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Sea of Thieves: The Hunter’s Call Preview & Trailer

The Sea of Thieves team was on hand during a live stream event this week to show off and preview the upcoming Anniversary event. Devs show content coming from The Hunter’s Call, part of the Arena. The Arena brings 24-minute matches for those who want unbridled battle royale action. Tall Tales, also part of the anniversary event, will bring new story-based quests and includes Shores of Gold where players “experience a story of love, honor and betrayal”.

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Take to the Skies with the Fortnite Battle Royale LTM ‘Air Royale’

Fortnite Battle Royale players will take to the skies now that today’s update is complete. In the Air Royale Limited Time Mode, players will be able to “pilot the X-4 Stormwing” and will be dog fighting their way through the war-torn skies to be the last plane flying. In addition, players can complete “free Challenges to unlock brand new Wraps as you rule the skies”.

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Lineage 2 is Turning 15 and the Party Starts Today!

Starting today, Lineage 2 players will be able to join in the epic celebration of the game’s 15th anniversary. During the celebration that will last for the next few weeks, players will be able to take part in a number of events including a sweepstakes for L2 items, a global 100% Adena and Drop boost event, an Anniversary Day Buff on April 28th and a May preview of what’s coming to Lineage 2 and Lineage 2 Classic.

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EA Patches a Major Security Flaw in Origin Game Launcher

Earlier this week, analysts at Underdog Security discovered a vulnerability in EA’s Origin game launcher that can allow hackers an opportunity to remotely run a malicious code on a user’s system. This flaw affects the PC version of Origin and, according to TechCrunch, Origin uses its own URL system for players to open the app by “clicking a link with origin:// in the address” line. However, the exploit “tricked” Origin into running any app on the user’s PC, giving them free access to everything.

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Webzen 10th Anniversary Giveaway!

MMORPG.com has partnered with Webzen to help them celebrate their 10th anniversary by giving away free in game items for players of MU Legend, MU Online, C9. Flyff and Rappelz! Get your key now to unlock special gifts!

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Let the Datamining Begin: Rise of Azshara 8.2 Arrives on World of Warcraft PTR

The World of Warcraft PTR has been updated to bring v8.2 Rise of Azshara online for testing purposes. Of course, this means that datamining has already commenced, with both WoWhead and MMO-Champion in the race to get out story and gameplay elements. If you don’t mind heavy spoilers, you’ll definitely want to head over to both sites to learn more about the fate of Baine Bloodhoof and much more.

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Today’s Rift PTS Event Will Net You 100,000 Loyalty

Feeling a bit short in the Loyalty department in Rift? If so, today’s public test shard event will net you 100,000 for your participation. The event is as a result of the test environment’s migration to Google’s cloud service and devs would like a hand “testing basic server functionality for a couple of hours”. The testing opportunity begins at 2:00 pm Pacific / 5:00 pm Eastern.

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ALLDOCUBE M5X Robust Helio X27 Tablet Review

We’re back again with another review for an affordable, high-performance tablet from ALLDOCUBE with the M5X. Boasting a long battery life, sleek design, and an incredible display for gaming, movies, and browsing, it comes in at $189.99. Is there a catch? Find out in our official review!

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Star Trek Online Captains Can Take Part in Operation Riposte Starting April 18th

Starting April 18th and running for three weeks, PC Star Trek Online captains can take part in Operation Riposte, “the first major Federation offensive of the Klingon-Federation War of 2256-57”. During the event, players level 10 and above can earn a TFO Commendation every 20 hours and will allow players to “earn progress toward a free ship by participating each day in the featured TFO Events” that will run from now through the fall.