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Infinite Crisis Enters Open Beta

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Turbine and Warner Bros. have just announced the beginning of open beta testing for their free-to-play MOBA Infinite Crisis, allowing everyone who signs up instant access to the title. In this context, a brand new trailer showcasing the most popular DC Comics heroes and villains has also been released. In addition to battling across Gotham […]

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The top 10 free-to-play browser games of March 2014

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 06:48 AM PDT

We thought today is the right time to present our exclusive selection of the 10 best free-to-play browser games in March 2014. In comparison to last month, there’ve been quite a few changes with several games reentering our list after a short break: Goodgame Empire is back as well as Supremacy 1914 while our long-time top […]

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Exclusive Review: Nosgoth Closed Beta

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 04:07 AM PDT

RATINGS: Graphics: 7 Gameplay: 7 Sound: 7 Overall: 7 Pros: Nice diversity of customisable classes with their own abilities and gear. Cons: Gameplay a bit difficult at the beginning, with some things not immediately evident, how to heal yourself, for example.                                                                                                                     We were lately offered closed beta access to Nosgoth, a team-based action shooter MMO from […]

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Valve to Showcase Redesigned Steam Controller at GDC

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 02:39 PM PDT

Revamped Steam ControllerValve's controller adds more buttons

Valve has revealed a new version of its Steam Controller that will be shown at the GameDevelopers Conference next week. Revealed back in September 2013, the original prototype was going to have a touchscreen in the middle of the controller. Since then, Valve scrapped the idea altogether but has retained the two trackpads. 

With the new design, the Steam Controller now has two diamond-patterned analog button layouts. One layout features directional buttons while the second layout features the recognizable X, Y, A, and B button layout. In the area where the touchscreen was, is a Steam logo with a button on either side.

Valve plans to have ten of the new prototypes at its booth at GDC for visitors to try out and provide feedback on. Maximum PC's own Gordon Mah Ung offered his opinion on the original Steam Controller. 

Does the new design of the Steam Controller look better than the previous incarnation? And would you want to use it? Sound off in the comment section!

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The 10 Best Unreal Engine 3 Games

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 11:49 AM PDT

Unreal Engine 310 great games from 10 years of Unreal Engine 3

Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) turned 10 years old this month, so we took a look back at some of the best games using the engine. Available for licensees since March 2004, UE3 represented a huge leap for the Unreal Engine. It boasts support for pretty much every platform—mobile, Windows, OS X, and all of the consoles. It's so popular with developers that even the FBI decided to license the engine for a training simulator. 

We had a hard time narrowing the list down to only 10 choices. Games like Unreal Tournament 3, Red Orchestra 2, Rising Storm, and plenty of others didn't make the cut. Then again, 10 years is a long time in the gaming world and most of our picks are games that aren't just fun, but changed how we play games forever. 

Tell us what you think of the list in the comments! What were your favorite Unreal Engine 3 games?

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Gigabyte Releases Several Gaming Laptops with Nvidia GTX 800M Series Graphics

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 10:08 AM PDT

Gigabyte P27 v2A gaggle of gaming laptops by Gigabyte

Nvidia paved the way for new gaming laptop releases earlier this week when it introduced its new GeForce GTX 800M Series of mobile GPUs, and sure enough, we've been bombarded with announcements coming in every which direction. One of the companies getting in on the action is Gigabyte, which today announced an array of gaming laptops built with Nvidia's latest 800M GPUs.

For the crowd that prefers a slim and light laptop, Gigabyte now offers its 14-inch P34G and 15-inch P35W. The smaller of the two wields a GeForce GTX 860M GPU with 4GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. At just 21mm and 1.67kg, Gigabyte claims the P34G is 27 percent thinner and 15 percent ligther than the class average. Look for it to ship in late March.

As for the slightly bigger P35W, it features a GeForce GTX 870M CPU with 6GB of GDDR5 memory. It also features quad-storage and a hot-swappable HDD/ODD slot. You can fill the slots with up to two 512GB mSATA SSDs and two 1TB HDDs. This one will also be available in late March.

Another 15-inch model is the P15F. It has a GTX 850M GPU and 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processor options. Other features include dual-storage slots with rapid SSD support and Sound Blaster Cinema technology. This one will ship in mid-April.

