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The Daily Grind: Do patches compel you to return to MMOs?

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I frequently feel like an outlier among the Massively Overpowered crew. Everyone else jumps from game to game because there's a new patch in...
I like the style these ladies have.

WRUP: Apparently I am excited about Demon Hunters edition

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If you had asked me a week ago, I would have said that I don't have any particular need or desire for Demon Hunters...

The Daily Grind: Do MMO studios discriminate against character races?

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Call me silly if you like (or call me maybe), but I do believe that studios consciously discriminate against some of their very own...
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Lineage Eternal should have two more tests this year

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Thus far, Lineage Eternal has only had one focus group test, but NCsoft appears to be ramping up the game's test schedule as the...

Leaderboard: Would you play Civilization Online?

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XLGAMES isn't bringing Civilization Online to western consumers. At least right now. Maybe XL and partner 2K will localize the title at some point, but...

Shards Online: Proposing the ‘persistent online world’ game

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Last week, our comments erupted over some game studios' haphazard use of the term "MMO" -- and how that overuse and misuse has possibly tainted the...
Something something rightfully forgotten film revival, etc.

Camelot Unchained launches community modding effort

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The team behind Camelot Unchained wants the game to have a solid, modifiable interface. That's a commendable goal, but it's also something that's hard...
I am still proud of myself for this screenshot.

Star Trek Online announces Season 11: New Dawn

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The war against the Iconians has been going on since Star Trek Online first launched, even though it hasn't always been immediately obvious. Season...

World of Warcraft announces Legion expansion with Demon Hunter class, Broken Isles continent; beta this year

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The liveblog is after the cut. Here are the highlights! Blizzard has just announced World of Warcraft's next expansion: Legion. Blizzard's Tom Chilton says that...

We would totally play World of Warcraft: The Beach Party expansion

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This video "leaked" by YouTuber Scott Leyes is seriously the World of Warcraft expansion cinematic trailer. Seriously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGPFmrxRwpk Man, PvP dance-offs would be awesome. Hat tip to...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO festival event is your favorite?

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Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival ends this week, and I'm kind of glad. I've been partaking, of course, but it's a grind...
We worship things being set on fire.

Skyforge expands Pantheon functionality with its first major patch

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Pantheons are a pretty big deal for gods. You get your own worshippers, but you also get to sort of time-share worshippers with the...

Choose My Adventure: A whale of a time in FFXIV Heavensward’s Sea of Clouds

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Hello again everyone, and happy August. It's happy for me, anyway; this past weekend marked the first time in recent memory that I could...
This is a cow song.

Project Gorgon unveils musical stretch goals

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The Project Gorgon Kickstarter is humming along nicely this time around, and the developers have already passed the $25,000 stretch goal. So what's next...

The Daily Grind: What have you regretted doing in MMOs lately?

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I did a dumb thing. A week or so ago, I splurged with real-world cash to pick up the new Yavin stronghold in Star Wars:...
The road is through those guys, so...

Albion Online puts forth its roadmap to closed beta

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Albion Online's development team isn't just sitting back and basking in the afterglow of a successful summer alpha test. There's a closed beta on...

Hyperspace Beacon: Ten SWTOR sites worth visiting

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As regular readers surely know, I really enjoy the Star Wars: The Old Republic community. And I don't mean the community team led by...
Eff a robot.

Skyforge introduces Prestige scaling with its next major patch

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There's nothing worse than logging on to play a game with your friends to find that they're Level A Million Or Something whilst you're...
If at first you don't succeed, etc.

ArcheAge mobile game will use Unreal Engine 4

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Remember ArcheVille? No, probably not; it was an ArcheAge mobile game that was shut down rather quickly back in 2013. The important thing is...
Well, good hustle.

Camelot Unchained newsletter discusses combat philosophy and developer status

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The Camelot Unchained test phases had to be delayed, and that means that the latest newsletter for the game is in an odd place,...