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Destiny 2 offers free loot while denying a moment of triumph

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The latest expansion for Destiny 2 seems to have largely won back the crowd, but the latest news out of the game has been...

Age of Conan’s next progression server appears to be Saga of Blood

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At the very beginning of 2018, Funcom rolled out a big update for ten-year-old Age of Conan: a "saga" server, basically a temporary progression...
Soak up the srun on the breach.

Star Trek Online is streamlining its mission system and bringing back the Breach on September 6

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The realities of scale in Star Trek Online mean that you don't frequently get to fly a starship through another starship. You kind of...

So here’s the tea on Guild Wars 2’s bubble tea promo – and why EU players are now being excluded

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Last week, we covered Guild Wars 2's bizarre but fun promotion with bubble tea vendor Kung Fu Tea. As originally announced, the promo was...
Everything's going fine.

H1Z1’s professional league is allegedly struggling in viewers, attendance, and actually paying its players

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It looks like H1Z1 is having some problems with its professional e-sports league. This isn't entirely news, as the league faced controversy right from...
Tappy

Final Fantasy XIV introduces paid features on its mobile companion app

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Do you want to be able to buy and sell items in Final Fantasy XIV while you're on the go or just talk with...
awesome show great job

Valve’s Artifact will feature no moderation and no cards earned through play

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Oh boy. If you've avoided hearing about Valve's upcoming digital card game, Artifact, you might want to take a look at the latest interview from...

The Daily Grind: What are the ages of your MMO characters?

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Back in August, MMO blog Gnomecore asked an intriguing question about the age of our MMO toons. He wasn't asking about how long you've...
No, this isn't quite the right place.

Final Fantasy XI plans for weapon improvements with its next patch

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Want to further augment some of the best weapons in Final Fantasy XI? The September version update is bringing along new improvements for things...
Light it up.

Path of Exile shares improvements being worked on for Delve upgrades

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If the world takes only one lesson from Path of Exile, it should be the virtue of improving things steadily based on feedback. Players...

EverQuest II merges one of its last remaining time-locked expansion servers into Antonia Bayle today

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Today might be an odd one for some EverQuest II players as the Stormhold server will soon cease to be (if it hasn't already,...

Pirates of the Burning Sea is closing down, but the community might be able to save it

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Bad news, but maybe also a tiny bit of good news too, for Pirates of the Burning Sea: Over the weekend, Portalus Games announced...
Well, points for effort.

Riot Games says it’s proud of workshops designed for women and non-binary prospective devs

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Online gaming watchers will recall that League of Legends studio Riot Games has sustained heavy fire this summer over sexism and misogyny allegations from...
I am not throwing away my shot.

Wisdom of Nym: What we learned in Final Fantasy XIV’s anniversary letter

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I appreciate the fact that we did not get a comprehensive picture of the next patch's story with this particular live letter. Yes, the...
Upon the fields of barley etc

Camelot Unchained recaps a week’s progress while showing off animations

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If you missed it, Camelot Unchained has spent the week testing. Patience? No, testing the game, and there's even an hour-long Q&A session recapping...

The Daily Grind: What major blunders in MMORPG history should future devs study?

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A week or so ago, Justin penned another entry in his long-running City of Heroes historical pieces, and down in the comments, a reader...

Wizard101 turns 10, plans Steam launch and huge party

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Wizard101's 10th birthday is upon us, which means there's a whole ton of people right now in college feeling all the nostalgia about the...

One Shots: A game of horror

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If you're like me -- screenshot-mad and playing Battle for Azeroth -- then you've been filling up your World of Warcraft image folders like...
The stuff that you have, does someone have a claim on it?

The Daily Grind: What MMO area do you find most annoying to navigate?

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I'd like to thank Final Fantasy XI for having some of the most obnoxious areas in any MMO to navigate ever. Maps that are...

EVE Online banned almost 10,000 bots and unauthorized RMT participants this summer

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CCP Games has made communicating just how it's "coming for the bots" in EVE Online a priority all year, both before and after players...

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