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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...
Let's dig our way out!

Is World of Warcraft’s decline tied to the rise of mobile gaming?

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So what knocked World of Warcraft's subscribers down so quickly between the launch of Warlords of Draenor and now? Most people playing the game...
Still haven't been in, still not terribly concerned about that.

E3 is actually letting the public in this year… sort of

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No doubt you have heard stories of the dark rituals that go on at E3, the secret chanting circles that keep the video game...
Can't we have this dramatic showdown in space?

Star Trek Online flame wars erupt over gay backdrop NPCs

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The most recent featured episode for Star Trek Online stirred up some controversy because it's all about gay Klingons. By which we of course...

One Shots: Reflections of me

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One fun in-game photography trick is to use reflections, mirrors, and glass to offer a different -- and sometimes more artistic -- vision of...
Do we seize the feature creep or not? Decisions!

The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to, MMO-wise, in the rest of 2015?

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What in the world happened to the first half of 2015? With one thing or another, it just flew by, and here we are...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

WRUP: Goodbye, my sweet would-be treasure edition

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I don't think I can properly express how much I love the Ikthians in WildStar. The Ikthian Crawler is seriously something I would... well,...

The Soapbox: Can MMOs eradicate pay-to-win?

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You know what sucks about getting old? Apart from the adult diapers and the dying? Yeah, it's the seeing things you love retconned into...

WildStar’s free-to-play shift: Too little or just enough?

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WildStar has taken a drubbing in its first year of operation, and much as I don't like saying so, it's deserved it. The game...

Working As Intended: Sex, love, and MMOs

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In the ongoing, neverending sandbox-vs.-themepark MMO debate, the folks on the side of sandboxes want one thing: more. Actually they want a lot more. They want...
Nerfmachine.

MechWarrior Online bans and shames 64 players

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No one would debate whether or not it's appropriate to ban players for cheating, but there is space to debate whether or not it's...

The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns?

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I have no doubt that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is going to be big, both for the studio and its playerbase. It's...
Call of Juarez

Leaderboard: Would you play a wild west MMO?

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I've been playing Call of Juarez: Gunslinger here lately. It's nothing special, really, but it is a competent wild west shooter that I picked up...

Massively Opinionated: Which MMO is the stickiest?

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In this episode, Larry, Tina, Cosmic Engine, and Jason debate what makes MMORPGs sticky and which game has done it the best.
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...