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Niantic of Pokemon Go fame is working on a new Catan: World Explorers MMOARG

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So it seems like Niantic's follow-up to Pokemon Go in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite didn't quite get as warmly received, probably helped by the...

Obituary: WoW and Hearthstone esports star and Twitch streamer Reckful

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Gamers and Twitch fans are in mourning this afternoon, as reports confirming the death of streamer Byron "Reckful" Bernstein have hit social media. Both...

Elite: Dangerous applies bug fixes to Fleet Carriers as a community convention goes virtual

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Elite: Dangerous has once more applied a patch to help mitigate several Fleet Carrier bugs this past Tuesday. Players should now see a variety...
Accidental burn.

Sony is considering purchasing the Chinese firm Leyou

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You probably don't think a whole lot about Leyou at this point, but you probably should; the holding company owns most of Digital Extremes...
I'm going to master letting this play instead of me.

WoW Classic sees another 40,000 accounts banned for botting and RMT as cases surge

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The war against the hungry bot horde continues in WoW Classic. Shortly after Blizzard gave 74,000 accounts the boot, the devs have once again...
REWIND!

Crucible explains its playtest and tournament plans moving through beta

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It wasn't so long ago that Crucible opted to take itself out of launch and move back into beta. (It was a couple of...
When the lights go down in the city.

The Daily Grind: What systems do you avoid learning properly in MMOs?

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Enhancement Diversification in City of Heroes was meant to break some degenerate enhancement effects, but it also meant that you had to think a...

Life sim MMO Identity is ‘still being worked on’ according to forum moderators

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So let's talk about Identity, shall we? This life sim MMO has been silent for the better part of a year now, resurfacing only...
Corpse.

Albion Online invites players to earn a ghost pig through the Undead Challenge

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You might not think of July as a particularly spooky month, but Albion Online is still choosing this month to bring back the Undead...
In a world of human wreckage.

This week in why we can’t have nice things: Method, EA, and Ubisoft

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The fallout from June's games industry abuse and assault call-outs continues. Let's start with Method, the guild that's been driving World of Warcraft's competitive scene...

Choose My Adventure: EVE Online wasn’t really all that bad I guess

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As I alluded to last week, I’ve been putting in a lot of thought into my time with EVE Online over the course of...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: World of Warcraft’s multicolored elf rainbow

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Remember how I managed to get an entire column out of all the different flavors of troll within World of Warcraft? Except I kind...
It's wrecked.

Final Fantasy XIV announces patch 5.3 will launch on August 11

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Final Fantasy XIV fans eagerly awaiting the game's next patch (which means more or less everyone playing the game) will be waiting a while....
Temmie get money for college.

Temtem shares the initial details of its plans for clubs

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The upcoming summer update for Temtem (which we've known about for a while) is going to include the game's first iteration of clubs, its...
All things go, all things go.

The Daily Grind: What does World of Warcraft actually do well?

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We all know that World of Warcraft gets its fair share of criticism and grumpy rants, particularly in this Battle for Azeroth era. And...
Masterful.

NCsoft MOBA Master x Master should’ve turned three years old in the west this month

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Way back in 2014 on Old Massively, our team began covering Master x Master, a new MOBA by NCsoft, then in beta in South...
GTA Online

New arrivals to GTA Online are noobing all over the place, causing vets to lash out like jerks

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Just when you thought people dressing up as aliens to participate in gang wars was the tip of the Grand Theft Auto Online community...

Massively on the Go: Fun ideas for online play in Animal Crossing New Horizons

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I love sandbox gameplay. I'm pretty sure a lot of you readers do too, which is probably why a good deal of us have...
Shiny!

Final Fantasy XIV revamps its online storefront

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The Mog Station interface for buying optional items in Final Fantasy XIV is awful. Like, regardless of how you feel about the presence of...

The Daily Grind: What do you think about Reddit’s new toxicity policy in relation to gaming?

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Yesterday, Reddit went on a tear banning 2000 of the most toxic subs across the platform and instituting a new content policy and enforcement...

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