Still Somewhat Relevant MUD, Achaea, has announced its 18th (thats right... 18th) birthday celebrations. Due to this, they're giving out a 20% bonus to all credits purchased from their website cash shop, in addition to giving players a special type of currency for every 100 credits purchased. These "Mayan Crowns" will allow players to purchase various special items from the [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment's MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, has announced their intention to remove trio and quad queues from their Ranked Hero League. According to an official post on the Heroes of the Storm website— parties of three or four players in queue represent a much smaller portion of players than their solo and duo queue counterparts. Players of three or [...]
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As we look forward to more information on the next Heroes of the Storm hero (probably Rexxar)— the HotS team has released their latest batch of skins. The skin that has everyone talking is Sgt. Doomhammer, a Warcraft inspired skin for Starcraft's beloved siege tank operating 'Sgt. Hammer'. Sgt. Doomhammer comes from an alternate reality where she rolled Horde instead [...]
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World War II MMOFPS, Heroes & Generals, has released their latest update— Xylander. The new update features some love for the Soviet Faction, giving them the AVS-36 rifle which features semi-automatic and full auto modes, and fires full sized rifle rounds. Players can obtain the gun at Assault Ribbon Rank 12 and it can be upgraded like other guns. In [...]
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Pathfinder Online, based on the popular tabletop game— Pathfinder, has found itself in dire financial straits. According to the official Pathfinder Online website— almost the entirety of Goblinworks' staff have been laid off. A mere three core members remain—"CTO Mark Kalmes, Art Director Mike Hines, and Designer Bob Settles." These three will continue to develop the game for at least [...]
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Ecosystem Survival Simulation MMO, Eco, is nearing their 150,000 USD milestone for land ownership, taxation and building rights. In light of this, they've updated their 200,000 USD milestone to include a PvP Criminal Justice System. It's an interesting system that brings consequences to a genre riddled with "no-consequences"— players will create laws, and rather than automatically disallowing players from breaking [...]
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High Seas Ship Battler, World of Warships, has announced their official launch of September 17th. Players will be able to dive right into the first season of Ranked Battles for some 7v7 Domination matches. World of Warships - 2015 Closed Beta Cinematic TrailerWatch this video on YouTube You can check out the official website and play for free here.
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Counter Strike Global Offensive has released a Steam Workshop call for new skins for the next Weapon Case. In order to facilitate better creativity— the case's weapon loadout has been revealed: Covert M4A1-S G3SG1* Classified USP-S AK-47 SSG 08* Restricted M249* P250 MAG-7* Galil AR* Mil-Spec Glock-18 Dual Berettas* FAMAS* SCAR-20* XM1014* MP7* MAC-10 Every weapon skin has an [...]
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Blizzard Entertainment is really taking advantage of their broad IP base. Starting now and until September 8th— all players who own Diablo III on PC or Mac will permanently receive the Diablo hero for free after logging into the game. Thats 5,500 gold or 7.49 USD for free! Reaching level 12 in Heroes of the Storm will also reward a [...]
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Guild Wars 2's upcoming expansion, Heart of Thorns, has been announced to have 10-man raid content. But what innovations are they attempting to bring to a system that lies at the core of every big name MMORPG? The developers have stated that 10-man raid content delivers the thrill of coordination without the stress of filling larger groups. This is perfectly [...]
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