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Guild Wars: Prophecies | Replay

September 16, 2016 Laura Kelly

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Here’s a fact that will surprise no one: I spent a lot of time indoors as a kid. One of the biggest reasons behind my lack of Vitamin D was Guild Wars. Back in the days when broadband was still a new concept, my brother introduced me to an MMO called Guild Wars. Our parents barely wanted […]

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World of Warcraft: Legion – A Noob’s Experience

September 15, 2016 Laura Kelly

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I spent a long time trying to get into World of Warcraft. For years, I avoided the game, knowing i couldn’t afford the subscription. However, with the release of Legion, I felt it was finally time for me to bite the bullet. So I’ve spent the last month levelling a character to prepare for Legion‘s launch, and the […]

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Blizzard Shuts Down Popular World Of Warcraft Server

April 10, 2016 Laura Kelly

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In a move which disappointed tens of thousands of fans this week, Blizzard moved to shut down the popular non-profit World Of Warcraft server Nostralius. Nostralius was notorious among the WoW community for offering a server which featured only the base game and kept a level 60 levelling cap to deliver a pure and classic experience. While the […]

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Bioware Job Listing Teases New Unannounced MMO

February 16, 2016 Eoin Farrell

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BioWare have posted a job listing pertaining to a “new, unannounced BioWare IP” in development at their Austin studio. The position calls for a senior lead server engineer for their unannounced game. That engineer is charged to “create the backend systems that will drive online play for this exciting new game”. The Austin studio mainly […]

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Evolve Is Free To Play This Weekend

September 5, 2015 Laura Kelly

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If you’re anything like us here at The Arcade, you no doubt have a list of games as long as your arm that you’d love to get your hands on if only you had the cash to spare. Well, fear not humble gamers, because this weekend the multiplayer hit Evolve is free to play, and discounted […]

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Guild Wars 2 Goes Free To Play

September 3, 2015 Ciaran Nolan

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In some shocking news from PAX this week, Guild Wars 2 has been changed to a free to play model. Any player can sign up for a free account and play most, if not all, of the core game. The way ArenaNet is looking to make profit out of this venture, however, is by hoping […]

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Opinion: The Rise and Fall of the MMORPG

October 24, 2014 ArcadeAdmin

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After some years where MMORPGs were created like sausages in a production line, things calmed down and it was time to address the elephant in the room. What once seemed like a phenomenal way to make it rain had become a daunting development and business task that was mostly an exercise in failure. The genre […]

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Blizzard releases Warlords of Draenor Cinematic and release date

August 18, 2014 Ciaran Nolan

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This week Blizzard held a live event in LA which was presented to audiences in cologne Germany at Gamesom. The presentation was to announce that the latest expansion for their long running MMO, World of Warcraft, will be releasing this year. Yes that’s right folks, Warlords of Draenor will be launching on November 13th, 2014. Along […]

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World of Warcraft 10th Anniversary Plans

August 7, 2014 Declan Doody

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Fancy a molten Corgi? Well you’ll need to just login and/or re-activate that World of Warcraft account! The MMO is turning ten years old this November and Blizzard plan on marking the occasion with a whole heap of plans and events! That cute little fire dog will be gifted as a pet to all players […]

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Elder Scrolls Goes Live

April 4, 2014 Naomi Bolger

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It’s finally here! If you weren’t lucky enough to snipe a beta invite, you’ve no need to worry any further, ‘The Elder Scrolls: Online’ is now live for PC players around the globe! Naomi Bolger

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