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The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World sells a monster 25M copies

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Capcom's Monster Hunter World is a force of nature unto itself, with the boss-slaying game topping 25 million units sold and setting a record...

Tribes 3 Rivals hits early access, lays out a roadmap through the second quarter

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Everything old is new again, or at least old enough to be a throwback while being new enough to engage FPS gamers. That's probably...

SMITE 2 opens founder pack sales with alpha access, skins, and god unlocks

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Back in January, Hi-Rez formally announced SMITE 2, a proper sequel rather than an overhaul of the original, with alpha testing this spring and...

SMITE 2 talks up its new-look conquest mode as it readies for alpha testing this spring

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Hi-Rez sub-studio Titan Forge kicked off its 2024 by announcing a sequel to its MOBA, SMITE 2, which would be entering a soft launch...
Oddly beautiful.

The MOP Up: Aion, Lineage 2, and Blade and Soul get ready for a new launcher

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Blade and Soul, Lineage II, and Aion are all preparing to migrate everyone from the old launcher to the new PLAYNC platform. NCsoft posted...

Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs

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During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Something fell.

The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0

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Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...

Hi-Rez teases SMITE Year 11’s conquest map updates, new god, and ‘big balance shake-ups’

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While the majority of Hi-Rez's attention is fixed on SMITE sequel SMITE 2, there are still things planned for the original game's Year 11...

Hi-Rez just officially announced SMITE 2, soft-launching into beta this year – but SMITE will stay online

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Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except...

Tribes 3 Rivals’ latest weekend playtest elicits additional mixed reactions from fans

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This past weekend saw yet another playtest run for the team-based FPS Tribes 3: Rivals, with Hi-Rez's sub-studio Prophecy Games continuing to make tweaks...

MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy

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Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...

Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon

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Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...
waugh? okay

The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’

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Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...

Tribes 3 Rivals promises a business model that has learned from past monetization mistakes

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Near as we can figure, there are two types of players learning that the venerable Tribes FPS franchise is coming back in the form...

Hi-Rez’s Tribes 3 Rivals aims to resurrect the classic capture-the-flag franchise next year

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Cast your mind all the way back to 1998, unless you weren't born yet, in which case you may play with your fidget spinner...

Fight or Kite: SMITE has the right vibes but the wrong gameplay for this PvP fan

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SMITE is one of the largest MOBAs on the planet and has been for years now. In fact, it's currently celebrating its 10th anniversary!...
Do you hear what I hear?

The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?

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Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...

Fight or Kite: Netmarble’s Paragon The Overprime resurrects Epic’s lost MOBA Paragon (again)

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Some things never change. The sky is blue – except at night. The grass is green – except in winter. And Paragon is dead...

SMITE and RuneScape renew their collaboration with new and returning hero skins

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Last November saw the unlikely combination of RuneScape and SMITE in a collaborative event that featured several members of the MOBA roster done up...

The MOP Up: Soulframe releases a soundtrack tidbit

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Soulframe fans starved to hear something -- anything -- about Digital Extremes' upcoming fantasy RPG were thrown an audio morsel this week in the...

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