The Weekly Raid: What Skills Have You Learned From MMOs?

Mastering any new hobby requires learning a variety of skills, and video games are no exception. While some genres focus mainly on a single skill like hand-eye coordination, MMOs require a far greater variety of skills. Time management, resource management, and most importantly social skills are rewarded handsomely in most MMORPGs. Many of the skills we learn from MMOs can [...]

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Valve Reveals Dota Plus Subscription Service

Tired of playing Dota 2 for free? Well you're in luck! Valve has just announced a new premium service called Dota Plus. For $3.99/month, players gain access to new types of account progression, the ability to earn a new currency called 'shards', hundreds of new challenges, and a real-time 'Assistant' that provides item/ability build suggestions and other in-game information. Valve [...]

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The Weekly Raid: Are Battle Royale Games A Fad?

The Battle Royale genre turned from a niche game mod to industry leader in just one year. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, developed by Bluehole, blazed that trail and hit a peak of 3.2 million concurrent players earlier this year. But what turned Battle Royale into a genre rather than a single hit was how quickly Epic Games was able to spin out [...]

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