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World of Warcraft shows off the new zone, story, and activities of patch 11.0.7

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The next patch for World of Warcraft arrives on December 17th, and it's bringing a storm. Specifically, it's bringing regular storms to the new...

The Stream Team: Taking another swing at the Pi-Rat King in Cat Quest III

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MOP's Chris and his best friend are once again ready to take on the challenge of the Pi-Rat King fight in Cat Quest III!...

Destiny 2’s seasonal holiday Dawning event launches with a bunch of bugs in tow

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Nobody likes to see things go wrong during the holidays, and that definitely includes the players of Destiny 2, who were diving in to...

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024

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I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...

Pantheon sets ground rules for character names and support ahead of early access

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This Friday, December 13th, will see the early access floodgates open for sandbox MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, but before then, Visionary Realms...

The Daily Grind: If you had a free week, would you rather travel or play MMOs?

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Getting a good chunk of time off for vacation is a wonderful luxury that I don't often know how to handle. The question usually...

Star Wars Galaxies Restoration teases new species, a housing deco upgrade, and a combat tree overhaul

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Star Wars Galaxies fans always get a little sad every December as it marks the original MMORPG's deathiversary. But we're blessed to have multiple...

Choose My Adventure: Tiny ship takes on big battles in Star Trek Online

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I didn't have a whole heap of time to myself in Star Trek Online this week, but considering that I was basically told to...

Huh, Throne and Liberty is actually running a winter holiday event starting this week

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Throne of Liberty global isn't even two months old yet, but it has a Christmas event: It's called the Startree Solstice, and it's rolling...
I'm a model, do you know what I mean?

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best fashion in 2024?

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Fashion is the true endgame of MMORPGs, unless you've fully embraced your inner murderhobo. And personally, I have a very specific aesthetic in MMOs....

War Thunder discusses Firebirds patch adjustments, confirms upcoming use of BattleEye anti-cheat software

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The recently released Firebirds update to War Thunder could use some fixing up. That's the general message from a recent dev blog by Gaijin,...

Marvel Rivals’ similarity to Overwatch apparently annoyed former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra

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It's not too much of a surprise that NetEase's free-to-play superhero shooter Marvel Rivals is being compared to Blizzard's Overwatch; the DNA is clear...
This is some Michael Bay contrast.

Wisdom of Nym: Good aim and bad for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail predictions

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We're approaching the end of the year, and that means once again looking at my prediction history for the year, which remains at around...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphics as of 2024?

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So listen, I know that MMORPG graphics are in the eye of the beholder. I'm asking you to be the beholder today. Some people...

The Stream Team: Coming back to Dauntless to experience its Awakening

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It's been a very long time since MOP's Chris has returned to the world of Dauntless, both for OPTV and for his own leisure,...
It's the same basic bench.

Final Fantasy XI brings its Starlight Celebration around once more on December 16

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Are you dreaming of a Vana'diel Christmas, just like the ones you used to know? The good news or bad news for Final Fantasy...

One Shots: Don’t move or Kris Kringle gets it!

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Even though it's the apocalypse, it doesn't mean we have to cancel Christmas! That's the message coming through loud and clear as our jolly...
What's that bush? I'm not touching it.

The Daily Grind: In which MMORPGs do you have the worst friend list cruft?

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The opportunity cost for adding someone to your friend list in an MMORPG is pretty low. Like, it doesn't take a great deal of...

Dauntless players express frustration over Awakening update’s mechanics and monetization

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The Awakening update for Dauntless has instead proven to be a nightmare, as the co-op monster slaying RPG's overhauls to weapons, armor, progression, and...

Lord of the Rings Online sells a new Rohirrim bundle, looks for volunteer mods for official Discord

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Who wants to adopt the bestest boy of all of Middle-earth? Standing Stone Games put a few Rohirrim store bundles together for Lord of...