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The Daily Grind: What is your favorite memory from the EverQuest franchise?

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It's interesting to note that the EverQuest video game franchise, as a whole, is quite large -- perhaps bigger than you realized. There's the...

Global Chat: What is Daybreak thinking with H1Z1?

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Daybreak's announcement earlier this month that it will be splitting H1Z1 into two games triggered a flood of responses from the MMO blogging community,...
IT'S

Guild Wars 2 improves structured PvP with a minor patch

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We mentioned earlier today that the second season of Guild Wars 2's professional league kicks off today, so it seems apropos that players are...
Please learn to brighten these screenshots. And not to brown-wash them.

Revival discusses the size and the history of estates

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A huge portion of Revival's funding and development centers around the real estate market, so it's not shock that the game's estates are kind...
This is into the part of the horror movie franchise where it just got silly.

Hellgate: London is on Android as a first-person shooter

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Back in November, Hellgate: London shut down once again. But now it's back. You can't actually shut down this game, it just come about...

Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to the creators of the SWTOR Cartel Packs

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Dear BioWare, First off, it might be unfair that I’m addressing this open letter to the whole staff of BioWare when I really should center...

Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 is out today

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Fans of Final Fantasy XIV, start your engines! And also start your downloads because Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 is live today after a...
At last, good stuff.

EverQuest II plans big spring update, EU server merges

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Development on EverQuest II has been very quiet all through January and most of February, but that's just from our perspective. A new letter...
DAGRON

Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2

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The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
whatevs

Black Desert plans special events for the game’s launch

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The final beta test for Black Desert recedes into the horizon, but that's all right; there are only a few more days before the...
I get the temptation, but you are not actually a captain.

Interview: The scoop on Star Trek Online’s skill redesign

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I make no secret of the fact that I'm very fond of Star Trek Online, but I also make no secret of the fact...
Jackal off.

The Elder Scrolls Online adds new vanity pets for DLC owners

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Owning the DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online already confers a benefit upon you, insofar as you have access to everything contained within that...
I know, I usually don't reuse these so quickly, but come on. This time it makes perfect sense.

Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes

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It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....
Great old.

The Secret World’s subscriber badge reward unwittingly provokes dismay

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The Secret World's recent membership status tweaks have more than a few players up in arms. A 450+ post thread on the official forums chronicles...
The important thing is that no one learned anything.

IBM is testing a Sword Art Online VR MMO next month

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If you've never watched Sword Art Online, here's the quick version: There's a VR-based MMO that became popular but then trapped everyone inside of...

Blade & Soul adjusts anti-cheater measures, says server transfers are in the works

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NCsoft is making a few changes to its anti-cheater software in Blade & Soul and says that its efforts to combat sneaky behavior are...

One Shots: Taking a breather

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While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...

The Daily Grind: Would you be into an MMO with constant reboots?

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As much as I love the current version of Final Fantasy XIV and want the programmers to be able to visit their families, part...

The Game Archaeologist: 1988’s Monster

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"You're in the middle of a vast hall stretching out of sight to the east and west. Strange shadows play across the high vaulted...
I gots to bag it up.

RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag

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Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...