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Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes from Kickstarter donor XanadoX, who wants us to talk about "playing MMOs in another language: Korean, Japanese, or even...
Wub wub wub wub.

Defiance devs on the next season and the future of the game

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The third season of the show Defiance starts up on June 12th, which is likely of particular interest to fans of Defiance the game....

The Daily Grind: Have you tried Heroes of the Storm?

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So, Heroes of the Storm launched this week. And Infinite Crisis called it quits. That's an interesting and slightly regrettable one-two punch from my...

Heroes of the Storm gets an honest trailer

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Surely you've heard of the honest trailer phenomenon, wherein a guy with an action movie trailer voice narrates footage of popular films, TV shows,...

EVE’s PLEX for Good raises over $103,000 for Nepal victims

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CCP has published a blog post detailing the results of its latest PLEX for Good fundraising drive that provided assistance for victims of the...

Leaderboard: Which mounts would you like to see in The Secret World?

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Funcom's mount patch for The Secret World went live earlier today, and while we've talked a lot about the motorcycle in recent days, the...

Massively Opinionated: How long will SWTOR remain relevant?

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In this episode, Larry, Heather, Vulkk, and Redna debate Star Wars: The Old Republic's health and continuing relevance in the MMORPG genre.

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in a cultural decline?

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An editorial over at Rock Paper Shotgun attempts to tie two topics together as one: why there will never be a World of Warcraft...

Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying

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How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...
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Offer your feedback on Skyforge in a new survey

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As Skyforge ramps up for its next closed beta test, the developers are eager to know what can be done to make the game...

LOTRO musicians prepare for Weatherstock VII

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For seven years now, it's been a tradition among the Lord of the Rings Online community to assemble at the summit of the iconic...
But this'll clear those population problems right up, I'm sure.

ArcheAge’s server merges will spark another land rush

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When ArcheAge first announced that there would be some sort of server consolidation, players were understandably nervous. Merges can be a messy business at...
I could talk about planting ideas in your head, but that seems a bit too easy.

Guild Wars 2 teases a Ventari image

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You have probably noticed by now that ArenaNet likes to be a bit cryptic with its Guild Wars 2 teasers. Case in point: a...
This dude, but in motion.

Crowfall supporters unlock localization stretch goal

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Is English not your first language? If not, thanks for struggling through and reading our site anyway, and you can also take heart in...

What World of Warcraft would look like in Unreal Engine

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Many words have been spilled about World of Warcraft's relative immunity to aging due to its stylized graphics. And while that art style is...

Sword and Bored: Trade

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Mo learns that objects in this brave new world are all too often... bind-on-pickup.
You guys are still here?

Bungie promises to ban cheaters in Destiny

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It's not exactly a drastic reach to say that people shouldn't cheat when playing an online game. People should definitely not be cheating during...
Sometimes a ship is just a ship.

LEGO Universe died on the sword of dong-detecting software

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Give another human being a creative tool with the instruction to make anything, and odds are that first creation is going to be some...

Derek Smart defends Alganon against review bombing

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It's safe to say that Alganon has not been a well-liked game on Steam since its arrival on the platform on May 5th, at least...

The Daily Grind: How do you plan to play Star Citizen?

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I'm pretty excited to get my hands on some different ships in this week's Star Citizen free-fly event. I know, I know, I can...