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Coronavirus drives DCUO to beg off a ComicCon, but E3 planning is ‘full speed’ ahead

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When the "impact of the coronavirus on gaming" stories pile up into a roundup, you know it's bad news. First, Daybreak and Dimensional Ink announced...

Massively Uplifting: DragonCon announces official charity, more studios support Australian wildfire relief

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This past month has been filled with its share of dark news, not the least of which is the coronavirus that is plaguing the...
ARROW'D!

Black Desert prepares to shoot the Archer onto the PlayStation 4 on March 4

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The Archer! A dramatic opponent stepping out of the shadows in Black Desert! Or remaining in the shadows; it doesn't actually matter, the whole point...
dork dork dork

Path of Exile outlines the changes coming to the Atlas of Worlds in Delirium

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The last big update to Path of Exile made some pretty major changes to the endgame, but that was a starting point rather than a...
These losers again?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2 in review – the story

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The funny thing about big Final Fantasy XIV patches these days is that because the smaller material gets a bit more spread out, we...

Google Stadia apparently has offered insufficient incentives for devs on the platform

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So why exactly is Stadia - a major platform launched pushed by Google of all the companies in the world - floundering so badly? The...
Paladinhood.

The Daily Grind: Do old MMOs perform so much better now than at launch that they’re actually easier?

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MMO blogger Wilhelm of The Ancient Gaming Noob fame recently posed us a question about old vs. new MMOs. "Our WoW Classic group has been...
My God, it's full of nonsense.

Battle Bards Episode 163: EverQuest upgraded

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The Battle Bards return to the verdant fields of EverQuest for a look at the updated and remastered soundtrack that came out last year. If you...
We listen.

Star Wars: The Old Republic designers discuss the creation of the Alderaan stronghold

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If you like to build something to last in Star Wars: The Old Republic, don't build on Alderaan. Sure, it looks pretty right now, but...

Global Chat: Neverwinter is ‘damn good fun’

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You know what's an interesting trend among MMO bloggers lately? It seems that many of them are heading back to Neverwinter -- and enjoying...

One Shots: The Mo Army marches on

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Has there ever been a figure as majestic, as inspiring, as armor-plated as Massively OP mascot Mo? Probably, but that didn't stop our antsy...
In space, no one can transmit illness.

The Daily Grind: How much do you see COVID-19 impacting the MMO sphere?

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It's not really surprising that COVID-19 is having an impact on gaming. No, the disease is not rampaging through the world with a horribly...
Disappointed

WRUP: Son edition

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Son. Child. Offspring. Descendant. Genetic payload. Youth. Boy. Boyo. Scion. Youngling. Lad. Squire. Successor. Heir. Offshoot. Spawn. Additional family member. Post-pregnancy. Kid. Sport. Slugger....

PAX East 2020: LOTRO plans Aragorn and Arwen’s wedding plus 2021 expansion as DDO teases unicorns

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If you skipped out on PAX because of contagion concerns, or just missed the Standing Stone party last night because all the MMOs piled...

The Daily Grind: What does a new MMO have to do to get your attention?

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Last week, we reported that Population Zero is gunning for a May launch as a buy-to-play title. While I'm always intrigued by the debut...

Coronavirus fears prompt GDC to reschedule to late summer

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If it isn't obvious already, just about nobody is messing around with the rapid global spread of the coronavirus. On top of multiple studios...
Critters.

Betawatch: Temtem plans for this year and the next

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You can be glib and accuse Temtem of basically being a slight variant of Pokémon, but you cannot accuse the developers of lacking ambition. Not only...
Neener neener.

Dauntless’ 1.1.5 release tackles bugs in a big way

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On one hand, the latest patch for Dauntless is on the unexciting side because it doesn't feature any major content updates. On the other hand,...
Fair fights.

CCP Games just canceled April’s EVE Fanfest over coronavirus concerns

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Yesterday, we wrote about ongoing discussions in the EVE Online community about the safety and wisdom in attending EVE Fanfest, then set to run...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Wrath of the Lich King

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The downside to a project like this one, where I'm going through each of World of Warcraft's expansions one by one, is that it...

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