Moving along, the P27G v2 is a 17-inch laptop with a Core i7 quad-core processor, GTX 860M GPU, up to 24GB of RAM, tri-storage slots with RAID 0 support, and a 1080p resolution. The P27G v2 will ship in mid-April as well.

Finally, Gigabyte announced the P25X v2, a premium laptop equipped with Nvidia's flagship GeForce GTX 880M GPU with 8GB of GDDR5 memory. It has three storage slots with RAID 0 support, a Full HD IPS display, backlit gaming keyboard, a subwoofer, and a Blu-ray writer. It will ship in mid-April.

No word yet on prices. In the meantime, check out our photo gallery of the upcoming laptops below.

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Samsung and HP Reportedly Have Chrome OS All-in-One PCs on Tap

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 09:37 AM PDT

Samsung ChromeMore Chrome OS hardware is coming

It's still early in the year, but perhaps one day we'll look back at 2014 as the year Google's Chrome OS made head roads in the desktop PC market. A quick look at the landscape shows that Chromebooks are already pretty popular, but that could be only the beginning. By the end of the year, you may start seeing a few more Chrome OS all-in-one (AIO) PCs, including ones from Samsung and Hewlett-Packard (HP).

Citing supply chain makers in Taiwan, news and rumor site Digitimes says both OEMs are planning to launch Chrome OS AIOs later this year. It wouldn't be much of a leap for Samsung, which already offers 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch Chromebook models, and HP is the only OEM that currently offers a 14-inch Chromebook.

AIOs based on Chrome OS wouldn't be entirely new, either. LG kicked this things off with its Chromebase earlier this year. It's not yet available in the U.S., though word on the web is that it will launch in Australia in April for $599, and perhaps for $499 in the U.S. sometime after.

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AirSign Takes to the Sky to Celebrate Pi Day

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 08:50 AM PDT

Pi in the SkyHappy Pi Day, math fanatics!

For many employed Joes and Janes, Friday signals the end of the work week and is reason enough to celebrate. However, if you're looking for an additional reason to get your groove on heading into the weekend, go out and celebrate Pi Day, otherwise known as March 14th, or 3.14 (get it?). Some even began celebrating yesterday, such as AirSign, an aerial advertising company, which was forced by Mother Nature to get things going early.

AirSign partnered with artist ISHKY to write Pi in the sky, but they didn't stop at 3.14. They continued writing out hundreds of numbers of the mathematical constant using five aircraft. According to CNET, it was part of a public art project.

"We partnered with artist ISHKY, who specializes in grand-scale projects. ISHKY's 'Pi In The Sky' explores the boundaries of scale, public space, permanence, and the relationship between Earth and the physical universe," AirSign stated in a blog post. "Our team of five synchronized aircraft equipped with dot-matrix skywriting technology follows a flight pattern that forms the first few hundred characters of pi's infinite sequence at SXSW. Each number will measure more than a quarter-mile in height."

Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter that's often abbreviated to 3.14, though its decimal representation goes on forever. Lest you feel silly for filling up with suds in recognition of Pi Day, it's actually a real thing -- the House of Representatives passed a bill in 2009 officially recognizing March 14 as National Pi Day.

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Hey Look, PC Gaming Alliance Forums are Now Live

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 08:08 AM PDT

PCGA ForumsAnother online hangout for gamers

It can be difficult to establish yourself in online communities that already exist, and if you've always dreamed of being part of one from the very beginning, here's your chance. We just received an email from the PC Gaming Alliance letting us know that the non-profit organization has flipped the switch on its new forums. In addition to being one of the first members of what's surely to be a growing community, you might also want to pop in from time to time to share your thoughts on PC gaming and what the PCGA is up to.

The PCGA was founded with the intent of providing an open forum where companies can cooperate to develop and promote solutions in the best interest of PC gaming. It gives PC gamers a collective voice and is made of up of members that include Dell, Corsair, Intel, AMD, Epic, Capcom, Razer, GameStop, Digital River, Arxan, Logitech, PyxelArts, Qualcomm, and the EMA.

In regards to the web forum, topics are wide open,

"In the PCGA forums you can talk about everything from different games, to hardware and software, to the politics and business tha go into the industry," PCGA explains.

It's a pretty clean layout at present, with nine sub-forums spread out over four categories. That said, we'd be remiss not to mention that Maximum PC has its own forums as well, and so does our sister gaming site, PC Gamer.

