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Trion says it ‘missed the mark’ with ArcheAge promotion

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Yesterday's revelation that Trion was handing out significant gifts to former ArcheAge players to entice them to return to the game -- gifts in...
ArcheAge

ArcheAge patrons perturbed at Trion’s gift to former players

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When's the last time we had a good ArcheAge controversy? Actually who cares, because Trion has stepped up to the plate with a new...
Let me try that thing on.

Final Fantasy XI halts updates this year with one last storyline

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How long should a game last? Final Fantasy XI has had an impressive run, but its glory days are indisputably past. That's why Square-Enix...
Redguard girl

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Elder Scrolls Online race?

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I'm looking forward to some Elder Scrolls Online this month, but I may not use my max-level character. His guild is gone, and frankly...
Can't imagine why.

EVE Online adds buddy invites to trial accounts

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EVE Online, like many MMOs, is best enjoyed with a friend, if for no other reason than to have at least one other person...
Fan Faire

Project Fan Faire needs your support

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Remember that time when Daybreak bought out SOE, fired a bunch of people, and cancelled Fan Faire? Yeah that sucked, but a few fans...

Elite: Dangerous names space station after Terry Pratchett

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Fantasy comedy writer Terry Pratchett, who passed away last week at the age of 66, will be honored with a place among the stars...

The Daily Grind: Were you playing MMOs 16 years ago?

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This week, EverQuest is celebrating its 16th anniversary. That's right: It was all the way back on March 16th, 1999, that the seminal title...

WildStar tells the tale of the Ravaging of Arboria

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Ever wonder why WildStar's floppy-eared Aurin are galaxy-hopping instead of staying at home and gnawing on carrots? It's because of an event called the...

Tamriel Infinium: Five reasons to return to Elder Scrolls Online

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Gamers rarely give an MMO a second chance. Far too often, a game bears forever the impression it earned the first time we played it. When...

An Ingress convention could happen in 2015

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Augmented reality MMO Ingress could be heading for its own official convention this year, thanks to the mobile game's popularity and growth. Google's Niantic Labs...

Sword and Bored: Health buff

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Mo gets a bright idea when he realizes that MMORPG food inexplicably restores health -- and lots of it.
Ascent the Space Game

The Daily Grind: Which MMO was better than you expected?

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I've been dabbling in Ascent: The Space Game here lately, even though I keep telling myself that I'm done with early access titles. It's...

One Shots: A clear commute

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Sometimes simple can be beautiful. I don't know what it is, exactly, that attracts me to this week's title pic, but I think its...

The Daily Grind: What’s Funcom’s secret project?

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When Funcom's Joel Bylos casually announced this week that he was moving on from his role as game director of The Secret World to...

The Game Archaeologist: Ten more facts of EverQuest life circa 1999

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A couple of weeks ago I shared with you several stories from EverQuest veterans about what life in the game was like back then....

The Secret World begins its epic forum game with a plea for help

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A new forum game is afoot over at The Secret World, as one of the in-game characters, the Stationmaster, posted a cry for help...

The Daily Grind: When’s the last time an MMO made you laugh?

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There are few things that I love more in gaming than to have a genuine laugh-out-loud moment. Maybe something silly and stupid happens in...

EverQuest Next ditches lore and general discussion forums

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Assuming that there will be a wealth of lore and backstory in EverQuest Next, you won't be finding out about it on the official...
BAFTA

BAFTAs honor Braben, Bungie, