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Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration

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The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...
This is the world we live in, etc.

Path of Exile updates players on Ascendancy release dates and staffing changes

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In a development that will no doubt shock and confuse many of our readers, January is almost over. If you're a Path of Exile...
Gods.

Skyforge is making screenshots way easier with its new screen-pausing ‘photomode’

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Do you suffer from screenshot envy? Does it bother you that developers will produce screenshots that offer a perfect little slice of the action...

Tamriel Infinium: Six features Elder Scrolls Online’s level-scaling system needs

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I have a terrible confession to make: I was about to write off Elder Scrolls Online. I was going to consider it dead to...
You would think this would just be patched in pre-launch at this point.

Blade & Soul deploys a patch to reduce spam and fix bugs

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Blade & Soul went down for maintenance at 6 a.m. EST today and will probably remain down until 10:00 a.m. EST. That's the bad...
Pre-burned.

The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs use Kickstarter as a promotional option?

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One of Tuesday's big bits of news was that Hero's Song - John Smedley's big post-Daybreak project - was cancelling its Kickstarter. The announcement...

Battle Bards podcast listens to Age of Wushu’s score

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This week on the Battle Bards podcast, the crew visits the far east to evaluate the merits of Age of Wushu's soundtrack. With strong Chinese themes...
Go bold.

Star Trek Online details the benefits of the anniversary Krenim Science Vessel

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The sixth anniversary of Star Trek Online is nearly upon players, complete with all of the requisite celebration events. That means plenty of little...

John Smedley’s Hero’s Song Kickstarter project is cancelled

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John Smedley has just announced that the Hero's Song Kickstarter has been cancelled: https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/692005956482256896 He went on to stress that the game's development is ongoing, but...
Prestigious!

WildStar offers players a weekend of doubled Prestige

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Do you like to PvP in WildStar? Would you especially like having even more rewards than you normally get from said PvP? Because this...
I mean, it worked okay.

Destiny is deploying a new PvP matchmaking setting on Wednesday

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Losing a PvP match because you weren't skilled enough or geared enough to beat your opponent is unpleasant on its own. Losing a PvP...
Online, offline, who cares?

Fans overwhelmingly vote for offline pledge rewards in Shroud of the Avatar

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If you want to play Shroud of the Avatar online, there's stuff that you can have only by pledging support for the game at...
Let's hunt some people.

How Star Wars: The Old Republic won me over with its endgame

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I walked away from last week's Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream pretty happy. Considering that I repeatedly say how much I absolutely loathe...
Why must you disappoint hopes?

Wisdom of Nym: Potential jobs for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion

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We're going to be hearing about the next expansion to Final Fantasy XIV in... several months, actually. We're in no kind of rush here....

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO customer experience you’ve ever had?

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Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, before I worked for Massively, I called up SOE. I wanted to move my Star Wars...
science, together, fun

EVE Online enlists community aid in real-world scientific research

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EVE Online is warping into a sector where hobbies and scientific research intersect. CCP Games announced that it's partnering up with The Human Protein...

One Shots: The zen of jumping puzzles

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Even my most casual acquaintance will always know two things about me: that I have more hair than is healthy for a human male...
Stepping back across time.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever had an in-game MMO romance?

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I got my wife into MMOs by volunteering to buy her a copy of World of Warcraft. At the time, we had been best...

Blade & Soul impressions from around the MMO blogosphere

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It's probably no surprise to anyone that Blade & Soul managed to rope in a lot of excited fans and curious casuals this past...
Bee Soda: AHHHH BEES

WRUP: Marvelous true facts about something other than bees edition

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Today, we're going to reveal some marvelous true facts about - wait, what the heck is going on with that header? What is this?...

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