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For veteran users of NCsoft that still have Master Accounts, forced migration time is upon them. If these users do not switch over to the new system before May 1st, their accounts will be permanently deleted. In order to make the transfer a bit sweeter, NCsoft is offering a tidy sum of 400 NCoin to those who make the switch. [...]
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Players logging into Hearthstone will notice that the Blackrock Mountain adventure pack is available for pre-purchase. This second adventure pack will also give those who decide to pre-purchase, the Molten Core card back for free. This pack costs $25 and will unlock all the wings, much like Naxxramas before it. Once the pack comes out, players will be able to [...]
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Today marks the start of Guild Wars 2's second PvP ladder test season. These tests are crucial to ArenaNet to let them know what changes to make to their player position algorithms, so players should help out! Of course, there are incentives to taking part in the ladder tests. Players have a chance at winning an adorable mini llama, or [...]
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For Secret World players that have been slacking on buying the DLC as they come out, the Fall of Tokyo pack is for you. This deal has all the Tokyo content released thus far and also the upcoming Issue #11: Reaping the Whirlwind. Funcom has set the price for $30 and Issues #9, #10, and #11 are all included in [...]
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There is some heavy controversy floating around Trion and ArcheAge over a somewhat scandalous reward package sent to players that quit. While these former players received emails featuring all sorts of goodies including a rare dolphin mount, sunpoints, moonpoints, and much more, veterans got... nothing. While many games give incentives to players to come back in various forms, it is [...]
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After hinting at an upcoming "epic" forum game, Funcom has finally revealed the details on what they're calling #IAMTSW. This contest will go on for several weeks through numerous different contests all relating to #IAMTSW. There are over 35 confirmed player groups and cabals that have agreed to host prizes for the winners. In addition, Funcom themselves have promised their [...]
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ESL has announced that the Season 1 Finals for Blizzard's Starcraft II World Championship Series will take place at Gamers Assembly in Politiers, France. This huge tournament will feature the top 16 players from around the world to do battle from April 3rd - 5th. There is a total prize pool of $217,000 USD, which should definitely make them fight [...]
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As they keep racking up the backers, ArtCraft has officially added a doozy of a stretch goal for Crowfall. At 15,000 backers, there will be virtual reality support added to the game. "Thanks to Unity 5's native support of Oculus (and we're hoping Vive at some point!) we are excited to say that the possibility is in our grasp -- [...]
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EVE Online has long offered players trial accounts, but as of yesterday, trial players will be able to invite their friends to join them. In quite a nice incentive system, trial players will be able to invite friends to play along with them. If those friends pay for the game, the original trial players will also receive a subscription. This [...]
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Even though this week's patch for Guild Wars 2 was delayed a week, there seems to be a plethora of problems. Ranging from from FoV sliders resetting, sound bugs, and FPS drops, to even connection issues and missing textures, there are too many bugs to list. There is even a bug in reporting bugs! One forum poster went to the [...]
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