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Betawatch: Fallout 76 starts beta testing in October (July 27, 2018)

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Good news for those of you patiently (or not-so-patiently) waiting for Fallout 76 to enter beta testing, you have a date! Slightly worse news,...
All over.

The Elder Scrolls Online encourages players to visit Orsinium with its August event

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It's currently Midyear Mayhem in The Elder Scrolls Online, an event running until August 6th encouraging you to go hog wild on PvP. But...
BIG SCRUM

Bless Online shares details about the upcoming Assassin approaching from behind

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People don't tend to trust assassins all that much, and the Assassins of Bless Online are not likely to change that fact. They do...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse covers ground races, 3.3 ships, and security checkpoints

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Hey guys, log into Star Citizen, I wanna do a Death Race! Yeah, maybe that isn't the best nickname for the Scramble Race, which...
Those are people who died, died.

WoW Factor: Dissecting the dumb plan in World of Warcraft’s War of Thorns

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There's a lot to be upset about with the World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth prepatch. There's stuff that just doesn't feel good any more...

The Daily Grind: What do you think about themed MMORPG guilds?

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Kotaku did a recent piece on "girls only" Overwatch groups that got me thinking about themed guilds. (As it turned out, the writer found...
when yo crush read yo note that say lemme smash

Massively Overthinking: Random acts of MMORPG kindness

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Last week, down in the comments of an innocuous post about gamers being nice in Fortnite, a couple of MOP commenters requested a column...

Missed LOTRO’s Weatherstock X? Watch (and listen) to the full experience!

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Are you kicking yourself that you missed out on last weekend's Weatherstock X in Lord of the Rings Online? The tenth player music festival,...
Right, so this is awful.

TERA adds a new class option for Elin in Korea

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Most of the classes added to TERA after its launch have been restricted to certain races and genders, but the latest update for the...
So perhaps some clothes?

StarCraft II celebrates its anniversary with portraits and base celebration

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It's been eight years since the launch of StarCraft II, which is cause for celebration due to the... amazing competitive gaming moments? That's what...
Also, let's just put this out there, how about more robots?

City of Heroes emulator SEGS cranks up powersets

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The Super Entity Game Server (SEGS) continues to push forward with its version to bring a full-featured open source emulator of City of Heroes...
Romantic?

EVE Online sparks a 4,000-strong player battle

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EVE Online seems to make the most waves when its community pulls off a major scam, destroys a ship worth way too much real-world...
da da da da da da

Star Wars: The Old Republic bumps its next patch to August 7

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Public test servers exist for a reason. Not just because unleashing your players on the game gives you access to a free and experienced...
What if, instead of random chance, we just... let you work on things?

The Daily Grind: Whom should pre-expansion MMO events target?

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There are lots of things I'm not crazy about when it comes to the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event, but one...

Battle Bards Episode 125: Archlord

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The Battle Bards are always on the prowl for overlooked soundtracks from overlooked MMORPGs, and this week, they might have found a new one...
Build a little dark-house in your soul.

Crowfall hosts an hour-long art Q&A stream

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When your game maintains an aggressive schedule of streaming, it can be a bit of a problem when your usual streaming host isn't available...
Bad taste?

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds details a five-year plan for e-sports

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Does it fill you with warm, fuzzy feelings to know that there's a nice long-term plan for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to chase that sweet e-sports...
Bear bomb!

World of Warcraft’s Communities feature is already running into some serious issues with trolling and harassment

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The pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has had some notable problems, and it looks like they extend all the way down...
We're the good guys this week, right? No? Well, we're going anyway.

Riot co-founder asks the Twitterverse whether it should build an MMO

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In today's installment of Was This A Joke Or Not Theater, it seems that the co-founder of Riot Games (maker of League of Legends,...
Here we go again.

The Daily Grind: Rank the top three housing MMOs ever made

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WildStar. RIFT. EverQuest II. If I had to choose three MMORPGs that contained the best housing systems and then rank them, that list up there...

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