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The Daily Grind: What upcoming MMOs are on your to-play list?

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The other day I got into a conversation with friends about which upcoming MMOs were catching our eye. While I have more than enough...
Swings and roundabouts!

Leaderboard: Are you guilded in your main MMO?

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I've been playing Albion's closed beta this week, and if there's one thing I've learned about the top-down fantasy sandbox, it's that soloing is...

The Daily Grind: So what’s SWTOR’s big announcement?

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Wednesday, BioWare hinted that something is brewing in Star Wars: The Old Republic. http://twitter.com/SWTOR/status/669561993339265024 BioWare was asking for feedback about subscriber rewards just a few weeks...

Chaos Theory: Seven reasons I am thankful for The Secret World

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It is definitely no secret that I like The Secret  World. I mean, I really like it. OK, so I adore it in a...
What can I say except ''you're welcome''

Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs to be thankful for by type

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It's been a while since I wrote a column that comes out on Thursdays, which means that it's also been a while since I've...

The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Thanksgiving?

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It's Thanksgiving in the States, which means that I'm about to get fatter. It also means that a few hours from now, I'll be...

Choose My Adventure: Rising through the ranks in Guild Wars 2

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Hello, friends, and welcome yet again to another installment of Choose My Adventure. Over the course of last weekend, I've continued my journeys in...
whatevs

Black Desert answers questions on localization and release

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There is no way in the world to know when the second closed beta for a localized Black Desert will take place, although the...

Daybreak gifts two weeks of All-Access membership to EverQuest II returnees

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Almost everyone knows that EverQuest II's newest expansion launched last week, but what you might not realize is that the very same day, Daybreak launched...
Marathon, by Rush.

Crowfall: Milestones from eight months of development

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Crowfall has been in development for eight months now. That sounds like a substantial amount of time until you think about how long games...

Trove throws a ‘block’ Friday patch

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Hey, we don't make the puns; we just report on them. Trove has indeed released its Block Friday patch in time for Thanksgiving here...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite World of Warcraft memory?

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Eleven years is a long time to cast one's recollection lines back into the memory pool, but several moments from the initial launch of...
LET ME GO HOME

MapleStory goes back to basics with its Reboot world

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The Reboot world is a new way to experience MapleStory, or perhaps an old way to experience it in a new way. It's a...

Free EverQuest II server transfers available in December

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With the big EverQuest II server merges all wrapped up, Daybreak is delivering on its promise of offering players free transfers between the Halls of...
Oh no, son.

Dogma: Eternal Night launches on Kickstarter

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Still feeling sad about the loss of that MMO about vampires stalking the streets? Dogma: Eternal Night is a game about a world where...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Veteran Ranks take center stage again

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This week, I really wanted to talk about Orsinium. There are some really great things happening in Elder Scrolls Online in the DLC that I’d...
Animes is the same.

SMITE previews Ragnarok Force X Thor and a bit of the Japanese pantheon

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While you collect all of the items in the current SMITE Odyssey, you know that they're building toward a specific reward once they're all...

Sword and Bored: Alt

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Thanks to his friend Amilya, Mo has finally rolled up an alt -- but has he really?
Dinosaur tech.

Star Trek Online previews the community-designed Jupiter carrier

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The first community-designed starship is coming to Star Trek Online with the Jupiter-class carrier. While it's got sleek lines, the Jupiter's biggest selling point...
Great big world.

Wisdom of Nym: Much ado about Final Fantasy XIV’s Diadem

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There's a whole lot to be said about the Diadem. Let's start: It's kind of a mess because it's a really solid idea lacking...