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This big reveal worked out super great.

Leaderboard: Is E3 no longer relevant to gaming?

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CNet had an interview out last week with Sony's Shawn Layden discussing a number of aspects of the company's business plans that, while potentially...
Yarr, cut out all carbs, got much lighter.

Pirate MMO Atlas makes things lighter with its most recent patch

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The latest Atlas patch deployed on Saturday turned everything lighter. Yes, everything. Gold weighs less. Everything weighs less. Animals weigh less. Bears have less...
Now the story can be told...

Wisdom of Nym: The system changes I’d like to see in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

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We don't yet know everything we're going to learn at the Tokyo fan festival about Shadowbringers, but we can be reasonably confident that it...

EVE Evolved: EVE Online has a gambling problem

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The gambling debate has kicked off again in EVE Online, this time in response to the annual Guardian's Gala event that's currently running throughout...

Crowfall’s Raph Koster has some advice for community managers

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Community management may be one potential path to making inroads at a development studio, but before you take that job, you'd best heed the...

One Shots: Your moment of zen

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When life -- and even gaming -- gets too hectic, where do you retreat to in order to find some peace and quiet? We...

The Daily Grind: What are the moments in MMOs that make you feel powerful?

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You know, for all the fun of going back and curbstomping low-level enemies, that doesn't make me feel powerful in an MMO. What makes...
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WRUP: The song of Demon Joe who thought an axe was a sword edition

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Sit down my friends, and hear a tale of a demon they named Joe, It's a lame name for a demon, I think, but that's...

The Daily Grind: When have you bumped into MMOs in real life?

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The other day I was driving through my neighborhood and I happened to look at a cross-street that read WESTFALL. And, being the former...

Battle Bards Episode 138: Wild wild westerns

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Boy howdy, is it time for another highfalutin Battle Bards episode? Shucks, looks like! In this week’s show, the trio saddle up for a...
This is wholly appropriate

PlanetSide 2 updates carbines and spawns on the test server while celebrating love in the live game

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The latest patch to PlanetSide 2's test servers has some pretty far-reaching changes to the game's spawn system. Previously, the system didn't really direct you...
Let's fight the fighty mans.

Lineage II Classic releases its Saviors update on February 27

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The first major update to Lineage II Classic is arriving on February 27th, and it's got some steep new challenges for players. Four new hunting...
The hour is nearly here.

Final Fantasy XIV reveals its schedule for the final Fan Festival in Tokyo

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A destination! A new job! Possibly another job! More about new races that has been significantly complicated recently! New areas! Awesome outfits! Yes, the Final...
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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s mysterious Hrothgar text has no good explanation

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It was just supposed to be a minor patch for Final Fantasy XIV and it's touched off a huge flurry of confusion. Someone in the...
Show of hands, who saw this coming? Be honest.

Ashes of Creation is preparing a game director’s letter, fans infer that delays are incoming

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It appears that all is not well behind the scenes of Ashes of Creation. Intrepid's Steven Sharif has made a few remarks on the game's...

Villagers & Heroes has been hacked – time to change your passwords

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Bad news coming out of the adorable indie crossplatform MMORPG Villagers & Heroes as of last night: The game's been well and truly hacked. "At...

The Daily Grind: How much does nostalgia drive your MMO play?

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Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity recently pointed us to a Kotaku article on the subject of video game nostalgia. Author Alyse Knorr maintains that...

Massively Overthinking: Showing up vs. showing off in MMOs

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Last week's Daily Grind about ambient sociability got a lot of MMO gamers talking about that desire to have people around, even if they...
On a unicorn.

MapleStory 2 kicks off Project New Leaf, proposes removal of controversial fairfight mechanic

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It's always nice to see game devs listening to feedback from their communities, which is exactly what Nexon is doing with MapleStory 2's recently...
Oh, fine.

Champions Online introduces the Midnight archetype

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If you were hoping that today would be the day that Champions Online surprised everyone with a huge new bundle of actual content, we're sorry...

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