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Marvel Heroes' Biggest Patch - Update 1.2 Has Been Live

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Marvel Heroes' Biggest Patch - Update 1.2 Has Been Live


In the latest update of Marvel Heroes, which also is the biggest patch yet, players are able to experience a new heroine - Emma Frost, Difficulty modes, a huge overhaul of the Defense system, new Unique items, stackable Relics and more.

TERA Dungeon Assault Update to Arrive Sep 10th With New Dungeons, Game Modes, Bosses, and More

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TERA Dungeon Assault Update to Arrive Sep 10th With New Dungeons, Game Modes, Bosses, and More


Just wait until next week on Sep. 10th, players will be able to experience a bunch of new content in TERA: Rising. EnMasse Entertainment has announced to release four all-new dungeons along with epic bosses, new game modes and elite gear for Tera. The update is called Dungeon Assault in which you'll see massive beasts take over an ancient aqueduct in the Veritas District,

Collectible Card Game Alteil: Horizons Launches Kickstarter

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Collectible Card Game Alteil: Horizons Launches Kickstarter


Take a collectible card game, add turn-based strategy, and bring it to life with stunning Japanese artwork and story-driven role-playing. This is Alteil: Horizons, the all new sequel to one of Japan's most popular online card games, soon to be ready for fantasy, tactical combat, card game, and anime enthusiasts worldwide.

Become a Legendary Wushu Master, Age of Wushu Review

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Become a Legendary Wushu Master, Age of Wushu Review


Age of Wushu is an Eastern styled MMORPG being published by Snail games. The game is a Free to Play MMORPG that features VIP features and cash shop items to help quicken your progression.

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Marvel Heroes has released its patch 1.2

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT

Gazillion Entertaintment has just released the patch 1.2 for its free-to-play Action MMO Marvel Heroes that brings to the roster of the game Emma Frost, a superheroine able to use a unique combination powerful telepathic attacks, mind controlling abilities and a diamond form, in addition from now players can choose the difficulty of his adventures [...]

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We are giving away 1000 Upselling Payment packs for Seafight

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:40 AM PDT

BigPoint is partening with FREE MMORPG and MMOReviews to giveaway 1000 Seafight Upselling Payment packs for Seafight. The game is a free to play browser-based MMO set in the Golden Age of Piracy in which players control their ships in real time 3D action. The Seafight Upselling Payment pack includes: 2 weeks of Premium status 5,000 pyreballs [...]

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We are giving away 1000 High Seas Item Packs for Pirate Storm

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:18 AM PDT

BigPoint is partening with FREE MMORPG and MMO Reviews to giveaway 1000 High Seas Item Packs for Pirate Storm. The game is a free to play browser pirate-themed MMO game playable through web browsers and Facebook in which players have to face monsters from the depths of the ocean and enemy pirates. The item Pack [...]

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Allods Online has announced the launch of its newest expansion Everlasting Battle

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:44 AM PDT

WEBZEN has announced the launch of Everlasting Battle, the new expansion to Allods Online that will debut on the first half of September, which is going to merge the Polish, English, German and French servers into one, creating a United European Community, which will create plenty of new opportunities for great PvP battles, and will [...]

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Google Fiber is Wicked Fast!

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:30 PM PDT

We've tried it and it blew our socks off!

We had the opportunity to check out Google Fiber in Kansas City, Missouri, and can sufficiently say that it.is.fast! How fast? We took a picture of Google Fiber running a speed test below. Suffice it to say, browsing websites and watching videos felt like loading cached pages. You'll also find more images of the Google Fiber headquarters in our gallery. 

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Your internet may be fast, but it ain't this fast!

While Google Fiber started to take the mainstage in Kansas, the high speed internet service will slowly trickle its way to other cities like Austin, Texas, and more. A Google Fiber representative also told us that the company had plans to offer Google Fiber in all Starbucks throughout the country. 

What would you do with Internet speeds that fast? Let us know in the comments below!

