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EverQuest II kicks off its 14-year anniversary celebration

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Can you believe that EverQuest II has been running for 14 years now? We'll give you a moment to scamper off to Wikipedia to...

One Shots: A star is born

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It's time for another amazing Fashion Week here at One Shots! It's like Shark Week, only with sleeker looks and less chum. Last time,...
This one hurts.

The Daily Grind: What wildly implausible settings would you like for an MMO?

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If you had told me before it happened that we would get an MMO based on the works of Tad Williams, I wouldn't have...
Knives out.

BlizzCon 2018: Diablo Immortal lore, zone, class, and Q&A recap

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Blizzard's Wyatt Cheng and Matthew Burger took the stage for the Diablo Immortal Q&A panel at BlizzCon tonight, clearly aware of the drama swirling...
Opposition.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft Q&A liveblog

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Here's the problem with World of Warcraft Q&A sessions every time we have BlizzCon, which is now just one bad idea away from happening...
If you look to your left, you will see a sad person.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft Classic liveblog

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So. World of Warcraft Classic. Did you think you wanted it, but it turns out you don't? Did you think you want it and...
lol

WRUP: Sycamore is a really funny word edition

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Seriously, look at that word. Sick-a-more. What a weird word. A lot of words stop sounding real when you say them a bunch of...

The Daily Grind: What makes for a satisfying MMO dungeon crawl?

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When I cast my mind back to my childhood, the word "RPG dungeon" conjured up very specific images of being trapped far underground with...
I'm fine. We're fine. This is fine. Everything's fine like wine.

Betawatch: Ashes of Creation tests battle royale, Occupy White Walls hands out beta keys

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So... all right. Ashes of Creation has a secondary side battle royale mode that's going to be entitled Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse and is...

BlizzCon 2018: Diablo fans go into full-fledged meltdown mode over Immortal

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It's hard to imagine a more perfect storm of nerdrage than the one that Blizzard concocted at BlizzCon this Friday. Sorely neglected Diablo fans...
Going nowhere, going nowhere.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft – What’s Next liveblog

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So what is next for World of Warcraft? Based on the current reception of the game's expansion, my personal prediction is another few months...
I can stop any time I want.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft gets a new charity pet and a new cinematic

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The opening ceremonies are over, and we didn't get a whole lot of news about World of Warcraft just yet, but we did get...
This went over great.

BlizzCon 2018: Opening ceremonies liveblog

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It's that time again, dear readers, a time of listening to staff members from Blizzard talk about the company on stage at the newest annual BlizzCon! And because everyone seems to enjoy it when we liveblog these ceremonies every year, it seems like we might as well do that again.
Everyone wants to feel like a hero. Sometimes there's not a hero moment.

BlizzCon 2018: Get yourself ready with BlizzCon Bingo

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Yes, it's time for another BlizzCon, and as always that means a lot of panels, a lot of nonsense, and... well, let's face it,...
Such meaning.

Vague Patch Notes: The meaning of ‘meaningful’ in MMORPGs

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Ironically, the term "meaningful" has a long history of not meaning much of anything with MMOs. Back in 2015 I did a Perfect Ten about...
Nah.

The Daily Grind: Do you even have any expectations left for BlizzCon?

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So. Today's the first day of BlizzCon. Normally, we take the opportunity to ask our community about their expectations and predictions for BlizzCon. But,...
Better homes and/or gardens

Here’s how The Elder Scrolls Online’s new home-building tools work

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Decorating houses in MMOs is serious business. It's extremely serious business. The Elder Scrolls Online knows this, which is why the recently released update...
Oh my.

Bless Online is making some enhancement changes with its next patch

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Is it too difficult to enhance items in Bless Online? The game's next planned patch on November 7th should make it a fair bit...
luls

Fallout 76’s Atom shop is in the game’s beta (but not usable just yet)

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As you walk through the wasteland in the Fallout 76, be on the lookout for Atoms. Yes, with a capital letter, that's the game's...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five tools to up your roleplay game in SWTOR

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As you all know, I like to roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic. In fact, creating characters and creating struggles for them within...

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