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Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2021

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We've decided to pull back our MMO music awards this year and make the decision a little less formal, partly because of how hard...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s siege turtles and updated End of Dragons elite specs

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We are finally in the home stretch for Guild Wars 2's upcoming End of Dragons expansion! With less than three months to go, ArenaNet...
Yep, we're going here, too.

The Daily Grind: Are you taking part in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s early access tomorrow?

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Tomorrow's the day that Final Fantasy XIV fans have been waiting for ever since the expansion was announced back in February. Endwalker is almost here,...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s December events and regional virtual tour

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Did you miss a few Community Days in Pokemon Go this year? Well, have no fear because... OK, this year actually wasn't great in terms...

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021

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Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....

Epic MMO Battles, post-apocalyptic edition: Fallout 76 vs. Fallen Earth

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It just struck me over this past weekend that we post-apocalyptic fans are now blessed with two solid and intriguing online RPGs to enjoy....

Stick and Rudder: Checking up on Elite Dangerous Odyssey after eight updates

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When I originally wrote my impressions about Elite Dangerous: Odyssey earlier this year, I noted that the game was broken, but broken could be fixed....

Fight or Kite: Naraka Bladepoint is battle royale but with grappling hooks

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Welcome back to the Monday after a holiday (at least in the US). Hopefully you were able to enjoy your family, friends, or game...
Nairs your Thav.

Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker early access

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Well, it's finally happening. No more unexpected delays, we've got our maintenance time set, and we've gotten everything ready that we could possibly have...

Massively on the Go: Pikmin Bloom began with Nintendo’s vibes, drifted to Niantic’s void

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It's been about a month since Pikmin Bloom was released, and anecdotally, I've noticed social media and real-world communities dying off. But it feels...

One Shots: Multilevel marketing dragons

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To kick us off in One Shots today, Miol seems embroiled in some... issues: "You’d think with a flying dragon, you could finally reach...
Ups.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite toy ability in an MMO?

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You know how annoying it is to have Demon Hunters around you constantly double jumping and gliding in World of Warcraft? I absolutely do...

Global Chat: Wrapping up FFXIV’s Shadowbringers

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As Final Fantasy XIV players are on the cusp of leaping into Endwalker, MMO blogger Gnomecore wrapped up a final look at Shadowbringers. It's...
Can you see me?

Tamriel Infinium: Eight things I really like as a Elder Scrolls Online casual

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As some of you have so kindly pointed out, I am by no means an Elder Scrolls Online expert. I've been playing off and...
Not this one, but it is happening.

Betawatch: Guild Wars 2 readies its fourth beta event

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Rejoice, Guild Wars 2 fans! No longer will you need to just test the elite specs three at a time, as the next beta...
Fighty fight fight.

Perfect Ten: 10 mounts that New World should definitely add

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For some reason, New World does not have mounts. This is obviously not the only thing that the game lacks, as it also lacks...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever exploited in an MMO?

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New World's seemingly endless parade of exploits had reawakened my wonder about who exactly buys a game only to try to break it for...

Massively Overthinking: Gratitude in the MMORPG genre

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It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and while some folks have probably already kicked back from the table and have started in on the...
Laser needles.

Vague Patch Notes: When ex-World of Warcraft fans become Final Fantasy XIV partisans

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There is a certain stripe of Final Fantasy XIV fan that is exceedingly prevalent at this point, and that type is the rigid partisan... against World of...
Discounted!

The Daily Grind: Are you going to indulge in some sales action for MMOs this year?

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It's the season... the season of discounts. Yes, it's just about time for everything to go on discounts on various online storefronts, and while...

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