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Superhero MMORPGs mourn the passing of comics legend Stan Lee

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Geeks of all stripes are mourning the passing of Stan Lee today, perhaps no one more than gamers who live and breathe superhero MMOs. Over on the DC Universe Online forums, there's been an outpouring of love for the iconic Marvel superstar.
Someone hold the lamp up.

Saga of Lucimia is in love with World of Warcraft Classic

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You know who's super-duper excited that World of Warcraft Classic is becoming a thing? A competing fantasy MMO, that's who. Saga of Lucimia's dev team...

SCUM introduces genital customization, hilarity ensues

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It's a wild time to be alive, friends. The latest update to Gamepires's open-world survival game SCUM was full of new features, including bow...

Check out some Monster Hunter movie pics from the set courtesy of the stars themselves

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Movies based on video games are... well, they're movies. The chance they end up in sometimes top 10 listicle of the worst transmedia synergies...
Hoooooomebody

Path of Exile’s custom leagues are now live ahead of the expansion reveal

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Path of Exile is on fire right now, and that was before Blizzard decided to botch Diablo Immortal and drive players into Grinding Gear...

Amazon survival MMO New World reveals more and more of its alpha map

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All right, I've finally figured it out: New World's current map is basically Game of Thrones' map. Which is certainly appropriate, given the shared...

Bungie contradicts Activision disappointment in Destiny 2: Forsaken

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Players certainly seem to have been happy with Destiny 2: Forsaken, which many players have cited as a similar update in nature to the...

Fallout 76 beta: You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

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Did you think it was possible for the bugs plaguing the no-wipe beta of Fallout 76 to get any worse? O ye, of little...

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...

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