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Darkfall: Rise of Agon writes a thank-you note to its players for its three year anniversary

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It's been three years since Darkfall: Rise of Agon went live and five years since the project first saw life as DFO Returns, so...

An Old School RuneScape fan has started making an audio drama based on the MMORPG

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What do people who love theater do when they can't partake in the theater due to the pandemic? They turn to audio dramas, apparently,...

Did you miss the World of Warships VE Day parade? You can catch the replay now

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As we noted last weekend, Wargaming was going all out with World of Warships to celebrate the 75th Victory in Europe Day, which marks...

Guild Wars 2 makes Whisper in the Dark free this week while the community creates an anthology of hopeful stories

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While this free episodic stuff was brought up by us near the end of April, consider this your gentle reminder that Guild Wars 2...
Turns out esports are terrible.

Overwatch League team Vancouver Titans loses its entire roster amidst controversy

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There has been some talk that the third season of the Overwatch League is kind of crucial for attracting viewers and convincing fans to...
We

Fortnite clocks 350 million users and throws a huge party

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The Fortnite party bus is rolling down the street -- are you on it? If you are, you're in good company: The battle royale...
Bye.

Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?

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Yesterday, I wrote a whole column about how WildStar had some really great stuff in it. I did not mention its endgame at all....
Ahem.

New pictures hint at the potential look of Final Fantasy XI’s mobile version

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Remember ages ago, when we first heard about Final Fantasy XI getting a mobile version in collaboration with Nexon? Remember how we've barely heard...
This place is ugly.

Star Trek Online previews environments for a year of Klingons with the promise of more missions to come

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Playing a Klingon in Star Trek Online still feels a bit like being the unloved faction. The faction was originally just there for PvP,...
Vengeance.

The Daily Grind: What false MMO rumor did you totally buy into at one point?

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In Final Fantasy XI, all Goblin enemies have an ability called Bomb Toss. It hurts your entire party a fair amount when it hits,...
Sinister?

Introducing Animal Crossing but it’s a horror movie

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Anyone who has played Animal Crossing: New Horizons knows that the scariest possible thing to befall you on the island are things like hot...

Gaming-focused chat platform Guilded secures $7 million in funding

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Yep, another chat platform is seeking to take Discord's crown, but in the case of Guilded, it's doing so with what it purports to...
she's a killah

Albion Online adds mobile improvements like a virtual joystick and Outland banks, raises €42K for COVID-19 relief

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If you've been exploring Albion Online on mobile or if you just like the option when you're not at home (there was a time...
Ecto-Cooler?

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets a new alpha build with updated abilities and new models

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A new alpha build of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has arrived, and naturally that means it's time to start datamining the heck out of...
I'm an excellent fighter.

The Swtorista Armor Site is here to help Star Wars: The Old Republic players chase their fashion dragons

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Raids? Dungeons? Gear score? None of these are true high-level goals. Any real MMO player knows that fashion is the real endgame, and Star...
Effing OOPS

Perfect Ten: The top 10 things we loved about WildStar

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WildStar was a really neat game that was run by people who had no idea what was good about it. I'd apologize for that...

CCP intensifies fight against COVID-19, hopes EVE Online will ‘outlive us all’

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With EVE Online celebrating its 17th anniversary, it would stand to reason that CCP Games' CEO Hilmar Petursson would have a few things to...

Fallout 76 players come together to aid an in-game doctor with real-life medical needs

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Members of the Fallout 76 PS4 community are likely familiar with Brent “CJ Martin” Fairchild, a person who roleplays as an in-game doctor. Dr....
There! A thing!

Half a million people played Albion Online in April, so its studio is hiring again

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Blizzard is far from the only company making bank thanks to millions of gamers stuck at home sheltering from the pandemic right now. Sandbox...

MMO fan creates an infographic to help you choose a game

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With such a wide field of MMORPGs out there, it may be pretty daunting to figure out where to start -- or where to...

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