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Skyforge ‘won’t tolerate the word P2W’ [Updated]

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Skyforge apparently doesn't take too kindly to accusations of pay-to-win. In response to a North American Skyforge player's admittedly originally badly worded question about the differences...
He-Man has the power

The Daily Grind: What’s the most game-breaking cash shop item you’ve ever seen?

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I don't have a lot of experience with MMO cash shops. I've used a couple of them to spend Turbine points or Funcom funny...
Crowfall

Leaderboard: Did you back Crowfall?

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Crowfall's Kickstarter ends this week. In fact, it ends tomorrow. By all accounts it's been enormously successful, both in terms of the funds received...
LotRO

This LotRO lore video made me reinstall the game

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You know, I need another fantasy MMORPG in my life like I need another hole in my head. But thanks to a nifty lore-centric...
GOTH GOTH GOTH GOTH

Diablo III offers a big boost for the Reaper of Souls anniversary

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It's hard to believe that players have been enjoying the first Diablo III expansion for over a year, isn't it? Today specifically marks the...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?

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For the most part, my MMO gaming world is pretty black and white. If I enjoy a game, then I'm playing it. If I'm...

Global Chat: Tripping over colors in MMO play

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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to play an MMO while affected by colorblindness? A guest writer over at Epic...

City of Heroes dev answers more lore questions for game’s anniversary

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City of Heroes is dead; long live City of Heroes! The superhero MMO would have been 11 years old next month but for an...
I'm sure somebody thinks that's neat!

Star Citizen’s sound designer weighs in on sound in space

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In space, no one can hear you scream. Or yell, or fart, or blow up another ship. Sound doesn't travel well in a vacuum,...
Bye Felicia

Frontier crowns its Race to Elite winners

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Appropriately, the winner of Frontier's Triple Elite competition is a Commander by the name of Onepercent. He played for 1,029 hours between December 18th...
You can't really go back again.

World of Warcraft gears up for WoW Tokens and arena championships

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Can you part with real money more easily than you can part with hours of time to farm up gold in World of Warcraft?...

Players seek world record for longest Hearthstone turn

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By setting up a chain reaction of around 240,000 arcane missiles targeting a player who cannot be killed at the moment, two players have...

Sword and Bored: Newbie zone

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Mo loads into the game, unwittingly joining his first open PvP server and meeting new "friends."
If you're not following @TruceSMV, you're missing context for this! Also you're making me sad because I have things there and I want you to love me.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite game to decompress with?

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Moving is absolutely awful, as we all know, and I would be very happy to never move ever again. Once my computer was all...
Shroud of the Avatar

Shroud of the Avatar talks dev events, a community app, and more

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest update is typically meaty. It features the usual footnotes related to in-game tweaks and changes as well as blurbs...
Revival

Revival says it will feature ‘graphic sex’

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Those of you with sex on the brain may find the latest Revival dev post enlightening. Before we get to the bumping and grinding,...

One Shots: Memories of those long lost

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Sometimes we start silly, and sometimes we start weird, but today we're going to start somber and reflective. Reader Becca made a discovery that...
Cabal II

The Daily Grind: Did you play Cabal Online?

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I've got a question. It's not a burning question, mind you, but it's one I've been meaning to ask for a few days now....

The Daily Grind: How important are different body types in MMO character creation?

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I know it's a pain for the art team to have to figure out how to get gear and weapons to fit different shapes,...

The Secret World begins #IAMTSW contest series

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The Secret World's forum game is finally upon us, and as promised, it looks to be a doozy. Funcom will be running several weeks...