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PAX East 2019: Destiny’s Sword aims to take the ludonarrative into actual gameplay

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They were called Failure Force, and they were the team that could never make a roll. My roommate, my wife, and myself were playing a...
lol so randum

World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas explains the philosophy behind Azerite now and in the future

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It turns out that even if you liked World of Warcraft's Artifact Weapons and how they were designed, their front-loaded nature was very bad. That's...
Looks like home.

The Daily Grind: Are there any zones in MMOs you’d like to call home?

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My wife has long had an affection for Nagrand in World of Warcraft, and that makes sense to me. The gentle rolling terrain looks like...

Classic EverQuest GDC panel reflects on development, design, and nostalgia

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There are not many MMORPGs that have the well of 20 years of experience to draw from, which makes a game like EverQuest pretty...
This is fine.

Ashes of Creation is rotating in a new set of cosmetic items for pre-orders

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So we all know that the Ashes of Creation alpha testing and planned launch has seen delays and that Intrepid has been rolling out a...
Next up, turtles!

Blade & Soul brings in two new dungeons for the Legends Reborn event

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Do you have a deep desire to fight a turtle with sharp weapons? If so, you are a monster for that fact. However, Blade & Soul...

Chronicles of Elyria interviews Soulbound’s CEO and previews combat

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Things for the month of March happened in the Chronicles of Elyria that maybe went flying under your radar, which is where the game's...

Tamriel Infinium: The power of community in five-year-old Elder Scrolls Online

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Given the volatility in today’s video game industry, it’s nice when an MMO is able to celebrate some longevity. Elder Scrolls Online has not...
Well... cool.

The Daily Grind: What does an MMO need to do right at the start to keep you playing?

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I don't think it can be overstated enough that the introductory experience of an MMO is absolutely crucial to pulling in and retaining a...

Check out this 4K version of the original Diablo II intro cinematic made with AI

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We're seeing quite a number of HD remasters in video games and retellings of classic movies, so perhaps it was only a matter of...
All right!

Dragon Quest X will shutter in China on May 30

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And now, we announce the closure of a Square-Enix MMO. No, not Final Fantasy XIV and not Final Fantasy XI; those are both going strong, obviously. It's Dragon...
So... we cool, huh? We cool?

Wisdom of Nym: Thoughts on the end of Final Fantasy XIV’s 4.x story

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So now we've gotten the ending. And... gosh, sometimes these patches really do not merit splitting up, which is kind of the case for Final Fantasy...

Choose My Adventure: What Legends of Aria taught me about sandbox MMORPGs

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As much as I enjoy the new guard of MMORPGs, with their quick-hit content and action combat models, I'm also not completely ignorant to...
It's a jumping-off point.

Final Fantasy XIV brings back Hatching-tide on April 9

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The war at the Ala Mhigan border has spun into a stalemate, there's the promise of having to travel to the First, and there...
Finding a handful of daunts.

PAX East 2019: Dauntless talks launching, version 1.0, and the Epic Store

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The fine folks at Phoenix Labs aren't bringing Dauntless to Steam; instead, they're heading to the Epic Store as planned. We can all speculate about...

The Daily Grind: Do you still get excited about upcoming MMORPGs?

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It was the late aughts. My husband and I had scraped together money to fly to London for a meet-up with our Europe-based guildies....

Star Wars Galaxies Legends emulator put out a huge March update trying to fix player cities

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The April Fools' Day event isn't the only thing that's recently gone live in the fan-favorite Star Wars Galaxies emulator known as Legends. While...
We are great at our jobs.

Diablo III kicks off testing for patch 2.6.5 on April 5

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It's time for a little testing in Diablo III starting on April 5th (that's how you know it's not a joke) when patch 2.6.5 arrives...

Massively Uplifting: Bethesda’s gift to gaming granny, friendships forged in EverQuest and Guild Wars 2

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It is no joke: There is plenty that's good going on in the gaming world, and we want to share that with you. You...
Kapwing!

PAX East 2019: Bless Unleashed really isn’t Bless Online (to its credit)

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The folks behind Bless Unleashed are not just porting over Bless Online to the Xbox One. This is a refrain that Bandai Namco and Neowiz have...

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