SteelSeries Unveils New Top Tier Gaming Headsets

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:02 PM PDT

SteelSeries LogoProfessional audio quality at a not-so professional price

SteelSeries is built on a legacy of professional gaming and tournament-grade peripherals. Go to any eSports competition and you'll find gamers repping the best SteelSeries products the dollar can buy. Today, the arms dealer of gamers has announced two new additions to the H-Series brand of gaming headsets: The 5Hv3 and the 3Hv2.

Like its award-winning predecessor, the 5Hv3 aims to deliver everything you could ask for in a full and rich audio gaming experience. The 5Hv3 sports the newest generation of SteelSeries audio drivers designed specifically to enhance audio performance and sound details, all while looking great with its industrial design and best-in-class durability. 

Gamers seeking a compromise between cost and performance will be pleased with SteelSeries' 3Hv2 Headset. At half of the cost of its big brother, the 3Hv2 strives to bring high-audio performance and features that cannot be found elsewhere in its price category. For the price-conscious budget, you'll get next-generation audio drivers, a retractable microphone system, and professional build professional quality from the 3Hv2. 

SteelSeries H5v3 Headset
The 5Hv3 runs at $79.99; the 3Hv2 is priced at $39.99. 

PAX Prime 2013 Pictures

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:02 PM PDT

pax prime cosplay25 pictures of cosplayers, booth babes, and more from PAX Prime 2013

PAX Prime, AKA the Penny-Arcade Expo that takes place in downtown Seattle, has become one of the biggest gaming expos in the world. Unlike E3, which is closed off to industry personnel, the event is completely open to the gaming public. Below are some Pax Prime 2013 pictures that include shots of the awesome booths, cosplayers, famous game designers, and more!

Have you been to PAX before? Would you like to go? Let us know in the comments below!

Asus Unveils Updated Transformer Pad with Tegra 4, 2560x1600 Display

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT

Asus Transformer Pad TF701THigh end specs abound

Google's hardware partners figured out that lower priced slates are where the real money is at, but if you're more interested in a premium, non-iPad tablet and are willing to pay more for a higher end device, Asus has your back. The company introduced its new Transformer Pad TF701T, a 10.1-inch Android tablet rocking a 2560x1600 resolution and Nvidia's latest and greatest Tegra 4 quad-core processor with 72-core GeForce GPU.

This display is an IGZO-TFT type with reduced energy consumption and a wide color gamut. According to Asus, it has excellent daylight visibility and a wide 178-degree viewing angle.

Other features include a 1.2MP front-facing camera, 5MP rear-facing camera, 2GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of built-in storage plus 5GB of Asus Webstorage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, micro HDMI output, 2-in-1 audio jack, microSD card reader, and a battery that's good for up to 13 hours of use.

Asus Transformer Pad TF701T with Dock

An optional dock adds a full-size keyboard, USB 3.0 port, and SD card reader. Without the dock, the Transformer Pad measures 263mm (W) by 180.8mm (D) by 8.9mm (H) and weighs 585g.

No word yet on price or availability.

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Hynix Downplays Fire at Chip Factory, Expects to Resume Production Soon

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:12 AM PDT

Hynix MemoryMaybe PC component and mobile device prices won't rise, after all

News of a fire at SK Hynix's plant in China blazed across the Internet earlier this week, leading to speculation that prices for for devices like solid state drive (SSDs), tablets, and smartphones would all see a spike. Pictures showed black smoke billowing from the facility, and based on similar incidents to other memory makers in the 1990s, TrendForce surmised it might be six months or more before Hynix is fully operational.

Hynix has a different time frame in mind.

"Currently, there is no material damage to the fab equipment in the clean room, thus we expect to resume operations in a short time period so that overall production and supply volume would not be materially affected," company representative Seongae Park said in a statement, according to Reuters.

Hynix expects insurance to cover the bulk of the damage, which the company says looks much worse in pictures than it actually is. According to Hynix, the plumes of dark smoke were created because the fire was concentrated in the air purification facilities linked to the fab's rooftop.

The fire broke out while installing chip equipment. It caused one minor injury before it was extinguished in less than two hours. While Hynix doesn't expect the damage to be significant, the situation could have been much worse, considering the plant produces up to 15 percent of the world's memory chips.

