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Legends of Aria’s Steam early access launch is now slated for spring

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The testing through early access continues for Legends of Aria, and that includes figuring out the schedule for the game's patches and ultimate release. The...
Fight me, coward.

The Daily Grind: Do you trust player census numbers for MMOs?

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It's a shame that developers don't really give you any official player numbers any more, but that's the state we live in. Players have...

Battle Bards Episode 136: Overlooked MMO soundtracks

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Ever feel like the Battle Bards have covered every MMO soundtrack in existence? It’s actually far from true, and today’s episode is Exhibit A...
Please be a spell, then.

Path of Exile details the caster-heavy class breakdown in the Betrayal league

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With every Path of Exile league, the designers take the time to dissect the overall balance of classes found throughout the game in various permutations,...
Just relax.

Blade & Soul’s third anniversary event is live now

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Yes, it's time for Blade & Soul players to enjoy the game's anniversary event, as it is live right now. That means players can pick...
Put this in a thing to store it.

Lost Ark updates with more storage while outlining future content plans

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The update train for Lost Ark keeps rolling on in the game's beta. The most recent patch (which has translated notes here, if for some...

Closers will merge its NA and EU servers into a single world server on January 29

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This month, anime-action MMO Closers will be bringing continents together as it merges its NA and EU servers into a single worldwide server in...
Also, more robots.

The Daily Grind: Which old MMO studio do you miss the most?

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We have spent a lot of time -- perhaps more than is prudent -- pining over MMOs that have closed their doors. But I...

Two months later, classic Ingress has better reviews than the buggy Ingress Prime reboot

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When Niantic rebooted Ingress as Ingress Prime back in November, it was after a year of work effectively porting the classic MMOARPG to Pokemon Go's...
Mobile spreadsheets.

EVE Online’s first release of the year is really smashing rocks

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You move 16 tons (of asteroids), what do you get? Another hour of skill training and a whole lot of destroyed asteroids, plus a...
I AM SO GREAT! *clap* I AM SO GREAT!

World of Warcraft outlines the item reward changes arriving in the game next week

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Next week sees the opening of a new raid in World of Warcraft on Normal and Heroic difficulties, which means you'll be getting some more...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

Anthem promises matchmaking for all of its content

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We don't yet know all of the content that will be available for Anthem, as previews thus far have showed off open-world questing and the...

Choose My Adventure: The lonesome job of star charting in Elite Dangerous

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Today's edition of Choose My Adventure features results that were both a landslide and extremely close. On the one hand, most people suggested that...
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Final Fantasy XIV launches Blue Mage into the spotlight today

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It's time to say the words that everyone in a party wants to hear in Final Fantasy XIV: "Don't kill this guy yet, wait for...

Age of Conan players kill 1.5 million mobs for a fancy cloak

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The blood is still flowing hot and fast on Age of Conan's Saga of Blood server. The special ruleset shard, which went live last...
Also, kind of Blue Mage, but that's not happening so stop asking.

Final Fantasy XIV offers one more overview of Blue Mage before it goes live tomorrow

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Tomorrow marks the unlocking of Blue Mage, the newest job added to the Final Fantasy XIV lineup... and also the first limited job, which is...

Dark and Light is closing down 70% of its early access servers

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Snail Games' early access MMO Dark and Light has suffered a few growing pains during its development. The company originally announced it was resurrecting...
This should be obvious.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5 in review

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Ah, that's the good stuff. I'm not going to lie, I was honestly a bit concerned about this patch for Final Fantasy XIV. Not just because...
Can I return this muffin if I only ate half of it?

The Epic store is now sporting a Steam-style refund policy on titles

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It's not even remotely surprising to state that the Epic store is taking direct aim at Steam with its structure, and that aim is...
This is what you asked for with another Fallout title, guys. This is what your hands have wrought.

Fallout 76 players are finding ways to glitch into a secret developer room with unreleased items

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We would like to preface today's story of Fallout 76 having all the integrity of tissue paper in a hurricane by saying that you should...