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Posted: 14 Mar 2014 07:11 AM PDT

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Working As Intended: Endgame is the worst thing that ever happened to MMOs

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT

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Endgame is the worst thing that ever happened to MMOs. I tweeted this last year, and it won't stop rattling around in my head. Every time a developer dodges concerns and leaps to his version of the "elder game," every time a reader claims a reviewer who doesn't get to endgame is irrelevant, and every time someone justifies a weak game mechanic because it doesn't matter at max level anyway, it rattles around some more. Endgame is the worst thing that ever happened to MMOs.

Having an endgame, thinking you need one, and designing your game around it -- this is the core problem of the MMO genre. No matter how hard you spin it, when you create a game with an endgame, you create a game with an end... and not much else.

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    New vids detail Entwood, Isengard, inventory changes from LotRO's Update 13

    Posted: 14 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT

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    Lord of the Rings Online - After Helm's Deep
    Fan site LotRO Players has sussed out a few details on Turbine's upcoming Update 13. Lord of the Rings Online will be heading to Entwood and a flooded version of Isengard, both of which are detailed in lengthy new videos captured on the Bullroarer test server.

    Update 13 will also introduce significant changes to LotRO's inventory system, including the ability to purchase additional slots. You can watch all three videos after the break, but be aware that the first two contain spoilers relating to LotRO's epic story quest.

    [Thanks everyone who tipped us!]

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    Infinite Crisis launches open beta, new trailer

    Posted: 14 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT

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    Too bad this is a MOBA because DC is awesome
    DC multiverse MOBA Infinite Crisis is now in open beta, and Turbine has released a new trailer to celebrate.

    Open beta adds Green Arrow, Aquaman, and Mecha Superman to the roster of playable heroes and villains. Players may battle across three distinct maps including Gotham Divided and Gotham by Gaslight. You can watch the open beta trailer after the break!

    [Source: Turbine press release]

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      Elite's 3.0 alpha is here, as is docking and a new video

      Posted: 14 Mar 2014 07:30 AM PDT

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      Elite: Dangerous Sidewinder docking
      Frontier has officially released version 3.0 of the Elite: Dangerous alpha. If you've backed Elite or bought alpha access previously, you can update your client immediately and begin testing the new update.

      "After successfully proving out the moment-to-moment combat gameplay and multiplayer technology in Alpha phases one and two respectively, phase three starts to move towards building out the game by adding docking, an early version of hyperspace jumps between multiple locations, and ship outfitting within an iconic Coriolis space station," explains the latest Elite press release.

      The firm has also released a 3.0 trailer, which you can view along with the full press release after the break.

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        Here's Final Fantasy XIV's 2.2 trailer

        Posted: 14 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT

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        FFXIV's Whorleater
        Square has released an eight-minute trailer for Final Fantasy XIV's 2.2 patch. Titled Through the Maelstrom, the clip shows off a boss fight with The Whorleater along with new hairstyles, gardening, a fishing update, hard-mode versions of existing dungeons, and more.

        Click past the cut to have a look!

        [Thanks zengar!]

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        The Daily Grind: What would you pay to leave a dying server?

        Posted: 14 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT

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        One hundred and thirty-five bucks -- that's what Lord of the Rings Online charges for six character transfer tokens to move your fleet of alts from a dying server to one with a bright future. Nevermind that you weren't the one who turned the server into a ghost town and that it's entirely within a studio's power to make merges happen some way or another; you're the one who foots the bill to escape a dead server.

        And sometimes that bill is just not worth paying. I admit to shelling out a huge amount of money (a few hundred dollars) to consolidate and transfer my old Star Wars Galaxies accounts and characters, and it was worth every penny because it was my favorite MMO and I played it every single day and needed a vibrant server and economy to have a good time. But when it comes to an MMO I play as casually as Lord of the Rings Online, I have to draw the line. Especially as a crafter, I just won't pay that kind of money (or ask my guildies to do the same) to move my alts, which often means I don't go back at all and the game gets nothing from me.

        What about you -- what would you pay to leave a dying server? How much do you have to love the game before shelling out for transfers is worth it?

        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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          Transformers Universe won't be RuneScape with robots

          Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:00 PM PDT

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          Jagex Chief Creative Officer Alex Horton recently spoke to PC Gamer about the transformation of Transformers Universe and how the "MOTA" title will differ from the MMORPG sandbox Jagex is most famous for.

