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Aion’s Assault On Balaurea Bonus Pets Are Functional As Well As Ornamental

Picking up Aion’s free Assault On Balaurea expansion at retail has its benefits, including one of several retailer-exclusive pets, each with a special benefit for players possessing it. Dibs on the odd-looking squirrel thing!


August 10, 2010
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17 Expansions Later, EverQuest Gets Player Housing

Eleven-year-old MMO EverQuest is getting its 17th expansion pack in October, raising the level cap, adding more than 450 new spells, 18 raids, 13 zones, more than 120 quests and finally giving players somewhere to live.


July 21, 2010

The Obligatory Sims 3 Late Night Music Video

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Sure, EA’s upcoming Late Night expansion for The Sims 3 is extremely similar to expansions already released for The Sims and The Sims 2, but just look how much better that musical trailer looks. That’s worth something, right?


July 17, 2010
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Aion Goes 2.0 In September

The Elysea and Asmodae take the battle to the Balaur this September, when Ncsoft releases the first major free expansion for the massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Aion, Assault on Balaurea.


July 3, 2010
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How To Switch Sides In City Of Heroes’ Going Rogue

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In this video documentary for Paragon Studio’s super hero MMO City of Heroes, the team talks us through the morality system that changes your villain into a hero and vice versa in the upcoming Going Rogue expansion.


June 30, 2010
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The Sims 3 Moves Into The Fast Lane This Spring

The Sims 3 gets a quadruple dose of automotive lifestyle this spring in The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff pack, showcasing cars and the people who love them.


June 23, 2010
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City Of Heroes Goes Rogue In August

Gripping moral decisions come to NCSoft’s super hero MMO this winter, as the company sets an August 17 release date for the game’s second major expansion, Going Rogue. Mark your calendars!


May 21, 2010
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Champions Online Makes With The Adventure Packs

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May 12, 2010
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Age Of Conan’s Godslayer Has Risen

Funcom’s Age of Conan triumphantly returns to store shelves two years after its debut, as the Rise of the Godslayer expansion pack goes live.


April 29, 2010
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City Of Heroes Celebrates Six Years With New Graphics

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NCsoft’s City of Heroes is six years old, and Paragon Studios celebrates with the release of Issue 17: Dark Mirror, a free update that brings new story arcs, huge enemies and an extremely fetching graphical makeover.