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U.S. Gamers Spent $2.88 Billion on Hardware and Software in Q2, Digital Sales Up 27 Percent

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:38 AM PDT

SteamGamers are holding out for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4

According to data released by The NPD Group, gamers in the U.S. spent a little less on game content in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year. That's not to say gamers suddenly turned stingy -- overall game sales totalled $2.88 billion, a hefty sum, but down 3 percent from the same quarter in 2012. The primary reason is that there were less new titles to choose with new console launches on the horizon.

"The decrease in new physical spending is partly due to the decline in the number of new SKU's released at retail, (with 37 percent fewer new SKUs in Q2'13 compared to Q2'12) which is to be expected as developers, publishers, and consumers alike prepare for the next hardware generation," said Liam Callahan, industry analyst, The NPD Group.

That $2.88 billion figure includes $769 million spent on physical titles and hardware, $343 million on used and rented games, and $1.77 billion on digital sales like Steam, DLC, subscription services, etc. The NPD Group says that increases in digital format spending nearly offset all the losses from the decline in physical format spending. Full game downloads and DLC combined for a 27 percent increase compared to last year.

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Newegg Daily Deals: Beef Up Your Games Collection with Borderlands 2 for $12!

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT

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Top Deal:

Have a dozen dollars burning a hole in your pocket? We have some ideas. You could go on a shopping spree at the dollar store, buy about three gallons of gas (yes, we just threw up a little as well thinking about the price of gasoline), or go watch Riddick at the local cinema. However, none of these options will bring you the amount of fun and excitement as today's top deal -- Borderlands 2 (online game code) for just $12 (normally $30)! The baddass gun system is reason alone to make the jump.

Other Deals:

BYTECC Blue Screwless Bracket 2.5" Dual HDD/SSD For 3.5" Drive Bay for $5 with free shipping (normally $11)

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Dragon's Prophet EU crowns cosplay winner at Gamescom

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT

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Dragon's Prophet EU crowns cosplay winner at Gamescom
Back in June we reported that Infernum Productions was holding a costume contest for Dragon's Prophet EU and a special fashion show for the best at Gamescom called Dragon Cosplay Summit 2013. The game itself may still be in beta, but the players released some impressive skills to create a variety of DP themed costumes to take part in the show. In the end, only one was crowned the winner with the €2,500 worth of prizes and the ability to design a virtual costume to be added into the game -- Laura "Lightning" Jansen.

Check out how these players brought virtual characters to life in the gallery below, starting off with Jansen's winning costume. Then watch highlights of the fashion show in the video after the break. [Source: Infernum productions press release]

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    Xsyon reaches the top 100 in Steam Greenlight

    Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT

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    It's not surprising that a title as odd as Xsyon has had a hard time receiving much funding. The game has a dedicated community, but it launched a Kickstarter campaign last year that failed rather thoroughly. But the team at Notorious Games is still swinging for the fences, this time by putting together a pitch for Steam Greenlight in the hopes of getting on Valve's popular digital retail client. And as of this writing, that's going pretty well.

    Greenlight is Steam's process for vetting smaller games in the community, allowing new developers to submit a game and the community as a whole to vote it up or down based on whether or not they want to play it. Xsyon has made it into the top 100, ranked at #83 of over 1,000 games currently looking for approval. Players and fans who want to see the game succeed can head over to Steam and vote for the game now.

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    Dragon Quest X expansion set for TGS 2013 reveal

    Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT

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    Square Enix has announced plans to reveal a brand-new Dragon Quest X expansion at Tokyo Game Show 2013. Titled The Ghost That Never Sleeps, the content addition will expand upon the main Dragon Quest X story and add new maps, systems, jobs, and crafts.

    This announcement follows news that a PC version of Dragon Quest X would be seeing release on September 26th and comments from Square Enix indicating that the game is edging closer to an overseas launch. Tokyo Game Show begins September 19th.

    Check out the trailer for the PC launch after the break.

