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MMO Year in Review: Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online, and Bethsoft’s bonanza (June 2018)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2019! There's...
Caw! Polly is no longer the apex predator!

Atlas struggles to right a ship that is carrying thousands of hopeful players as the global pirate war begins

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If you predicted that Atlas' launch would be a hot mess, then give yourself a hearty pat on the back (and, really, join the...
It brewing

Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse is down until specialized test weekend in January

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We hope you had fun playing what was evidently the initial testing period of Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse. It was a good testing phase...

Camelot Unchained trundles out huge siege fights for January

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If you've got to end a year, you might as well end it with a huge bang. This is the philosophy behind Camelot Unchained's team,...
Oops.

Star Wars Galaxies emulator plans Carrie Fisher tribute event on December 27

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When Carrie Fisher died two years ago this month, I actually sat in my car and cried. This is not something I normally do,...

MMO Year in Review: Mixed Bless-ings (May 2018)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2019! Neowiz's...
oh noes a bitey scratchus

Blizzard’s corporate culture is becoming much more cost-focused with stronger Activision influence

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Let's start with the good news here. According to the most recent article covering Blizzard's ongoing corporate culture shifts on Kotaku, the studio's shifts...
it just keep rolling

Gambling addict successfully petitions Path of Exile to disable lockboxes

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In a year full of Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad news concerning lockboxes in online games, here may be the very first positive story...

PlanetSide Arena explores its trio of classes, sells $20 special edition

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When PlanetSide Arena arrives later next month, Daybreak hopes that players will flock to the battle royale shooter and latch on to one of...

MMO Year in Review: Columbus Nova who? (April 2018)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2019! MMO...
All according to keikaku or something

MMO Year in Review: Thieves, Avatars, and Gorgons (March 2018)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2019! March...

Bethesda compensates Fallout 76 players with three free Fallout titles

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It's not exactly an apology, but Bethesda is clearly trying to make amends for the rocky and disappointing rollout of Fallout 76 by giving...

Sea of Thieves reflects on 2018 in final developer update of the year

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The final Sea of Thieves developer update of 2018 has arrived, and just like every other studio at this time of year, Rare is...

MMO Week in Review: Atlas stumbles drunkenly into early access, yohoho and all that

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2018 just cannot be stopped - not even the holiday season can put the brakes on this train. This week (and after several false...

The MOP Up: Hytale takes a deeper approach to the Minecraft genre

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Have you heard of Hytale? If you're a fan of the Trove or Minecraft school of sandbox design, then it definitely bears further investigation....

MMO Year in Review: Dragon Bones, Funcom’s revival, and the politics of lockboxes (February 2018)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2019! As...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s big investment, Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium ended the year with a bang, offsetting the reveal of its Squadron 42 roadmap...

MMO Year in Review: The SWTOR sunset scare (January 2018)

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December's many article roundups and awards always remind us that it's hard to remember what happened last month, let alone what happened way back...
Yes please.

Betawatch: Crowfall’s test campaigns have arrived, City of Titans delays Issue 0

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Good news, Crowfall fans, the first full campaign patch is here! Of course, this is just a test campaign; the first sanctioned campaign (which is...

World of Warships adds new campaigns and Belle Époque ships for Christmas

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Christmas has come to World of Warships with its latest update, which includes Belle Époque ships collection, the Mighty Prinz Campaign for folks who...

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