MMO Week in Review: At least Trion’s new game isn’t a MOBA? (June 28, 2015)

June 28, 2015 8:00 PM

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Trion Worlds teased a new game this week, providing an image of a game fans believe they have identified as Devilian Online, a Korean-born OARPG that’s got more in common with Diablo than with the MOBAs MMO studios have become so fond of cloning, though it’s led MMO players to wonder what else Trion might be up to.

Read on for the very best of this week’s MMO news and opinions.

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