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Bethesda says Fallout 76 scrapbox bug is a ‘top priority’ as ‘class warfare’ griefing claims surface

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Ah, Fallout 76. Fans went from eagerness for "Country Roads" to using that same song as a backdrop for a year in review video...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you play ‘wrong’?

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On the MOP podcast a few weeks back, Justin and I chatted briefly about playing MMOs all wrong, and not really caring what anyone...

Global Chat: Starting over in ArcheAge

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The (re)launch of ArcheAge Unchained is of significant interest to certain parties who are hoping that this "do over" finally will propel this sandbox...

One Shots: Deceptions or desserts

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It's that time of year again when strange little MMO players put on clever disguises, thrust their inventories at developers, and shout, "Deceptions or...
Nope.

The Daily Grind: Are you still on board the Kickstarter MMO train?

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An interesting thing happened when Justin put out his list of Kickstarted MMOs that raised the most money; the comments pointed out that the...
Big hall.

Final Fantasy XIV elaborates on the additions to housing for patch 5.1

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Updates to housing for Final Fantasy XIV are coming in patch 5.1 beyond the addition of new wards. Sure, the addition of three new wards...
Banjo music.

WRUP: Old Rancid Mike’s Vile Garbage Salad edition

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Back in 1844, a man named Michael Harrington took over a small storefront in Queens, NY with a simple goal: To serve gullible idiots...

The Daily Grind: How has an MMO recently tested your patience?

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I like to think of myself as a reasonably patient man. I'll line up at the DMV or Disney and wait my turn for...
store

Betawatch: Star Citizen patches up to 3.7.1

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Yo dawg, we heard you like Star Citizen patches, so we applied a patch to another patch so your Star Citizen patch has another Star Citizen...
spoop

EVE Online brings out its Halloween horrors for the spooky season

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It's time for EVE Online to get spooky. You may wonder how scary a game can really make itself when being blown up for no reason...
We're fine.

World of Warcraft will be locking down corruption values on the test server

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The new Corrupted item system being tested for World of Warcraft has already received a fair amount of feedback, generally in the negative. The...
But THIS time it'll work.

Bless Unleashed explains the multi-tiered process of equipping your character properly

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If you were worried that equipping your character would be a simple process of looking at an item level number in Bless Unleashed, you will...

Leaderboard: Did you go back to SWTOR for Onslaught?

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When Star Wars The Old Republic's Onslaught was first announced last April, people were surprisingly excited for it. Oh sure, some folks in the...

EVE Vegas 2019: CCP and Hadean announce a third EVE Aether Wars event for November

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Ahead of EVE Vegas today, CCP Games has announced a third go-round of EVE Aether Wars. Gamers will recall that's the tech partnership with...
Oh, COME ON, what did that accomplish?

Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty

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Do not try to read the patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch out loud in one breath. You will run out of oxygen...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Lich King 2, Tides of Lichness?

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All right, I guess we're doing this now. Yes, this column isn't just about how Blizzard screws up so badly that a lot of...

Gamigo has temporarily disabled ArcheAge’s ArchePass for a rework

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So, how much did you hate ArcheAge Unchained's ArchePass? Because it's gone - or at least it's gone for now. MMO gamers will recall that...
Surprised pikachu dot jpeg.

Legends of Aria is halting taxes and auctions ahead of its next patch in November

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Citadel Studios is clearly hoping that the next update for Legends of Aria brings people to the game to stay, but there's a bit of...

Path of Exile previews a fix-filled patch, looks back at six years, and shares new Blight League statistics

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Grinding Gear Games likes to do things in bundles, it seems, so we're bundling up the latest Path of Exile details in one place....
Sometimes it's... pretty clear.

Vague Patch Notes: Scammers, grifters, and amateurs in the MMORPG market

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There are two apparent truisms about scams in the MMO marketplace. The first is that players are quick to call anything that vaguely stinks...

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