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Crowfall Devs Reveal More Lucrative Rewards for Destroying Hunger Crystals

The Crowfall site has been updated with a look at recent changes to Hunger Crystals and how destroying them will yield some pretty sweet loot for those who take part. You may remember that Hunger Crystals are a physical manifestation of the Hunger that spreads throughout the game world and “that drain warmth and life from everything around them”. After watching players for the past nine months or so, devs felt players needed more incentive to destroy Hunger crystals. And did they deliver.

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Elder Scrolls Online: Wrathstone Launches for Console Players

Console Elder Scrolls Online players can now embark on the Season of the Dragon thanks to today’s release of Wrathstone, the 2-dungeon DLC that paves the way for June’s release of the Elsweyr content expansion. In addition to Wrathstone, all players will enjoy Update 21 that contains a number of new features including a new Battlegrounds map, PvP rewards, passive ability changes and much more.

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Outlaws of the Old West & the Vast American Wilderness

I’ve had a chance to play Outlaws of the Old West over the past couple of days. Virtual Basement has created a drop-dead gorgeous world that one can literally get lost in. Its stunning vistas promise a game filled with the wonders of old time America and the thrill of discovery that that era brought to explorers, pioneers and bandits alike. Logging in, that’s what I expected but the reality was something different.

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The RPG Files: Mistover Invites the Most Hardcore of Hardcore Gamers to Its RPG Action

Mistover is an upcoming hardcore RPG from the same developers behind both TERA and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Mistover is considered a “deep, strategic RPG” with tons of replayability and a procedurally generated dungeon system to keep the game fresh every time. The game is something of a “cross between the mechanics of Darkest Dungeon with the thrilling dungeon crawling experiences found in Etrian Odyssey”.

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Runes of Magic Invites Players to Its 10th Birthday Party

From now through March 31st, Runes of Magic players can swing into the game to take part in a number of celebratory events in honor of its 10th birthday. This includes login events through March 19th and an exchange event beginning March 22nd. Players returning to the game will be able to check out all of the game improvements and new content, most notably in the form of the recently added Chapter V: Fires of the Shadowforge that includes the Shadowforge Dwarf race.

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Tickets for First-Ever Path of Exile ‘ExileCon’ to Go on Sale Starting Wednesday

Later this week, Path of Exile fans will be able to purchase tickets for the first-ever “ExileCon” to be held in New Zealand in November. Ticket sales will begin on Wednesday, March 13th at 1:00 pm Pacific / 4:00 pm Eastern. ExileCon will feature a number of cool activities including developer panels, learning about the December expansion and hear the first news about v4.0.0, PoE’s upcoming “mega expansion”.

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Conquer Online Thunderstriker Novice Pack Giveaway!

New Class-Thunderstriker is rising to destroy the devils and fight for the glory. The Fated Heroes Expansion will be updated on March 12th. To celebrate the release of new expansion, Conquer Online team join hands with MMORPG.com to provide wonderful gift packs for new players to challenge numerous martial artists in the world of Conquer!

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Guild Wars 2 – It’s Not Over

As you know, Guild Wars 2, hasn’t had the best news recently with all the layoffs and restructuring. Along with myself a ton of other people we haven’t given up hope on the game we cherish. ANet has reassured us that development will continue. We have a glimmer of hope in these sad times. When I first read the news, I was heartbroken. These people who I have come to know and see their vision come to life, gone.

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Check Out the Full Patch Notes for World of Warcraft 8.1.5 Before Today’s Launch

Today’s a big day for World of Warcraft’s North American community with the arrival of v8.1.5. Most notably, the update is anchored by the arrival of the Zandalari Trolls and Kul Tiran Humans. In addition, players will find a retooled Brawler’s Guild, the continuation of the War Campaign, Warlords of Draenor timewalking, the Crucible of Storms raid and the reemergence of Wintergrasp as an Epic Battleground.