          "Whilst staying true to what Jagex is best at (pushing forward the free-to-play, browser-based gaming arena), we moved away from delivering 'RuneScape: The Cybertron Edition' and focused on upping the emphasis on action and the different skills of a collection of Transformers Warriors," he explained. "We've created a collaborative and competitive combat experience with deep MMO heritage. A game for today. The Transformers are the center of the game, rather than the original notion of building your own Transformers warrior that is your avatar."

          He also addresses balancing the game to appeal to casuals, core gamers, and genre fans.

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          The Think Tank: Housing or bust! Right?

          Posted: 13 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT

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          SOTA
          With Star Wars: The Old Republic's new player apartment system apparently on the way and several other major MMOs set to launch with or receive housing this year, what better time than now to debate whether housing belongs in MMOs? Sandbox fans are probably choking on the idea that it might not, raised as they were on the idea that housing is such an obvious hub for social interaction and creativity, but a lot of gamers can take it or leave it, figuring that they don't really need another resource-intensive place to stash loot in between raids or PvP matches.

          I polled the Massively team members to see whether they consider player housing a vital component of MMORPGs. Feel free to chime in!

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            Marvel Heroes promises a weekend of luck and legends

            Posted: 13 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT

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            Log in all weekend to get lucky.
            March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, and that means it's time for everyone to get lucky. Especially players of Marvel Heroes, since the game is running its Lucky & Legendary Weekend in celebration. And what does that boil down to? Why, it means you have a lot of options to get lucky with legendary items in (potentially) legendary ways. You might need to get a bit lucky to get everything you want, though.

            The biggest element of the weekend event is crafting the legendary Pot of Gold, crafted with dropped pieces of rainbows that can be found during the event. There's also a new random costume case that allows for a chance at all sorts of different outfits for your heroes and a game-wide reworking of drops to be more festive for the duration of the weekend. So if you feel like staying up all night to get lucky in the game, you've at least got some convenient reasons for doing so.

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            City of Titans unveils a bounty of concept art

            Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT

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            Fashionable armor is always a high priority.
            You could build the best superhero game in the world, but if your only options for costuming consist of a gray jumpsuit people are going to be disappointed. Superheroes need elaborate costumes, armors, nifty gadgets, and hopefully jumpsuits in shades other than gray. The development team working on City of Titans knows that, which is why the most recent development update focuses chiefly on the concept art from old artists and new.

            Among the pieces on display is a design for one of the game's villains, several armor and costume designs, and several hairstyle options. Sure, it's not an update on all of the possible game mechanics that might be in the game, but don't you want to look at some of the keen potential art? If so, go ahead and check out the latest update on the game's Kickstarter page.

            [Thanks to Nonsensicles for the tip!]

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            The Secret World's Scenario Weekend starts March 14th

            Posted: 13 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PDT

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            The Secret World's Scenario Weekend
            From Friday, March 14th, until Tuesday, March 18th, The Secret World will be hosting a little something that Funcom calls a Scenario Weekend. Players can take advantage of a 50 percent Aureu boost both when looting scenario loot tokens and when receiving Aureu as an end-of-scenario reward.

            The firm is also gifting five scenario cooldown removers to everyone who logs in over the weekend. Finally, TSW's cash shop features 30% extra Funcom points with every purchase.

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            Minion rounds up Elder Scrolls Online addons

            Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:30 PM PDT

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            Minion
            It's Addon Day here at Massively, and as such we have another handy-dandy platform to help you manage your mods. ZAM has started an open beta for Minion, an addon management software designed to work with Elder Scrolls Online.

            Minion will help you install, manage, and update your addons for next month's ESO. It includes automatic updates and options to support additional future titles (such as World of Warcraft) and it claims to be safe from viruses, malware, and keyloggers. Minion is available for both Windows and OS X systems.

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            Hitting the Mark: Turbine's sublime Rohan recreation in Lord of the Rings Online

            Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT

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            Lord of the Rings Online - Riders of Rohan
            I've written before about my on-again-off-again love affair with Lord of the Rings Online, and after finally getting my launch-day character to Rohan a few weeks ago, I think it's most definitely on again.

            Yeah, I'm still a sandbox fan first and foremost, and yeah, LotRO is still a dyed-in-the-wool nod to the World of Warcraft school of linear MMO development. But it's got a pleasing topcoat of Tolkien paint that often masks the pedestrian mechanics, and nowhere is this more evident than in the Riders of Rohan and Helm's Deep expansions.