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    Tamriel Infinium: The Elder Scrolls Online's stress test, Daedra, and Coldharbour

    Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT

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    Tamriel Infinium ESO stress test, Daedra, and Coldbharbour
    Beginning this article, I'm giving a huge shout-out to everyone who read the last two Tamriel Infiniums. I know not everyone agreed with my assessment of The Elder Scrolls Online's payment model, and I appreciate that immensely. If I didn't have respectful discord and constructive disagreement, my articles -- and my writing of said articles -- would be far less interesting, and I thank all my readers who commented whether in agreement or disagreement with what I said. You help me propel and perpetuate the topics that I discuss in this column. So keep up the good work in the comments, and I will do my best to keep writing columns that interest you.

    This, of course, leads me to today's article. Several of you mentioned that you will have to wait to see what the game is like before making a comment on the payment model. And some of you (and many other ESO fans on Twitter) announced how excited they were to receive a beta test invite. First, congratulations! Second, read the rest of this column; I have some words for you regarding your experience in the stress test starting in just a couple of hours.

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      The first month of RuneScape 3 by the numbers

      Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT

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      I feel HOPPY, oh so HOPPY, I feel HOPPY and CLOPPY and THREE-DIMENSIONAL.
      It's been a bit more than a month since RuneScape updated to RuneScape 3 -- an overhaul of the graphics and mechanics that still retains the core of the same game. But how well has it done in that month? The team at Jagex has crunched some numbers and they look pretty favorable. Over the past 30 days, 100,000 players have reactivated old accounts, and 300,000 players have started completely new accounts to play the game.

      About 600,000 hours of play have been logged per day on all new, existing, and reactivated accounts, which is pretty staggering. Since the game's launch event players have killed 60 million enemy soldiers and collected 1 billion Divine Tears (remnants of a now-dead god whose death kicked off the current state of the game). While one month is too early to call success or failure, it's a sign that even the older games on the market can still have quite a lot of life in them.

      [Source: Jagex press release]

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        Final Fantasy XIV's Yoshida sheds some light on PlayStation 4 remote play

        Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:30 AM PDT

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        Cats riding plant-monsters are unrelated, but fun.
        If you're thinking about getting a PlayStation 4 for Final Fantasy XIV, you'll be interested to know that you aren't just shackled to playing on the console. We don't mean in the sense you could also play on your PC, either. The game will support the system's remote play functionality with the Vita, allowing you to log in and play on your handheld even when you're nowhere near the actual console.

        Producer Naoki Yoshida discussed the functionality with Famitsu recently, explaining that while remote play won't be appropriate for large-group endgame content, there are a variety of things that can be done just fine remotely. Gathering and crafting, for example, can be handled without much loss from the handheld device, and even low-impact questing should work out just fine. Sure, that means that you can't fight a Primal while leeching off of the Starbucks wifi, but at least you can harvest some in-game goods whilst waiting for a coffee.

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        The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs without spending money?

        Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:00 AM PDT

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        Yesterday, Massively's Beau Hindman pointed me to a Touch Arcade article that explains to readers how to spend as little real money in The Simpsons: Tapped Out as possible. I know, I know; it's not an MMO. But that urge to beat the system by playing a free-to-play game without paying a dime is one that MMO players feel more and more in an era characterized by free-to-play and hybrid MMOs.

        Some folks call it frugality; others call it leeching. But today, we want to know whether this is how you play free-to-play MMOs. Do you try to spend as little as possible, even turning your ability to save money into its own sort of game, or do you chip in money as thanks to developers for a game well done? Are your attempts to penny-pinch thwarted by clever but annoying monetization design? Have you ever successfully hit endgame in a free-to-play MMO without spending any real-life cash, and why?

        Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!

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          The Summoner's Guidebook: You're wrong about the LoL community

          Posted: 05 Sep 2013 07:00 PM PDT

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          The Summoner's Guidebook You're wrong about the LoL community
          I'm finally home from PAX, and I'm exhausted. And if there's one thing everyone I talked to mentioned, it's that Riot Games was the elephant in the con. Everyone was comparing something to a similar thing Riot did, whether that was mistakes made or successes had or risks taken. League of Legends is enormous, and even as a columnist for the game, I didn't really grasp just how big it was until now.

