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Here are the highlights from Camelot Unchained’s siege warfare demo and roadmap reveal

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Note: We liveblogged the stream; scroll down to the end of the post for the latest. The past week has been a whirlwhind for MMO...
Bless Unguilded

Bless Unleashed outlines plans for guild mechanics in the future

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There are some things you just can't get done in certain time windows. Bless Unleashed has done as much as it can to be...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: So why did people love WoW’s Wrath of the Lich King so damn much?

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Sometimes, when I write something and note it would require an additional column, it is a preview of coming attractions and something I actually...

Steam recounts its 2019 achievements including mitigation of review bombing

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Steam has made a lot of advancements in 2019 when you take a moment to look at it in its most recent blog post....
STOP HUMMING THE IMPERIAL MARCH

PlanetSide 2 brings Escalation to the live servers on February 19

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Normally, escalation of a conflict is kind of a bad thing. In the case of PlanetSide 2, though, the upcoming Escalation update is arguably...

The Daily Grind: Are DPS meters in MMORPGs toxic by nature?

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I've been thinking about this a bit. On Monday, MOP's Eliot penned a lengthy piece about addons in Final Fantasy XIV that seemed to...

Massively Overthinking: Contemplating Colossus and Camelot Unchained

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You had to know we were going to talk about Camelot Unchained in this edition of Massively Overthinking, right? Last week, City State Entertainment announced...

Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs apologizes for Colossus reveal, promises roadmap and siege video tomorrow

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A week ago, Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment stunned MMORPG players - and its own Kickstarter backers - with the news that it...
DAGRON

Champions Online tasks players with taking on Hi-Pan and the Red Banner Cult

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It's time to absolutely ruin the Red Banner Cult led by Hi-Pan in the latest Champions Online event, dubbed (appropriately enough) Red Banner Ruin and running...
Bless this hot mess.

EVE Online is having connection issues that the developers are struggling to solve

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It's hard to connect with EVE Online at this point. Not in a metaphorical sense, but in a very literal and actual sense of connecting...

French World of Warcraft fans release epic live-action War on Lordaeron short film

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I'm gonna tell you to go get some popcorn now, and not because of drama. It's because it's movie time! World of Warcraft movie...
Things you don't want.

Vague Patch Notes: If people aren’t raiding in an MMO, it’s not because it’s too hard

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The start of the year, at least from my perspective, was dominated by Blizzard doing lots of dumb things. So it's kind of nice,...
Big hall.

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival officially announced for San Diego, Nagoya, and London

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The announcement of this year's Final Fantasy XIV fan festival is probably not going to shock players; after all, where else would the next expansion...
Nonsuch Weapon

Final Fantasy XIV: Echoes of a Fallen Star releases on February 18

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Good news, Final Fantasy XIV fans, the date we had all expected for the game's next patch via context clues has been confirmed! Yes, patch...

The Expanse author blasts Star Citizen for privacy breach

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This is probably not how you want to get noticed by another major name in the sci-fi industry, but Star Citizen seems to have...
Classy.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is just far too slow to be playable?

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When you first start playing Final Fantasy XI, you are given a short cutscene and then... nothing. You are standing in a city and left...

Star Trek Online player creates a Justice League away team, Sea of Thieves players host a fashion show

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I want more MMO fashion reports. Character creation is one of the first avenues of player self-expression and it very often is one of...
Gank the king!

Albion Online patches in some gentle nudges to the Queen update

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The Queen update for Albion Online was a big one, and so it makes sense that the latest patch has a few things in it...
Someone will get that reference.

Final Fantasy XI adds Siren for Summoners in the next version update

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Sorry, folks, but you will not be able to stay away from the next update to Final Fantasy XI. You might want to, you might have...

Whatever happened to MechWarrior Online?

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Every once in a while, I'll be tabbing through my feeds and see an update on the MechWarrior Online site. I get excited for...

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