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PWE officially bids farewell to the Star Trek Online and Neverwinter Foundry

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While we all knew it was coming, it still doesn't make saying goodbye very easy. The Foundry -- a repository and creation tool for...
At least it's not political, right?

The Division 2 spots and patches out a homophobic slur hidden in in-game graffiti

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The thing about making a large game with lots of moving parts is, well, sometimes you wind up signing off on something you don't...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a ‘port in the storm’ MMORPG?

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Yesterday, we covered the news that Elder Scrolls Online is actually implementing queues and adding more capacity and new hardware to handle what its...
Who could have seen this coming.

World of Warcraft details the new zones and new Heart of Azeroth upgrades for patch 8.2, Rise of Azshara

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It's almost time for players to start testing World of Warcraft's patch 8.2, the Rise of Azshara. But you won't be going into testing...

Black Desert says it’s finished its Shadow Arena-related ‘false bans’ investigation

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Since March, we've been covering a hacking wave and the ensuing fallout in Black Desert, as cheaters swarmed the now-defunct Shadow Arena battle royale...
Up to date.

Final Fantasy XIV updates the Shadowbringers and Final Fantasy XV crossover sites

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Darkness is approaching swiftly in Final Fantasy XIV, as is a sweet new car. The car is approaching more swiftly. Yes, the special sites...
Of course there's a sewer level.

Fallout 76 previews the Burrows and the new in-game camera

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It's taken a little while, but Fallout 76 is getting that staple of video games, the sewer level. Yes, that's the core of what's...

Path of Exile squishes some bugs, adds new cosmetics, and shows off player hideouts

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It's a bundle of updates out of Path of Exile as the Synthesis League continues to roll on, so let's hop right in to...
Oh, I see it.

Vague Patch Notes: The community is and is not the MMO

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The community is not the MMO. That should be obvious. There is a game to League of Legends that exists without any of the toxic...

The Division 2 mops up exploits and announces a PTS in its latest state-of-the-game

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With launch and its first big patch under its belt, The Division 2 team has delivered a state-of-the-game address about what it's doing next. Notably,...

Elder Scrolls Online implements temporary queues for EU megaserver thanks to burgeoning playerbase

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Generally speaking, all MMORPG developers seek more players. More players means more money, right? Except when it means server problems. That's exactly what's been going...
Jump around?

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer target locks or free aiming in MMO action combat?

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In the world of active combat, the mechanics are split between two separate yet equally important combat styles. The first is the open free-aiming...
Wild.

Fallout 76’s latest Wild Appalachia patch is live now

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It's time for players to take on new quests in Fallout 76 with the new Wild Appalachia update, which puts a new quest line...

TERA is rolling back all progress since yesterday’s patch thanks to a nasty economy exploit

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Yesterday's TERA Skywatch: New Heights update brought along a bit more than En Masse bargained for, and now the servers will see a rollback...
All these PLAYERS wanting to DO STUFF!

Sea of Thieves on transitioning a live service, plus the Arena mode reveal

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You know what's wild? When players buy an online game, they want stuff to do in that game. Not just one or two things...
We're legends! Maybe.

Blade & Soul’s Legends Reborn is live today as NCsoft merges western servers down to two

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It's time to be legendary in Blade and Soul, or at least adjacent to the rebirth of legends. Or something like that, as the...
The yeller.

Perfect Ten: Suggestions to make World of Warcraft Classic feel more authentic

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One of the things that I tell people going back to Final Fantasy XI now is that the game is, well, a different animal...

The Daily Grind: What MMO player behavior irks you the most?

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One of the best aspects of MMORPGs is also one of its worst on occasion. And yes, I'm talking about the presence of those...
Try this again.

EVE Online dials back repairs and rebalances capital and subcapital ships with its newest patch

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The most recent patch to EVE Online is all about balance, and part of that balance is about reducing the effectiveness of repairs. Players...
But seriously, what's Damien's deal this week?

Saturday Night Live takes a jab at The Division 2’s love of talking at you

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Sometimes you just can't get an NPC to shut up in a video game. Sometimes you can't get multiple NPCs to shut up. And...

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