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Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target

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On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...

Hyperspace Beacon: What SWTOR’s latest chapter, Anarchy in Paradise, is really about

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If you think that SWTOR’s chapter 10 Anarchy in Paradise is about Kaliyo Djannis, you’re wrong. Kaliyo stars in the chapter, and she can...
Which is good, because we have to justify that Xbox One purchase somehow.

Is The Division getting endgame raids?

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Is The Division getting endgame raids? That's the Reddit rumor the fans at Arekkz Gaming speculated on over the weekend. According to the rumor...
da da da da da da

How Star Wars: The Old Republic’s class stories were made

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The Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline means that the player characters of Star Wars: The Old Republic have come a long way from...

The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?

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The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...
Castle for sale, cheap.

Neverwinter plans to reduce Stronghold costs

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The prices on big projects in MMOs can be tricky things. Neverwinter originally priced Strongholds on the high end for two reasons: First, Strongholds...
Camelot Unpretty.

Camelot Unchained updates fans on the state of its testing

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It's sometimes unsettling when a game's developers go silent for a bit, just because fans don't have any way of knowing what's going on....
So long, farewell, again.

Return of Warrior, 9 Dragons, and Ragnarok Online China all shut down shortly

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Every game is someone's favorite game. They might slip your mind from time to time, but there's someone out there for whom 9 Dragons...

EVE player uses $28,000 of skill injectors to create max character

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We recently brought you the story of EVE Online player Stromgren who had bought almost $7,000 worth of skill injectors to become the highest-skilled character...
World of Warplanes

The Daily Grind: What untapped survival sandbox theme needs love?

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Zombies. Dinosaurs. Other people. Pygmies, for some reason. They've been done. But plenty of themes haven't been tapped for survival sandboxes. Joking in the Massively...

ArcheAge bans raiding guild for Leviathan exploit

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One raiding guild in ArcheAge is feeling the heavy hand of studio justice this weekend, as Trion Worlds has levied the boom against over...

One Shots: Hard tack and bottomless grog

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This week marks a small change-up in how we do things here at One Shots. Prompted by a suggestion from one of our readers,...

The Daily Grind: What do you love about your MMO?

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According to our Hallmark overlords, this is the season for love and fattening chocolate bites. I do not know what it is about February...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts

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Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Light it up.

WRUP: The costumer’s lament

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With all of the antics that have gone on in my life over the last week alone, I somehow forgot that my random alliance...

The Daily Grind: How do you absorb lore in MMOs?

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I have a troubled relationship with lore in MMOs. On one hand, I am a narrative junkie and deeply appreciate detailed and interesting game...
A time to be so small.

Betawatch: Gigantic’s developer undergoes further layoffs (February 12th, 2016)

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This week has brought some pretty terrible news for fans of Gigantic, as developer Motiga has had to lay off a significant portion of...

Hanging with my Gnomies: A first look at DDO’s newest race

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Small races in MMOs always have their die-hard supporters (as well as haters), so it's not hard to imagine that there are those who...
Overpowered.

Lord of the Rings Online immortalized on game show Jeopardy

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MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online was the subject of a Jeopardy College Championships question last night. https://twitter.com/lotro/status/698168523722350593 Apparently the first contestant to ring in has...