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              Curse opens its doors to WildStar addons

              Posted: 13 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PDT

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              Curse would like to become your one-stop shopping hub for all of your future WildStar addon needs.

              The site announced that it's expanding its focus to include addons for Carbine Studios' upcoming MMO. Curse will be supporting WildStar mods with a new version of the CurseForge platform, which purportedly will streamline tools and better fit players' needs. The site is also open to authors creating and submitting their own projects to fill up the categories.

              Speaking of WildStar, Bogotter has a first-hand tour of the Dominion adventure, Riot in the Void, which you can watch after the break. Which path will he take? Who knows, but it will almost certainly end in glorious disaster!

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              Meet Pantheon's undead minotaurs and be gored by them

              Posted: 13 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT

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              You know the saying: You can't keep a good berzerking minotaur down. And in the multiverse of Pantheon, you won't have to.

              In a Pantheon dev blog posted today, the team introduced the Taurokians, giant, fearsome minotaurs plucked from their home planet and put on Terminus to survive: "Their martial prowess originated from their culture that was steeped in brutal warfare and ritualistic dark arts. They learned to master the secrets of steel and iron, forging some of the finest armor and weapons ever wielded on Terminus."

              While they did fine for a while, their small numbers coupled with a battle gone sour resulted in the Taurokians' extermination. But magic being what it is, the minotaurs came back as hulking undead skeletons looking for more fights.

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              Latest Heroes of the Storm blog post details heroes, mounts, and more

              Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT

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              Want more information on Blizzard's upcoming MOBA Heroes of the Storm while waiting for your technical alpha invite? The latest blog post dishes details on the availability of heroes, a try-before-you-buy feature, leveling, earning in-game currency, acquiring new skins, and mounts. Every player starts with a basic horse mount. For the free-to-play crowd, five heroes will be available to play each week, with the list rotating every Tuesday. Players can buy other heroes at any time using cash or with in-game gold that is earned after reaching level 5. Various skins with tint slots can also be bought. For more info or to apply for alpha, check out the official site.

              We've got the video first look of the alpha after the break.

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              Black Gold's Skycaller class designed for crowd control, support

              Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT

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              Black Gold Online's Skycaller
              If you're a fan of crowd control classes, chances are good that you'll like Black Gold Online's new Skycaller class. An update on the steampunk MMO's website says that the newly announced archetype is "capable of high-level single-target crowd control abilities plus excellent support." The Skycaller also boasts "long-range area attacks with light damage but crippling effects."

              Skycallers wear light armor, and they can be played by either the Kosh or Yutonian races. Snail has also provided a description of the class's special moves as well as a bit of lore, all of which you can read via the links below.

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              Arcane Legends announces The Dragon Enclave expansion

              Posted: 13 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT

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              Arcane Legends
              Spacetime Studios has just announced the newest expansion for its most recent browser-and-mobile MMO, Arcane Legends. The new update, which launches today and brings the game's total number of expansions to five, will lift the level cap to 41 and introduce a brand-new island with new dungeons, bosses, daily quests, currency, gear, and crafted items. Enjoy the new screenies and video below!

              [Source: Spacetime Studios press release]

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                ArcheAge Russia IP blocks only apply to new accounts, Mail.Ru 'negotiating' with XL

                Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PDT

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                ArcheAge banhammer
                The saga of ArcheAge Russia continues today as publisher Mail.Ru has updated the game's website with the status of its "negotiations" with developer XLGAMES. As we reported yesterday, XL requested IP blocks for the Russian release of its popular sandpark title, presumably due to an influx of both Korean and Western enthusiasts.

                Today's update, courtesy of Google translate, says that the IP blocks only apply to newly registered accounts, which would explain why many Western ArcheAge users were able to continue playing even after yesterday's announcement.

                Some ArcheAge fans are speculating that the popularity of the Russian release stems from huge post-launch changes made by XL to the Korean version of the game. Said changes were intended to make ArcheAge more accessible for a wide audience, but fans who have followed the title for years were reportedly turned off by the removal of sandbox elements and subsequently decided to play the pre-patch Russian version.

                [Thanks everyone who tipped us!]

                MassivelyArcheAge Russia IP blocks only apply to new accounts, Mail.Ru 'negotiating' with XL originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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