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Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?

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A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...

First impressions of WoW Classic – from a total World of Warcraft newbie

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The gaming world is abuzz with excitement over World of Warcraft Classic. Players around the world are gushing with nostalgia over this trip back...

Legends of Aria tackles next major release, premium subscription, and community events

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With Legends of Aria now well past its Steam early access launch, it's time for the developers to move forward with what's next....

Gamigo’s ArcheAge Unchained stream explores the Steam launch, housing, and the Shadows Revealed update

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Stream notes are at the bottom of this post! Gamigo is just about to go live with ArcheAge Unchained's deep-dive stream here today, live at...

ArcheAge Unchained is launching on September 30 with founder packs live today

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The rumors from that weird edited press release are indeed official now: ArcheAge Unchained is dropping on September 30th. As we've previously covered, ArcheAge Unchained...

SWTOR explains just how you’ll get that free Nautolan unlock

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If you were paying attention to anything other than WoW Classic on Monday, you might recall that Star Wars: The Old Republic slipped in...
Nein!

Square Enix vows to support Final Fantasy XIV instead of working on another MMO sequel

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Regular readers will note that Final Fantasy XIV earned our MMORPG of the Year award last year, with many of the staff citing the...
Huh.

Make My MMO: Zenith’s Kickstarter, Ashes of Creation’s battle royale, and Elite’s next big thing

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, cyberpunk MMORPG Zenith joins our list; it's already blasted past its original $25,000 Kickstarter ask with a whole month...
AHHHH

WoW Factor: Forecasting the future of WoW Classic

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It's probably chiefly due to my professional life that I find myself kind of looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic...

Meta: Join us for Massively OP’s first Mo Mania stream-athon on Friday, August 23!

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Mo Mania? You might be wondering just what exactly that odd entry on the OPTV stream calendar for tomorrow is. That's what we're here...
It's official, I can't tell the difference between this and TERA now.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 234: ArcheAge’s game changer

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Justin and Bree discuss ArcheAge Unchained, WoW Classic, No Man's Sky, DDO, Neverwinter, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on the future of MMOs and the silent majority MMO playerbase.

Neverwinter, Champions Online, and Star Trek Online end XMPP chat client support

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In an effort to reportedly take on the ever-encroaching menace that is gold selling spammers, outside chat client support powered by XMPP will be...

Flameseeker Chronicles: What would a mobile Guild Wars 2 look like?

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Ever wished Tyria could fit in your pocket? That dream could one day become a reality. A couple of weeks ago, we heard rumblings...

Apex Legends boss apologizes for Reddit dust-up, but there’ll be no auto-da-fé for the devs

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It was just a matter of time before the apology came out - we all know how this script goes. Yesterday we covered the weekend...

Studio Wildcard’s co-founder talks about how ARK: Survival Evolved stays sustainable without microtransactions

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We've all been beaten over the head with lots of news regarding predatory microtransactions practices, and there's certainly plenty of evidence that would lead...

ArcheAge’s secret project is ArcheAge Unchained, a monetization do-over and B2P server

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Last week, Gamigo raised eyebrows with a countdown website under the old Trion domain promising a big Gamescom reveal. Subsequent ArcheAge tweets and details...
The vestibule.

Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe

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Looter shooters -- online games with shooter gameplay and loot-based progression -- are all the rage these days. But maybe this trend has passed...

Black Desert is free to play on Xbox through Sunday

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Still trying to figure out what you're going to do this weekend? If you have an Xbox One in the house, then we'll make...

Gamigo drops more ArcheAge teases on labor points, monetization, and housing

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Yesterday, Gamigo put up a teaser website under the old Trion domain promising a big Gamescom reveal. Accompanied by an ArcheAge account tweet hinting...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming Team finally posted a new beta patch after months of public quiet

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Apart from its brief announcement last week, City of Heroes' Homecoming Team has been relatively quiet the past few months. Where once the rogue...

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