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Rumor: A new version of the Nintendo Switch is due out some time next year

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Everyone likes the Nintendo Switch. It's a solid console that's portable and fun and useful. About the only thing it's lacking is some hardware...
CHICKEN ARISE!

The Rising returns to Final Fantasy XIV on Thursday

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It's nearly time to celebrate seven years of Final Fantasy XIV since its relaunch with the annual return of the Rising event, starting on...

Choose My Adventure: Determining the strengths and weaknesses of AdventureQuest 3D

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So it’s my final week here in AdventureQuest 3D and things ended with not a bang nor a whimper so much as with a...
Let's set up shop.

Hands-on with New World’s war mode: All the fun you can have blowing up a fortress of lumber

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It's really hard to look at the general progress of New World and not get the sense of a game that's struggling to sort...
Roast somebody.

World of Warcraft announces more low-population realm connections

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Just like the next expansion is bringing players together with the dead in Shadowlands, the current server plans for World of Warcraft seem to...

New week, old problems: LOTRO can’t seem to fix its servers

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If you logged into Lord of the Rings Online this week hoping for an easy road to Mordor, think again. There are a whole...

The Daily Grind: Do you do side quests in your MMOs?

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I realize this question doesn't apply to all MMOs: Some MMOs don't have quests at all, while in others, there's no way you're leveling...
I'm not him! I don't even look like him!

Champions Online wants you to create a developer’s costume

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One of the unique perks of working on Champions Online for Cryptic is that each developer gets his or her own in-game avatar, complete...

RuneScape introduces a traveling artisan and begins taking nominations for the Golden Gnomes awards

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This week in RuneScape we have traveling artisans, some Golden Gnomes, and a couple of little fixes to share. It's just another Monday for...
When everything looks like this it tends to run together.

World of Warcraft kicks off a new animated series, Afterlives, starting on Thursday

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The old adage about writing is that a dead character is less interesting than a living one, because a dead one can't do anything...
The other side.

Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Reflections in Crystal storylines

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All right, let's make something very clear right off the bat: There will be spoilers in this column. If you have managed to not...

Population Zero’s playerbase dwindles into single-digit territory as the devs confirm ‘light’ content for August

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It would appear that the fortunes for early access survival MMO Population Zero are not improving whatsoever. In fact, the game's population as of...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying ‘dark pattern’ in MMO gaming?

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I've been kind of obsessed with dark patterns - that is, intentionally deceptive or annoying interface design - for kind of a while now,...

One Shots: Today’s forecast is foggy with a light chance of dragons

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The other day I was at the zoo watching a Siberian Tiger stalk around its exhibit, and I was thinking, "If I encountered that...
Sorry, guys.

The Daily Grind: Are there any languishing MMOs you’re still hopeful will recover?

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You know, I was pretty down with the long wait for Final Fantasy XIV's most recent patch, but I have nothing on Secret World...

Battle Bards Episode 175: Prehistoric jams

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Having perfected their musical time machine, the Battle Bards leap back to the past to enjoy the soundscapes of dinosaurs and other prehistoric denizens....

WoW Classic de-layers servers, causing queues to return

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World of Warcraft Classic is one big happy family again -- but maybe not quite that happy. Following a decision to re-implement layering tech this...
take THAT

WRUP: Things Huey Lewis has lied to me about and the ways he did so edition

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Lie: "Don't take money, don't take fame, don't need no credit card to ride this train." Format: Song (The Power of Love) Truth: It in fact...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has benefited the most from cross-promotion?

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One of the great advantages of making an MMO in an established IP is that there are all sorts of opportunities to draw in...
Finally.

Betawatch: New World has a new client for a new beta

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There's a beta event going down next week in New World, don't you know, and it's coming with a new shiny client. Can you...

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