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Dragon Nest NA Opens Access to the Twisted Territory
Machines at War 3 Released for Android
Do Players Want the MMORPG Genre to Leave Old Traditions?
YO-KAI WATCH Wibble Wobble Now Available on Mobile
Pocket MapleStory SEA is Now Available on Google Play and App Store
Build Your Own Park of Joy in Planet Coaster
Cabal 2 Launches 'Cartel Extension' Update with Easter Events
Armored Warfare Update 0.14 Available Today
Orcs Must Die! Unchained Storming into Open Beta Next Week
New Pokemon GO Features Announced
Brand New Easter Event in League of Angels
Pixel Starships Invites You to Join the Biggest Update
Would You Like a Devil Fruit?
Lineage 2 Classic EU: Epic Sieges with massive PvP Will Be Available
OGN Casters Refused to Attend MSI of LoL for Wage Dispute
Benefits of Playing with an International Community

Dragon Nest NA Opens Access to the Twisted Territory

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This strange area contains six new dungeons full of ferocious monsters. After you survive the Twisted Fountain or Decaying Grounds dungeons, you will encounter the Lost Dominion dungeons that consist of four main dungeons.

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Machines at War 3 Released for Android

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Machines at War 3 is released for Android. This real time strategy game features over 130 different types of units and technologies to build and wage war with.

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Do Players Want the MMORPG Genre to Leave Old Traditions?

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From what I've managed to deduce from the comments that you guys have been writing, it is getting quite clear that most of you want the MMORPG industry to get rid of old habits.

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YO-KAI WATCH Wibble Wobble Now Available on Mobile

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YO-KAI WATCH Wibble Wobble - a skillful blend of puzzle gameplay and RPG mechanics launching today on Android and iOS.

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Pocket MapleStory SEA is Now Available on Google Play and App Store

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All MapleStory fans can have your wishes fulfilled today. The highly anticipated mobile MMORPG Pocket MapleStory SEA is now available on both Google Play and App Store

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Build Your Own Park of Joy in Planet Coaster

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Planet Coaster creates a living-world coaster park for guest to get thrilled and you are the designer and builder. Planet Coaster is a simulation game providing limitless freedom with every detail coming out from your dream.

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Cabal 2 Launches 'Cartel Extension' Update with Easter Events

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CABAL 2 brings easter events and bonuses to players in the 'Cartel Extension' update. Players who increase faction levels will also have access to new additions such as a cosmetic mantle (available at Cartel Level 40), new passive and active skills for every class, and new player titles for each Cartel.

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Armored Warfare Update 0.14 Available Today

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Today, My.com announced the newest addition to Armored Warfare - Update 0.14 in which players can compete or co-operate on new maps, share, and relive their battles.

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Orcs Must Die! Unchained Storming into Open Beta Next Week

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The F2P tower defense MOBA game Orcs Must Die! Unchained is going to kick off its Open Beta on March 29

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New Pokemon GO Features Announced

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The Pokémon Company and Niantic Inc. today revealed new features for their upcoming mobile release, Pokémon GO

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Brand New Easter Event in League of Angels

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Do you want to experience something new this Easter holiday? League of Angels has prepared a series of fun and exciting events to keep you entertained

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Pixel Starships Invites You to Join the Biggest Update

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Pixel Starships, a strategy sci-fi mobile role-playing game in an 8bit massive online universe, has just released their biggest update.

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Would You Like a Devil Fruit?

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All One Piece fans, did you ever wonder the taste of the Devil Fruit? Soon you can taste it yourself, as Bandai is now accepting the order of purple Devil Fruit

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Lineage 2 Classic EU: Epic Sieges with massive PvP Will Be Available

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European players will be able to take part in castle siege and capture one of four major strongholds of Lineage 2 Classic on 27th, March.

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OGN Casters Refused to Attend MSI of LoL for Wage Dispute

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Three OGN casters, Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, Christopher "PapaSmithy" Smith and Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles claimed in a joint statement that they will not attend the upcoming Mid-season Invitational of League of Legends in Shanghai for low freelance rates offered by Riot.

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Benefits of Playing with an International Community

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In MMORPGs, you are most likely to be playing on an international server, or if you are not, it is definitely worth considering

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MMORPG Reviews

March 2016 TOP 10 Free Browser-Based Games
SMITE 2ND Anniversary Special Giveaway
Update 11.5 Coming to Star Trek Online on April 12

March 2016 TOP 10 Free Browser-Based Games

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 10:02 AM PDT

This ir our selection with the best 10 free to play games for Internet browsers of March 2016. This month we have seen the release of a pretty nice title, Seas of Gold, and the launch into Valve’s platform, Steam, of Shakes & Fidget, a classic game more alive than ever. Feel free to comment […]

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SMITE 2ND Anniversary Special Giveaway

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 06:25 AM PDT

SMITE is celebrating its second anniversary this week, and we want to participate with a giveaway for all the versions of this MOBA (PC, Xbox One and PS4). We are giving away codes that will provide you with the Goddess Bellona and her Maiden skin. The keys will be added today at 10:00 PDT (18:00 […]

