upcoming game Gunslinger Stratos 3 will hit Japanese arcades on May 12th. A new trailer was also debuted yesterday, showing off the familiar characters as well as some new characters

Those Hot Angels and Their Cosplayers in Asian Games

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Those Hot Angels and Their Cosplayers in Asian Games


Most gamers from around the world would agree that MMORPGs that are created by Asian teams are usually well-made in terms of graphics with cool scenes and characters

The Highly-Anticipated MMORPG EverQuest Next Ceased Development

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The Highly-Anticipated MMORPG EverQuest Next Ceased Development


The highly-anticipated MMORPG EverQuest Next is said to be cancelled by Daybreak Games. Most of us are absolutely shocked when hearing this news.

WildStar May be Shut Down?

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WildStar May be Shut Down?


It has just been a few months since WildStar switched from a subscription-based MMO to a free-to-play game, and now the dark day has come. Recently NCSoft announced that it has reduced staff at Carbine Studios

Continue reading WildStar May be Shut Down?.

Closers Online CN: Character J Arrives in 2nd CBT

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Closers Online CN: Character J Arrives in 2nd CBT


You will see a new character J, new map and increased level cap along with a brand-new versus mode in the three-day test of Closers Online.

Are Rotation Bots and Scripts Giving Players a Huge Advantage?

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Are Rotation Bots and Scripts Giving Players a Huge Advantage?


As we recently discussed the fall of bots in World of Warcraft, another delicate topic came up and that was automated rotations.

Top 5 Highly Recommended Fantasy Card Games

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Top 5 Highly Recommended Fantasy Card Games


Fantasy card games seem to be the genre that perfectly combines the old card games and currently popular RPG ones. This is a collection of Top 5 highly recommended TCG/CCG.

Soul Worker to Have Another Extra Closed Beta This Month

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Soul Worker to Have Another Extra Closed Beta This Month


Developed by Liongames, the Japanese anime action MMORPG Soul Worker is going to have another Extra Closed Beta from March 18th to March 21st. The game is free to play, and as long as you have a Hangame account, you can join in the Closed Beta

Aion 5.1 Patch Notes Revealed

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Aion 5.1 Patch Notes Revealed


AionPowerbook was kind enough to share the partially translated 5.1 PTS patch notes, and we did not want you guys to miss them. Before reading the patch notes, here's a video that was recently posted by PlayNC showing the newly introduced Garden of Knowledge

Heroes of the Storm: Azmodunk Skin!

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Heroes of the Storm: Azmodunk Skin!


Blizzard has unveiled a new legendary skin for Azmodan called Azmodunk. The skin features a dribbling Azmo who will be joining the Nexus in around a month, on April 12, 2016.

Cut the Rope: Magic – Have You Collected The Candy Today?

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Cut the Rope: Magic – Have You Collected The Candy Today?


Cut the Rope: Magic is the latest Cut the Rope puzzle game developed by ZeptoLab, which is available on Google Play and App Store. Come on and begin your adventure with Om Nom.

VR Games and Us: The Dawn of a New Era

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VR Games and Us: The Dawn of a New Era


As VR is becoming reality, we decided to not miss out on its awesomeness. From now on, I will be striving to bring you guys latest updates about the VR industry as well as try and experience some of them myself.
Posted by Shri Krishna


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General Gaming Article

Blizzard Updates Diablo II for Windows 10

Posted: 13 Mar 2016 03:44 PM PDT

Diablo 2

What the hell? While many PC gamers are joyfully hacking away in Blizzard Entertainment's current Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion, the company has released a patch for the ancient second installment Diablo II, a PC game released way back in 2000. This is the first patch for the classic title since Blizzard released the Lord of Destruction v1.13d update years ago in October 2011.

Blizzard has launched patch v1.14a although the manual update currently isn't showing up on Blizzard's website. The company says the new patch addresses "glitches" caused by modern operating systems like Windows 10. The patch also includes a new installer for Apple's OS X, meaning fans can finally ditch their decrepit Mac PowerPCs, the company muses.

"There is still a large Diablo II community around the world, and we thank you for continuing to play and slay with us," Blizzard writes. "This journey starts by making Diablo II run on modern platforms, but it does not end there. See you in Sanctuary, adventurers."

The blog adds that Blizzard has started the process of improving its cheat-detection and hack-prevention services, and while there are some improvements each day, there's a lot of work that still needs to be done. Unfortunately, the blog does not include the actual Diablo II v1.14a patch notes.

Blizzard's new patch arrives after the company posted a job listing back in November 2015 that sought out a senior software engineer. This individual would help update Blizzard's older catalog of games for new operating systems, including the original StarCraft (1999), Diablo II (2000), and Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2001).

"Evolving operating systems, hardware, and online services have made them more difficult to be experienced by their loyal followers or reaching a new generation," the job description stated. "We're restoring them to glory, and we need your engineering talents, your passion, and your ability to get tough jobs done."

The job listing is now gone, but Polygon reported last year that this individual would be responsible for making "gameplay first again" on modern operating systems. This individual would also be responsible for fighting against hacking and fixing all the outstanding problems these games may have gathered over the years. The candidate may even be assigned to include new features into the games... like the sparkly new OS X installer offered in the v1.14a patch

As Friday's blog indicates, the "journey" starts by updating Diablo II so it can run properly on the likes of Windows 10. Additional features may be implemented in the future, but that's just an assumption for now. Meanwhile, here are the v1.14a patch notes yanked from a post on NeoGAF:

Specific Changes & Improvements

- No need to run in XP mode anymore, Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 compatibility complete
- Mac installer and compatibility for 10.10 and 10.11 has arrived
- First client run will migrate saved characters to avoid issues from Windows system admin changes

Known Issues

- Mac 10.9 and earlier are not supported

Happy (ancient) hacking!
Posted by Shri Krishna
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