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Vague Patch Notes: The win state of MMOs

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So how do you win an MMO? The general consensus is that you don't. The whole point of an MMO that this is an...

Casually Classic: The brilliance of World of Warcraft’s sound design

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Can you hear pictures? Well, I bet you heard the banner graphic for today's column because that level-up sound from World of Warcraft is...

Google Stadia hypes up the addition of a search bar and other quality-of-life additions coming soon

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At long last, users of the Google Stadia for Web can find the games they're looking for without the agony of scrolling manually through...
I realize that in this article I raise the prospect of someone liking the combat in any version of The Secret World, which is really quite funny.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO ‘reboot’ was the worst idea?

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I've talked before about how a lot of fans have seemingly taken the wrong lessons away from Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, clamoring for a...
Space needed.

Final Fantasy XI kicks off multiple boost campaigns in May

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If you still have leveling to take care of in Final Fantasy XI, you might want to hold off until May 11th. Not because you...

Champions Online is holding a kaiju-themed costume contest on April 30

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Ah, the costume contest. That venerable piece of emergent content that vets of a certain superheroic title will remember all too fondly (or bitterly...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May events look fairy good

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Pokemon Go’s finally getting back into the swing of things. While mini-events have been on offer in the past, May looks to be returning...

City of Heroes’ Rebirth server adds new Guardian archetype and powersets with first Issue

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Rebirth might be one of the smaller rogue servers in the City of Heroes community, particularly compared to the largest batch; according to its...
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Former Marvel Heroes developer Brian Waggoner is now working on Marvel’s Avengers

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Remember Marvel Heroes? You probably do! It was a pretty popular game, after all, and as we noted last year it was ultimately the implosion...
Ahem.

Riot Games’ demand to shut down a fan-run 10 year-old League of Legends build causes a community uproar

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Riot Games is back in the news for yet another unsavory reason as the League of Legends developer has acted against a fan-made emulator...
Dunes!

The Daily Grind: What’s the story behind your MMO character’s name?

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When I see a character cross my path with the name "XxDoodyHeadxX," I'm not usually that curious about how such a name came about....
Hello, peoples.

Final Fantasy XIV and XI now support more authenticator software for one-time passwords

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If you want to enable a one-time password for your Square-Enix account to access Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI, or both? That's a good...
Loack? Lode?

Fallout 76 launches its Locked & Loaded update

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Today, Fallout 76 is ready to lock things and load other things, or possibly load something and then lock it when it's been loaded? That...

EVE Online releases the second half of its industry update, asks players for footage for an anniversary video

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It's one part work and one part celebration in this EVE Online news posting. On the work side of things, the second part of...

Choose My Adventure: RIFT was fun before, wasn’t it?

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My time in RIFT this past month has left me confused, frankly. Primarily because I remember genuinely enjoying this game more than I did. That’s...

An infamous WoW Classic griefer sees his 16 accounts all banned during a livestream

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If you've got your finger on the pulse of the greater World of Warcraft: Classic community, you perhaps are familiar with the exploits of...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best way MMOs can improve player retention – other than new content?

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Months ago, Gamasutra published a piece about the long-tail of game development - basically, how to keep a video game selling copies and/or attracting...
Dig it.

RuneScape player’s huge history book goes on sale for charity

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The full history of RuneScape, which spans two decades of development and operation, is far more than can fit in any one book. That's...
Word.

Star Wars: The Old Republic to launch update 6.3, The Dark Descent, on April 27

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Earlier today, we made a snarky joke about how the next Star Wars: The Old Republic patch has had plenty of its content teased but...
Unshocking.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.5 stories have some issues

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All right, I'm just going to spoil this column up front. Out of this patch's stories... well, one is kind of a wisp of...

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