          Let me paint you a story. I'm familiar with fandoms. They're not a new thing. However, when you go to a huge convention and you see that probably a quarter of the people play League of Legends, it changes your perspective. When every non-Riot developer talks about LoL, it opens your eyes to just how pervasive the game is.

          There was another unified thing about everyone I talked to who played LoL: All of them hated jerks. None of them were intentional trolls, and everyone loved the game and wanted to make it better. All the Riot staffers I talked to preached the same mantra: "It's all about the fans." It's clear that their attitude has paid some pretty big dividends. There's a lot of you guys, and you're all pretty awesome.

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            The Guild Counsel: Building a roster from the ground up

            Posted: 05 Sep 2013 06:00 PM PDT

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            The Guild Counsel  Building a roster from the ground up
            When you're running a guild, it's essential to choose wisely when you're filling out your roster. Longtime guilds are successful at weathering the ups and downs of guild life because they've put together a team of like-minded people and have established a guild culture that suits everyone well.

            But it's hard to build a guild from the ground up, and it's no surprise that most new guilds don't last very long at all. Guild leaders need to grow their roster quickly because if there isn't enough manpower to take on guild goals, the few who have agreed to join will have second thoughts and end up leaving. How do you recruit quickly but avoid building a guild that's primed for drama? Let's take a look in this week's Guild Counsel.

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              Marvel Heroes update 1.2 gets Frosty

              Posted: 05 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT

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              Gazillion Entertainment has deployed the biggest content update yet to Marvel Heroes, bringing a collection of enhancements and tweaks to several core aspects of the game. The defense system has been completely overhauled, survivability has been re-tuned, and a new hero has joined the fray.

              Update 1.2 adds the Heroic and Super Heroic difficulty modes for all heroes. Players who defeat Dr. Doom or reach level 30 can access Heroic mode; Dr. Doom must be defeated in Heroic (or players must reach level 45) before Super Heroic is made available. Both modes offer new loot and enemies to match the increased difficulty.

              Also new to the game are relics, which offer special stat boosts to heroes as well unique items that are as powerful as they are rare. Finally, Emma Frost is now a playable character, providing new powers like mind control and Diamond Form tanking. She can be purchased individually or through a special hero pack.

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              Allods Online's Everlasting Battle update is now live

              Posted: 05 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT

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              Today's a big day in the world of Allods Online. Webzen has launched the game's Everlasting Battle expansion, and with it come huge changes for Allods players. For starters, the expansion creates a new subscription option for Allods; players can move from the item shop model to a "subscription-based" server. The sub server allows players to earn in-game items by completing quests, killing bosses, or purchasing those items with in-game gold, in lieu of buying the items via real-life cash.

              As for the game itself, Everlasting Battle introduces a new friends system that enables mount sharing and ability boosting, along with major overhauls to the Mage and Summoner classes. Additionally, guilds with more than four groups waiting for PvP battles will have the option of participating in a Dominion Raid, which pits up to 48 players in a battle for guild superiority.

              Finally, German, Polish, English, and French servers have been merged into one enormous European server. Players will be able to use the existing game client to access it.

              [Source: Webzen press release]

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                EVE's Second Decade CE ships October 24

                Posted: 05 Sep 2013 03:30 PM PDT

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                EVE's Second Decade CE ships October 24
                EVE Online's massive Second Decade collector's edition now has an official ship date. It's October 24th if you're curious, though CCP says that it may take a couple of days for the boxes to make their way to New Eden pilots from the Atlanta, Georgia and Nortorf, Germany distribution centers.

                CCP has also announced the third and final CE pre-purchase offer which takes the form of two Genolution implants. The firm has also put together a digital promo pack including all the CE pre-purchase items as well as discount voucher for the box set purchase.

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                The Secret World's bonus weekend features double AP, Gilded Rage event

                Posted: 05 Sep 2013 03:00 PM PDT

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                The Secret World's bonus weekend features double AP, Gilded Rage event
                If you're searching for something MMO-related to do this weekend and you're tired of the usual fantasy level grind, Funcom is putting on a promotion in The Secret World that's worth a look. First of all, the firm is offering double AP from Friday through Sunday. There's also the Gilded Rage event, which is a continuation of the year-one anniversary shenanigans that involves the hunt for a Golden Golem and plenty of "unique rewards." Gilded Rage also begins Friday but unlike double AP, it runs for a full two weeks!

