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Conan Exiles is selling an exclusive art print to benefit LA firefighters through February 6

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Do you want some unique and incredible art and help out the firefighting efforts in Los Angeles, California? Then look no further than Conan...

EVE Online hypes up its May 1 Fanfest 2025 and starts a new in-game event

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You would be forgiven for thinking that tickets to an event in the middle of Iceland wouldn't be a hot buy, but then you've...

VR MMORPG OrbusVR announces a sunset date of April 6 after eight years

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The VR MMORPG space is not exactly one of robust health, but for a while it seemed as if one very plucky little game...

SMITE 1 will sunset on the Nintendo Switch May 1 over apparent quality issues

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If you were a fan of the original SMITE on the Nintendo Switch, we have some unfortunate news for you. Hi-Rez's Titan Forge has...

APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth servers are down unexpectedly due to network issues

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Hope you didn't have plans to dive into one of Little Orbit's MMOs today because both APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth went down unexpectedly...
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Chronicles of Elyria’s dev blogs disappear, and there’s no timeline for when they’ll return

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This past December we reported on the continued drawing inward of communication and updates from the kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, as Soulbound Studio's...

Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about transferring to Lord of the Rings Online’s upcoming 64-bit servers

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Are you hungry for 64 bits of mega power? Then you're probably itching to hop in to the upcoming 64-bit servers in Lord of...

The Daily Grind: Do you use atypical controls in MMORPGs?

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I've mentioned before in our comments that I have small hands even for a woman, which has made finding a great MMO mouse impossible...

The Stream Team: Sunday funday in Final Fantasy XIV with the family

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MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew are coming back together for another bit of time together in Final Fantasy XIV! It's tradition at...

Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2025?

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You know, you're not reading this piece until January, but I sat down to write it ahead of the turn of the year, when...

One Shots: Prop painting is a contact sport

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If you go to an art school where they teach the art of Pictomancy, you're going to want to stash those small, fine brushes...
File names are for nerds.

The Daily Grind: When has an MMORPG supplanted another for you?

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You remember when every big MMORPG labeled itself or was labeled by fans as a World of Warcraft killer, right? We sure do. Disregarding...

New World continues to address PvP season server transfer problems while extending penalties on players

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When New World opened its new PvP season servers, it accidentally let established characters hop over to these new servers when they shouldn't have...
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WRUP: Here are the descriptions of what happened when I tried to get an AI to write this edition

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No not really. It's a joke. Every WRUP is a joke! So join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about games and shows we fell out of love with.

The Daily Grind: Do you miss the wild unknowns of the early MMO era?

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When I think back to the computing and gaming era of the late '90s and early 2000s, I feel a sense of appreciation from...

The Stream Team: Rivers run red in Path of Exile 2

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First, there was a frost hag and some very tangly weeds. Now the rivers run red. Path of Exile 2 is very grim and......

The Stream Team: A first live peek at the pre-alpha build of Stars Reach

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It's been the talk of our site, our readers, and the MMORPG community overall: It's the in-development sandbox from Raph Koster's Playable Worlds Stars...

Following painful layoffs, Camelot Unchained is apparently still planning to resurface in Q1 2025

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Earlier this month, we expressed serious concern over the fate of Camelot Unchained when it became clear that studio Unchained Entertainment had laid off...

Black Desert marks the Lunar New Year across all platforms with coupon codes, events, and video messages

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The Lunar New Year is draping its way across Black Desert, but it's less a time of major in-game celebration and more like a...

World of Warcraft has likely made millions from its $90 pay-to-win dino mount

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Last October, World of Warcraft elected to celebrate its 20th anniversary by selling a $90 mount with mail and auction house features baked in....