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Colin Johanson says farewell to the Guild Wars 2 community

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Last week's big surprise on Friday was the departure of longtime Guild Wars 2 game director Colin Johanson from ArenaNet. Rumors and surprise swirled...
But robots.

WildStar suffers major round of layoffs

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Update: WildStar has allegedly suffered a massive round of layoffs as part of a "reorganization"; some sources suggest as many as 60 70 people...
MAD, I TELL YOU!

Hearthstone’s next expansion is Whispers of the Old Gods

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The next Hearthstone expansion will drive you mad. It's all about madness. It turns out that all of the rumors whispered in dark places...
It is a world with nothing nice to say about Jay-Z.

Mortal Online explains the Etherworld in depth

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The latest patch for Mortal Online allows players to hide objects inside of the ether world, pick up and leave objects inside of the...
Well, all right, then.

Sea of Thieves starts a fan contest to play the game before anyone else

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If you've managed to forget what happened at E3 last year, recall that Rare announced that it was making a shared-world pirate game titled...
Darn it, if you had just kept her hair brown...

Crowfall shows off the Ranger in action

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The Ranger of Crowfall has been making the rounds lately as the resident orange-haired green-clad lady shooting arrows at targets. That part is... yeah,...
Unseen.

WoW Factor: Levels and legends in the Legion alpha

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The alpha testing for World of Warcraft's next expansion rolls on, with the vague hope that we might actually have a beta tag by...

EVE Online’s Project Discovery netted almost half a million classifications in its first day

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First announced back in 2015, EVE Online's Project Discovery got underway this week. It's a science collaboration that rewards EVE players in-game for playing a...
There's not a lot of blood in this stone...

Funcom shares more Conan Exiles details in a community Q&A

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If you're eager for more information about Conan Exiles, you missed out on your chance to take an active hand in the game's recent...
The 'ablo'

Blizzard deploys a Diablo II patch after more than four years

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There is not a typo in that title. Blizzard Entertainment has released an unexpected patch for Diablo II. Yes, the second game in the...

The Daily Grind: How strictly do you hold MMO devs to their ‘promises’?

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On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I tried to tackle a question from MOP reader Serrenity, who wanted us to talk about...
Plus one.

Massively Overthinking: The state of WildStar

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This week's Massively Overthinking focuses entirely on WildStar, out of whose devs we've been trying to get answers -- never mind reassurance about the game --...
Locked down.

Paladins is mixing up its cards and champions model to be closer to SMITE

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The designers behind Paladins had a plan for how the game would work on a whole. It was a simple plan, too. A new...
Someone's getting hurt, and it ain't not me.

Happy fifth birthday, RIFT

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RIFT's fifth anniversary celebration kicked off this week in honor of the MMORPG's fifth anniversary, and if you're a current player, you'll be able...

EverQuesting: Landmark’s big claim news

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Holy moly, it happened! As you might surmise by the not-so-subtle surprise in my voice, we've finally got a chunk of Landmark news. It's...
Hungry!

Final Fantasy XIV’s newest patch brings The Feast to live servers

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If you've grown weary of the PvP options available in Final Fantasy XIV, take heart that today brings you a new method for beating...
Remember, if we meet any primitive cultures on this planet, I'm the god. Unless they're one of those cultures that kills their gods, in which case Bradley is the god.

Star Wars: The Old Republic developers expound on Eternal Championship and companion delays

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Another month has arrived, another story chapter has gone live for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and another producer's livestream has happened. You can...
Zorp.

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you really adore but simply can’t play consistently?

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I adore Star Trek Online. I jumped into the game at launch and have long said, in public and in private, how great I...

EVE Online’s Project Discovery makes scientists out of capsuleers

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Wouldn't it be great if instead of playing gems or trolling general chat during your MMORPG downtime, you could be contributing to real-world science?...
ArcheAge

ArcheAge is seriously cracking down on cheaters

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Heads up, ArcheAge cheaters: Your days are numbered. "For the past months, our team has been hard at work at creating better methods to accurately...