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No elf.

Blizzard shows off the remodeled Night Elves for Warcraft III: Reforged

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Warcraft III: Reforged might have missed its initial launch date of "by the end of 2019," but not by much; the game is still...
Well, bye...

ESA responds to Sony’s skipping of E3 2020, saying the show will be ‘high-energy’

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So if you missed the news due to it generally being shrug-worthy, it turns out that Sony has decided to skip out on E3...
Ah, good, backstory.

World of Warcraft launches patch 8.3, Visions of N’Zoth, today

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Who's feeling downright crazy today? It's the day for crazy in World of Warcraft with the launch of patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth, concluding the Battle for...
Single-platform universe.

Dual Universe shares its latest narrative Tale and shows off community creations

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Sure, Dual Universe is mostly about building neat stuff and surviving the sandbox world of its sci-fi space, but it's also got some lore...
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DC Universe Online is offering free access to episodes through February 7

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The anniversary event for DC Universe Online has arrived, as the game has turned nine years old and is celebrating with a whole lot of...
space game

Checking in on long-running Vendetta Online and the expansion that didn’t happen

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It's been a hot minute since we checked in on Vendetta Online - maybe a long enough hot minute that nobody even says hot...
Obviously silly dances are already universal.

Wisdom of Nym: The little-explained lore bits in Final Fantasy XIV

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This column, in part, is in honor of a random party member who had never realized that the currency you're picking up in dungeons...

Fight or Kite: Griefing! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

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Here we are at the very first Fight or Kite of the New Year and of the decade. With it, let’s discuss something that...

The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2019?

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Many years ago, we used to give an award for the most innovative MMO. It fell by the wayside as we expanded our awards...
Not so close.

Global Chat: How fast should combat be in MMOs?

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The speed of combat engagements in MMORPGs -- as rare as they may be -- was the topic du jour on a couple of...

John Smedley and Scott Hartsman put out a call to help a former EverQuest II dev

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This story crossed our desk with some signal boosting from John Smedley and Scott Hartsman this weekend: A little less than a year ago, former...

One Shots: Worse homes and gardens

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Probably the only thing that is holding me back from embracing a career as a lifelong mega-villain is that I can't conform to the...
won't you let me live

The Daily Grind: What ‘dormant’ MMO do you think would benefit the most from some patches?

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There are live games, there are games that have shut down, there are games in maintenance mode... and then there are dormant MMOs. Dormant...
wheeeee

WRUP: How to use all the social media sites edition

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Twitter: You have two options here. The first is that you can go around incessantly correcting people for things you think are errors based...

The Daily Grind: Capes or backpacks in MMOs?

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2019 was a huge, huge year for MMORPGs. I'm mainly talking about how both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Guild Wars 2 got capes...
Sheewax.

Betawatch: Magic Legends is our Magic MMORPG except in how it’s not

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The first few days after the end of the year are a bad time for betas, but we came roaring back this week with Magic:...

Destiny 2’s launching a charity campaign to help victims of the Australian brushfires

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Bungie is joining CCP Games on the short list (so far) of games studios using their titles to help with the Australian brushfire crisis....
Contains some monsters.

Final Fantasy XI adjusts Beastmasters and Ambuscade for January

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All right, Beastmasters of Vana'diel, it's time to start this year off right with adjustments. Yes, the latest Final Fantasy XI update doesn't just bring...

MassivelyOP’s complete 2019 awards debrief and annual recap

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As we did in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, today I'm going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from the end of...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating in 2020?

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Every year, we dish out our "most anticipated" award, and you know what? It's almost never the same game twice, and sadly it's not...

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