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EverQuest II introduces the Norrathian Armory for sharing valuable items across your whole account

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Is there anything worse than getting a really cool item on one character in your roster only to realize that you have to repeat...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are the most and least like their launched versions?

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I'm sure we're all familiar with the Ship of Theseus metaphor for online games -- that of a product that has all of its...

City of Heroes Homecoming’s i28p1 is live with the Marine Affinity powerset and new raid

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If you were keeping an eyeball on City of Heroes' Homecoming not-rogue servers over the last month, you already knew that the player-led volunteer...
Yeah, super, we're all real impressed.

The pre-expansion patch for World of Warcraft: The War Within is live today

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Today is the day to kick off the next portion of player adventures within Azeroth... or at least the preamble to the adventures that...

Choose My Adventure: Gleeful space truckin’ through Elite Dangerous

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This is, for all intents and purposes, going to be a very simple, laid back, and perhaps obnoxiously serene edition of Choose My Adventure....

MMO studio Daybreak is named 2023 Extra Life Partner of the Year, posts 2024 fundraising plans

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Daybreak's charity work has paid off: This week, Extra Life and Children's Miracle Network named Daybreak Games its Extra Life Partner of the Year...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best night experience?

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One of the things that sets MMOs apart in my book is whether they have a diurnal cycle - and more importantly, whether that...

Starbase dates its returning in-game ship building Eos Con showcase for July 26

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Are you ready for two days of spaceship? Then you're going to want to punch your non-existent ticket to Eos Con, the in-game showcase...
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Final Fantasy XIV has a slate of activities lined up for Gamescom 2024

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It's been just under a month since Final Fantasy XIV players took a trip to the game's version of America in Dawntrail, but in...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs are low-key pay-to-win but somehow avoid criticism?

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A thread on the MMORPG subreddit caught my eye a few weeks ago as the post author suggested that Albion Online was not only...

The Stream Team: Entering the battle arena of Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion raid

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It's time for MOP's Chris and his team to step into the ring! Specifically, the combat arenas that await within Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail's...

One Shots: Hey World of Warcraft has housing after all…

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This just in, World of Warcraft beat Guild Wars 2 to the punch by instituting the most robust, flexible, and creative housing system ever...
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The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest self-inflicted annoyance in new MMORPG content?

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I have a bad habit of judging myself based on my performance in brand-new content. This is, honestly, exceptionally silly and pointless. I'm not...

TennoCon 2024: The terrific twos of TennoCon charities and Make-A-Wish

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Good things come in twos at TennoCon 2024. Even the year itself is beautifully divisible by twos. But the best of the twos isn't...

Save the date for Warframe and Soulframe’s 10th TennoCon: July 18-19, 2025

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The Year of Tenno for the 10th anniversary of Warframe was a big thing for Digital Extremes, so how do you think the studio...

Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher

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What's a good way to draw hype for an upcoming reveal for Star Trek Online? Offer fans a mystery, apparently: The MMO's Twitter account...

The Stream Team: Three friends walk into the horrors of Content Warning together

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What happens after that? Well, you'll just have to tune in and find out! Yes, MOP's Chris is once again hopping into the fun...
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WRUP: Completely normal text about pears edition

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Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about headaches (seriously).

The Daily Grind: What parts of your MMO do you overthink?

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While I do love how MMORPGs encourage my imagination, sometimes I find that thinking and analyzing a title too much can lead to unanswerable...

Splatoon 3 is prepping its sequel-defining Splatfest – but again assigns Eggstra Work

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It's nearly Splatoon 3's two-year anniversary, and you know what that means: the final Splatfest! As part of the event, dubbed The Grand Festival, all...

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