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The Daily Grind: How do you solve a problem like Maria (in MMOs)?

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OK, so there's no Maria, but I'm pretty sure everyone has that one guildie who is basically a goofball, screw-around, flibbertigibbet Leeroy. And yes...

Fractured introduces free community reward system, rejects ‘RTM cashbacks’

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Getting confused over Fractured and Fragmented? Me too! Let's add another into the mix: The Foundation! Actually, no, let's back up. Fractured is a...

One Shots: R.I.P. Firefall

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Do not go gentle into that good night forever, Old MMOs should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the...
GIVE ME MORE SHIPS

The Daily Grind: Do veteran rewards make you more likely to subscribe to an MMO?

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I believe I've gone on the record before as saying I rather like veteran rewards. It's nice to know that subscribing to Final Fantasy...

TennoCon 2017: Warframe Q&A session turns into surprise marriage proposal

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Digital Extremes' reveal of a more open world with landscapes nearly brought down the house at TennoCon 2017, but that may not be the...

TennoCon 2017: Watch Warframe’s live show tonight at 6 p.m. EDT right here

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Gamers have been streaming into TennoCon in Ontario, Canada, all day today, hoping to get their Warframe on, rub elbows with Digital Extremes devs,...
dem bones

WRUP: Come to Big Ron’s, just follow the bones edition

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Hey there, folks, it's your favorite neighborhood everything salesman, Big Ron! Are you looking for great deals on appliances, automobiles, and furniture? Then come...
she's got the look

The Daily Grind: How do you handle interest in multiple MMOs?

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Friends and readers know that I have a serious issue with being overwhelmed in all of the MMORPG options out there. I keep wanting...
And this time, we mean it.

Betawatch: Albion Online gets ramped up for launch (July 7, 2017)

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It's really just about time for Albion Online to launch, isn't it? Less than two weeks to go, now, so the title is winding...
Appreciate it.

Atlas Reactor offers free loot for an appreciation weekend

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Hey, you there! If you didn't already know it, Atlas Reactor appreciates your playing. As a reward for all of that appreciation, players can...

TERA launches Dragonsire’s Revenge on July 11

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The Dragonsire is out for revenge! What does he want revenge for? Unfair parking tickets! Oh, and the fact that the gods did try...
Stepping back across time.

How I got married through World of Warcraft

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I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Really studying the heck out of a skull.

Datamining generates World of Warcraft expansion rumors

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Players have datamined a bit out of World of Warcraft's most recent test realm patch that hints at the destination of the next expansion, with...
It's going to be LEGEN- ah, who cares.

MU Legend hits open beta in September

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Open beta: the magical time when a game is available for everyone to play at all times. Mu Legend has flitting through closed beta...

The secret of Tibia’s mystery door is finally revealed

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Last year we ran a story on an extremely exclusive door in Tibia, a very long-running MMO, that would only be opened by a...

Pokemon Go’s first anniversary report card

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July 6th, 2017, marks Pokemon Go's first year anniversary. Love it or hate it, it's a game that quickly made a global impact. It's been released...
It lurks.

League of Legends increases prices in the UK over Brexit currency woes

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Your pounds won't carry you quite as far in League of Legends at this point. The game's prices for Riot Points (i.e., the currency...
There are red flags, that's the point.

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to stop playing an MMO?

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It's possible I just haven't played a large enough number of MMOs, but I'm relatively certain that there are no games which pop up...

With the Lord of the Rings lawsuit settled, LOTRO moves on with sunflowers and Weatherstock IX

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It looks like things are cooling down on the legal front following a protracted court lawsuit between Warner Bros. and the Tolkien Estate concerning...
Far in the distance

EVE Online puts players to work sorting through new exoplanet data

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The space explored by players in EVE Online is far beyond our own solar system, but here in the real world we're still struggling...