                Finally, Funcom is offering 30% bonuses on cash shop point purchases as well as free membership months for recruiting your friends.

                [Source: Funcom newsletter]

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                  LotRO starts beta test for Helm's Deep, talks Burglar changes

                  Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT

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                  LotRO starts beta test for Helm's Deep, talks Burglar changes
                  Lord of the Rings Online has begun the closed beta test for Helm's Deep, Turbine announced on Facebook last night. "Invites have already been sent, so make sure you check your spam filters," the studio notified fans.

                  As the expansion contains changes to all of the classes, the team released the first of many developer diaries detailing what's to come for Burglars. The diary says that the three trait lines will home in on what makes each of them unique: massive burst damage (for Quiet Knife), control and attrition (for Mischief-maker), and the element of chance (for The Gambler).

                  Finally, Turbine is compensating VIP players for the game outage this past weekend: "For any VIP accounts that were subscribed during the outage, we will be extending the subscription by two days. Lifetime accounts will receive 250 Turbine Points."

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                  Lost Continent: On the 'failure' of ArcheAge

                  Posted: 05 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT

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                  Lost Continent - On the 'failure' of ArcheAge
                  This week's rumored XLGAMES restructuring brought with it a predictable cascade of "fail" catcalls from pundits and commenters who never climbed on board the ArcheAge hype train to begin with. Leaving aside the fact that it was a rumor as well as the fact that post-release game teams routinely suffer staffing cuts, I have to wonder at the cocksure I-told-you-so crowing with which some folks declared ArcheAge dead well before it's even arrived on Western shores.

                  While some starving sandbox gamers may have prematurely labeled ArcheAge as the second coming, anyone who has actually played the game or followed larger MMO industry trends could have told you that it's a niche title regardless of how much money XLGAMES gambled on its development.

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                    Destiny celebrates its summer appearances

                    Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT

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                    Destiny celebrates its summer appearances
                    Like a well-dressed soldier ducking and weaving around enemy bullets, you can enjoy a few tantalizing seconds of Destiny if you dodge the back-patting that goes on in Bungie's summer celebration video. Destiny is hot off a string of trade show appearances, and the studio is using this opportunity to show a few glimpses of the crowds that came to see it, the awards that Destiny won, and several in-game shots of high-tech parkour.

                    So if you're the type of person who likes to torture yourself with glimpses of something you weren't able to see in person and won't be able to play for a while to come, we've got the full video after the break!

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                      PAX Prime 2013: Breaking tables in DC Universe Online

                      Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT

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                      During this year's PAX Prime, I was able to grab some hands-on time with the PlayStation 4 version of DC Universe Online. The demo was made up of content from the brand-new DLC, Sons of Trigon. The DLC features three new duos and an alert, whereas I feature slightly rusty DCUO skills.

                      In fact, nearly all of my DCUO experience has been with a keyboard and mouse, so I reached for the controller with hesitation. I managed to pull slightly more confidence from a long history of PlayStation gaming and Sony's staunch refusal to change the basic layout of its controller for 19 years and counting.

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                        Ask Massively: The best and worst of PAX Prime 2013

                        Posted: 05 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT

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                        The best and worst of PAX Prime 2013
                        PAX Prime is the last major western gaming con of the year, and we'd like to believe it's given us all something to think about as we head into a winter full of special snowflake games. Alas, PAX Prime this year seems to have left us all bewildered at best and underwhelmed at worst, at least when it comes to pure MMORPGs.

                        Now it's time to explain why. We're going to tell you about what was for us the most surprising reveal, the most disappointing offering, and of course, the best MMO in show. The ground rules for our discussion? They're basically the same as for E3:
                        • It had to be a game or topic we can justify covering on Massively.
                        • Every staff member was permitted to chime in (though not all did).
                        • We stuck to three big categories rather than create so many that every game could "win" something, not that these are really awards.
                        Roll the dice!

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                        MassivelyAsk Massively: The best and worst of PAX Prime 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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