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Damn right they have feathers.

Nexon’s mobile dinosaur survival game Durango is coming westward

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How much space do you have in your heart for more games based on surviving amidst dinosaurs? Nexon's Durango is a mobile game centered...
In the mirror universe, they have charities to encourage bullying, or something.

Star Trek Online offers ships and shuttles for charity

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It's kind of nice to get something in exchange for donating to charity. Admittedly there's always the question of how much money goes to...
Yeah, that's the opposite of what you think it is.

Gloria Victis releases a new gameplay trailer for your viewing pleasure

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9So you know someone who would probably really like Gloria Victis as a game. Let's call him Trab. You can't convince Trab to try...

Massively Overthinking: Is IP-blocking in online games a necessary evil?

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This past week, news about Black Desert's IP blocking has reminded me once again how IP-blocking, region-locking, and the resulting isolated MMO communities are...
I want MORE ROCK.

Star Wars: The Old Republic asks players about subscriber rewards

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Are you subscribed to Star Wars: The Old Republic? Do you want rewards for continuing to subscribe to the game? Because the good news...
I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the world grows cold and dim.

Crowfall shares a little lore behind the First Crow

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Who is the First Crow? He is a figure of some notoriety in Crowfall. He is eternal. He is unchanging. He is nothing. He...

Raise your own pet through ArcheAge’s Pawesome Autumn Adoption Festival

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Beginning this weekend, you can participate in one of the more unusual MMORPG events we've seen in a while: ArcheAge's Pawesome Autumn Adoption Festival...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: How playing MMOs can make you a better person

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I like to think that I'm a better person now than I was when I first loaded up Final Fantasy XI. That's how long...
The boogie, for instance.

What to do in RIFT when you’re level 65

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So you've reached level 65 in RIFT, and as in any MMO, reaching that level means there's nothing else in the game for you to...
Turn into a bear.

World of Warcraft wraps up its Legion class previews with Druid and Rogue

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There are a lot of leather-wearing classes in World of Warcraft at this point, and two of them are sharing the last round of...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite LOTRO zone?

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I'm back in Lord of the Rings Online this week, and though I'm still working my way through western Gondor at the moment, I...

Armored Warfare is giving everyone a free (digital) tank for Veteran’s Day

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It's Veteran's Day, and Armored Warfare has decided to give everyone a free tank to celebrate! The T-62 Veteran Main Battle Tank is a...
Tasty.

World of Warcraft outlines the changes coming to Monk

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Monks are the only baseline class that's been added to World of Warcraft since the game's launch - two hero classes have been added...

Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds

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A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds! I play EverQuest II quite a...
It also featured fewer Dwarven Shaman, simply because the WIldhammer just did their own things.

World of Warcraft outlines the changes coming to Shaman and Warrior in Legion

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Big changes are coming to every single class in World of Warcraft when the next expansion goes live. The official site has already shown...

The Daily Grind: What do you look for in a sandbox MMO?

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Sandbox lovers must be in heaven lately with so many new choices arising in MMO circles. It seems as though most of the newer...

Are gamers too cheap for VR?

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A new report by research firm GreenlightVR says that only 11 percent of people are willing to pay the projected $1000 entry fee to get...

PSA: GuildPortal is shutting down this month

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If your guild's web presence depends on GuildPortal, you may want to start looking for a new home. The long-running web host, which first...
Why did you let me down so bad.

World of Warcraft outlines the Death Knight changes coming in Legion

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The next World of Warcraft expansion is adding the game's second hero class to the lineup, but that doesn't mean the first one has...

Skyforge calls players to fight against planetary gods

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Planetary invasions are beginning to become a fact of life for Skyforge players. Get up, brush your teeth, fight off waves of terrifying space...