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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...
Alive again!

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best Necromancer class?

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Do you like to play with dead things? Heck, who doesn't? It's one of the most well-adjusted activities that any person can do while...

Gamigo’s tree planting initiative sees over 80K trees planted, extends another week

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The last time we peeked in on Gamigo's Eden Reforestation Projects charity drive, there were over 40K trees planted thanks to players buying up...
Car

Dual Universe is rearranging the controls on the Speeder for easier use

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The Speeder is the first vehicle you're tasked with assembling in Dual Universe, and as a result it's the introduction to vehicle controls. It...
Working from not-home.

Balmung is the first NA Final Fantasy XIV server to fully rebuild the New Nest

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It took a while, but it's done now. The first North American server to complete the restoration of Ishgard in Final Fantasy XIV patch...

Choose My Adventure: The first steps as a Romulan in Star Trek Online

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In last week's column, I mentioned that the start of our Star Trek Online journey would not be done alone, and sure enough I've...
Loko otu belwo

New World dives into the mechanics of its factional PvP warfare

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War! Huh! Good God, y'all, what is it good for? Capturing the other faction's territory in New World, it seems. While last week we...

Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support

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April showers of good deeds bring May flowers of comfort and hope. And after the last couple of months, we sure could use a...
Still struggling.

EverQuest, EverQuest II devs talk up expansions, TLE set bonuses, and server merges

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The developers of EverQuest and EverQuest II are a pretty chatty bunch, it seems. For one thing, you've got the latest episode of Kander's...

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