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Tad Williams’ Otherland MMO rebrands as Otherland Next with Fire Isle expansion, social sandbox mode

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Way back in March, Otherland announced a big expansion called Fire Isle, themed around Chinese mythology and launching summer 2018. It didn't quite make...
Splash, ah-ah

Sea of Thieves plans a new not-quite battle royale PvP update, The Arena, for next year

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The next major update for Sea of Thieves is planned for launch late this month, but the developers have plans for further in the...

MMO Week in Review: BlizzCon aftermath, LOTRO’s next big thing

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Doesn't it seem as if BlizzCon was weeks ago? Nope, just one week. So over the last seven days, the gaming community has been...

The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together

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Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
Go punkin' when you get the blues

Fortnite hits 8.3 million concurrent players

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Belaying any claims that it's last year's fad or on the way out, Fortnite has surged forward to cross the 8.3 million threshold. And...
Now FIGHT

Path of Exile releases patch 3.4.4, fixing bugs and improving Xbox One performance

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While Path of Exile players are still anxiously awaiting the official announcement of the next expansion and its subsequent release - slated for November...

Make My MMO: Space sim 3001SQ is put on hold, Star Citizen rolls out 3.3.5 to the Evocati

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, we've got some sad news from MMO space colonization sim 3001SQ: Development on the game has been halted...

Valiance Online promises bi-weekly news updates going forward

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With the first phase of its crowdfunding campaign a success, Valiance Online looks ahead to the next steps for this superhero MMORPG. The creation...

NCsoft Q3 2018: NCsoft sales continue downward slide while online PC sales trend up

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Slides may be fun when you're a kid, but they're not something you want to see when you're a multinational games corporation that's operating...
All right, here we go.

Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers plans its alpha test for next week

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Aw dang, check out the big brain on Torchlight Frontiers! First the game teases us with forts, which get to be our homes in...

Crowfall’s November ACE Q&A delves into monumental 5.8 update

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November is looking to be a pretty big month for Crowfall. In addition to making a slew of recent improvements, such as the recently...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City Celebration begins next week

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Do you like clockwork? Do you like cities? And do you like celebrations? If you answered yes to those questions, then boy, does The...
Asplode

Kritika Online patches in more danger, better weapons, and a hunt for turkey

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Darn bosses took your turkey in Kritika Online! Who steals your turkey? Clearly, there's only one way to handle this, and that's by dispensing...

EVE Online details Onslaught’s new Abyssal Deadspace content and activity tracker feature

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Earlier this week, CCP Games announced that EVE Online's winter update, Onslaught, will be going live on November 13th, bringing with it a slew...
THE BOX OF LOCKS

MMO Business Roundup: Japanese lockboxes, POGO and Square Enix financials, and Prima’s end

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"The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza" - that's the brutal headline plonked onto this week's Bloomberg report on Japanese lockboxes....

You’re going to want to play new indie MMO One Hour One Life for a lot more than one hour

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Looking for something new and interesting to cap off your Friyay? Swing by Steam and take a peek at One Hour One Life. It's...
The string of capitalized names is an affront.

Gamigo promises ‘new content on a regular basis’ for ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove, Defiance, Atlas Reactor

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Players still awaiting more details on what's happening to their MMORPGs following Gamigo's buyout of Trion Worlds' assets have finally received a blanket announcement,...

Star Citizen is delaying quite a bit of alpha 3.4 into 3.5 to make its December goal – including female toons

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Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner and Chris Roberts are back with another episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse - with good news and bad...
This is the world we live in.

Black Desert Online shows off the Drieghan region arriving November 14

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It's not long now before players will get to explore the region of Drieghan in Black Desert Online in the localized version of the...
He's not even supposed to be here today.

Tencent is pulling back its marketing budget in response to China’s ongoing game freeze

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Tencent has not been weathering the Chinese game block very well. Sure, the company has been doing its best, but a 28% stock drop...

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