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Finally, your character can be known as Corporal Chesty.

TERA is releasing inactive character names

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Names in MMOs are important. You want people to know who you are at a glance, after all. TERA has a lot of character...
They're fun guys! Get it because... you know what, yeah, you get it.

EverQuest is booting up another progression server

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Remember when EverQuest launched a progression server and everyone rushed to it? Maybe not everyone, but the Ragefire server did launch to completely unexpected...

The Daily Grind: If it were 2003 again, which MMO would you play?

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Fun hypothetical: Let's say that all of us -- including Massively Overpowered -- were thrown back in time 12 years to 2003. There's no...

Jukebox Heroes: Infinite Crisis’ score will get you pumped up for the good fight

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I love a really good superhero score. Some of my favorite pieces include John Williams' Superman theme, Danny Elfman's Batman introduction, Brian Tyler's Iron...
This guy is decked out in armor. THAT is a talent, even.

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade puts the fifth Chaos Space Marine legion to a vote

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Do you have strong feelings about the Chaos Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade? If you're a fan, you probably do, seeing as...
Blade & Soul

Help Oceanic Blade & Soul fans by signing this petition

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Some folks from fan site Blade & Soul Dojo have started a petition that asks NCsoft to consider an Oceanic server for its upcoming...

Sword and Bored: Ninja Loot

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Mo downs his first miniboss, only to see one of his "friends" abscond with the loot.

EverQuesting: Learning about Landmark’s dungeons

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I thought I saw a dev dungeon reference. I did! I did see a dev dungeon reference! And it's about time. I have to admit...
Blade & Soul

The Daily Grind: Did the Blade & Soul announcement improve your outlook on MMOs?

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So, Blade & Soul! Huzzah, and stuff. I don't know about you, but NCsoft's heading-west announcement has reinvigorated my inner MMO fan, at least...

Guild Chat: The layout, usage, and manners of voice chat

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, my own wee place in the 'webs in which we can discuss all things guilds and club together to...

One Shots: My imaginary friends

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Here's a fun thought: What if we aren't actually playing MMOs? What if we're just sitting in front of blank screens, creating fantasy worlds...
Where the 'hood at.

The Daily Grind: What MMO characters have you unexpectedly loved?

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I made my Crab Spider in City of Heroes primarily because I wanted to have someone as a spider. My character concept for her...
GTA Online

Rockstar publishes tips for making the most of GTA’s editor

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Are you overwhelmed with the possibilities inherent in Rockstar's GTA V and GTA Online editor? If so, consider reading yesterday's tip article focused on capturing footage....
You know, it can really be your jong.

Diablo III item thieves make ‘$0,’ get prosecuted anyhow

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A couple of Diablo III miscreants felt the long arm of the law in 2014, according to a Fusion article that calls the proceeding a...
Oh, you're no fun any more.

WRUP: My only raiding story from Star Wars: The Old Republic edition

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A friend asked me to come with her guild to run some endgame raid or another. I don't remember what it was. Whatever raid...

The Daily Grind: Do you feel alone in your games?

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As one or two people have pointed out, MMOs are multiplayer by their very definition -- and massively so. Yet even if you're in...
Holy holy.

Betawatch: May 22nd, 2015

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It's been a busy week for the folks at Blizzard. We've gotten a quartet of videos for Overwatch characters showing off early gameplay, and...
SWTOR

BioWare posts update on SWTOR’s Season 5 win-trading

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BioWare community manager Eric Musco posted a brief update on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums yesterday concerning trolling and win-trading in Season...

League of Legends tests automated punishments for bad player behavior

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Getting on top of bad player behavior in League of Legends may be an impossible job -- for mere people, that is. But what...
He had the lobes for it.

Captain Nog joins the Star Trek Online cast

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In the first episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Commander Sisko tells Jake not to hang around with that Ferengi boy Nog. He's...