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Final Fantasy XIV suspends a streamer for shaming another player live on his stream

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One of the rules about playing Final Fantasy XIV is that players are to a limited extent liable for what they do and say outside...
Mirror match!

The Daily Grind: What do you think about Cryptic’s MMO business models?

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As a fan of Cryptic Studios and its games, here is something that I have pondered for a while now: Is the studio generous...

Grab a MU Online, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz holiday bundle in Webzen’s Winter giveaway

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Webzen is celebrating the yule holidays with a pile of wintry events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including a company-wide promotion, 22 days...
This image hurts.

TERA balls up another round of Wintera starting today

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It's time to enjoy the winter snowfall in TERA with the annual rollout of the game's winter festival, dubbed... Wintera. Is that supposed to...
EVEangelical.

EVE Online’s new policy allowing developers to play EVE Online is live

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It's an often-recited statement by players in any MMO that the developers don't even seem to play the game, but in the case of...

Choose My Adventure: Conquering the fear of Project Gorgon (and getting rewarded for it)

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You’ll probably notice that last week’s CMA was absent, and that’s because Project Gorgon intimidated me. I basically was scared off for a bit. I...

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMO Business Model

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Business Model, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2 last year. This...
Buzzer buzzer, cling clang.

No Man’s Sky introduces music creation with the ByteBeat device

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Just because you're in a big lonely void of space doesn't mean you can't fill the emptiness with incredibly fresh beats. The latest patch...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2019?

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I'll have you know that fighting over MMO graphics is a time-honored tradition around here. It's a straight-up RvR showdown between the photo-realism side,...

Elite Dangerous celebrates five years with a retrospective and a celebratory Community Goal

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Happy fifth birthday to Elite Dangerous! The internet spaceship sandbox is marking its latest milestone with a whole lot of looking back, some warm...
ring ring ring

World of Warcraft brings the Feast of Winter Veil around once again

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It's beginning to look a lot like red jumpsuits on Dwarves in World of Warcraft as the Feast of Winter Veil returns once again. At...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s first Patch 5.2 preview in brief

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I did actually sit down for the most recent live letter, which was only halfway intentional. It's not like I didn't want to hear...

EVE Online details Triglavian recruitment tactics, High-Sec fights, and holiday events

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For those of us who view events in EVE Online as more interesting to watch than actually participate in, then the events outlined in...

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Blunder, which was awarded to Blizzard's Diablo Immortal disaster last year. This...

Final Fantasy XIV touts 18 million registered users during its special 14-hour broadcast

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It's not a secret that Final Fantasy XIV is doing very well for itself, especially in light of one of its most popular expansions...
Another character who has been well-done by this expansion!

Activision Blizzard Media is launching a new player research community called King’s Council

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So this is something new. Activision Blizzard Media has announced that it's forming a new player research community composed of its most active and...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2019?

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You might recall that in 2018, we swapped out our award for best PvP MMORPG. Neither our writers nor our readers in the years...

RuneScape discusses initiatives to monitor extreme player spending as part of a ‘duty of care’

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A bit of backstory here: In September of this year, a Parliamentary report on addictive technologies like gaming monetization pointed to the case of...

Battle Bards Episode 158: Winter returns

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Do you feel a little… frozen this winter season? Winter is something amazing to behold, especially when video game composers attempt to capture its unique magic...

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMO Player Housing

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Player Housing, which was awarded to EverQuest II and RIFT last year....

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