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Update 11.5 Coming to Star Trek Online on April 12

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 02:51 AM PDT

Season 11.5, the mid-season update for the free-to-play MMORPG Star Trek Online, will launch on April 12, 2016. The latest update begins with a brand-new featured episode titled “Temporal Front," where players must prevent Na'Kuhl Temporal Agents from destroying the Federation. Season 11.5 also brings a complete overhaul to the Skill System, plus other new […]

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General Gaming Article

Microsoft Puts AI Chatbot to Sleep After Twitter Taught It to Troll
GDC 2016: Razer Shows Off BlackWidow X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [VIDEO]
GDC 2016: Resolution Hopes GearVR Users Take the Bait, a VR Fishing Game [VIDEO]

Microsoft Puts AI Chatbot to Sleep After Twitter Taught It to Troll

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 09:48 AM PDT

Ruined by social media

TayTweets

Microsoft had good intentions when it unleashed "Tay," an AI chatbot designed to interact with the millennial crowd, to the Twitterverse. At the same time, Microsoft displayed an incredible amount of naivety in not predicting or preparing for what would happen next.

In short order, Twitter users corrupted Microsoft's sweet, innocent chatbot,. They discovered she would repeat tweets, no matter how offensive, and before long Tay had devolved into a racist chatbot tweeting inflammatory remarks, conspiracy theories, and all matter of offensive content. Her tweets involved Hitler, Jews, 9/11, and so forth.

Again, this isn't what Microsoft intended. Microsoft's technology and research and Bing teams collaborated to create a chatbot that would "experiment with and conduct research on conversational understanding." It was also designed to "entertain people," but with "casual and playful conversation," not Internet trolling.

Microsoft has deleted the offensive tweets (you can still view many of them on Social Hax) and pulled Tay offline for the time being.

"The AI chatbot Tay is a machine learning project, designed for human engagement. It is as much a social and cultural experiment, as it is technical. Unfortunately, within the first 24 hours of coming online, we became aware of a coordinated effort by some users to abuse Tay's commenting skills to have Tay respond in inappropriate ways. As a result, we have taken Tay offline and are making adjustments," Microsoft said in a statement.

We assume the next version of Tay that emerges won't be so prone to repeating everything she sees on Twitter, particularly things like "Hitler was right." But the real question here is how did Microsoft not foresee this happening? It's like a parent dropping off his impressionable teenage daughter at a college frat party and expecting nothing but moral behavior while she's there. Good luck with that.

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GDC 2016: Razer Shows Off BlackWidow X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [VIDEO]

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 08:00 AM PDT

Redesigning the BlackWidow

Razer BlackWidow X

The Game Developers Conference ended a week ago, but before it did, we had a chance to visit with Razer and spy a sneak peek of its newest mechanical keyboard for gamers, the BlackWidow X.

Now a week later, we're finally allowed to show the video and talk about the keyboard. Razer's design philosophy with the BlackWidow X was to make it more compact and give gamers yet another option to choose from in the continually growing BlackWidow family.

The BlackWidow X has the top cover of the BlackWidow Chroma removed to expose its new military grade metal top construction. It has a smaller footprint compared to the previous chassis, which also gives it a cleaner look, or so that's what Razer was shooting for.

What's also different about the BlackWidow X is that it eliminates the USB pass-through so that there's just a single cable, and it's without dedicated macro keys, too.

So, what's left? You can still choose between mechanical key switches, and the customizable backlight is retained as well.

Take a closer look here:

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GDC 2016: Resolution Hopes GearVR Users Take the Bait, a VR Fishing Game [VIDEO]

Posted: 24 Mar 2016 05:00 AM PDT

Fishing with Bait

Resolution Bait

Just as in real life, you might find that in the virtual world you occasionally need a break from all the excitement. Sure, riding on roller coasters, slaying dragons, and speeding through space can be loads of fun, but if you're just looking to relax and unwind, developer Resolution might have the solution.

It's called Bait, and it's a virtual fishing game for Samsung GearVR owners. Fishing? Don't scoff—our own Jimmy Thang spent about 15 minutes playing a Bait demo, and while he was initially skeptical, he found that Bait was actually really relaxing.

That's not by accident. Resolution built upon the idea that people like to play games to calm down and relax after a day of work. For people who like fishing in real life (and perhaps even for those who don't), they might find that Bait is a great way to rid themselves of stress.

It's also more than a simple fishing simulator. The game boasts a diverse, story driven experience. In the game, you're trying to help your boss catch a rare fish to help save the struggling aquarium where you work.

"You'll catch a lot of different fish and make friends with the locals – but can you keep your loyalties to both your new friends and your boss?," Resolution asks.

Bait has a cartoon vibe to its graphics. It also features fictional fish—about 40 different kinds that are based a little bit on reality, but with various twists—and four different lakes. There's alsoa narrative aspect. When you're not fishing, you might be visiting a bait shop talking with the cashier or some other character.

The best part about Bait? It's free to play, and available now.

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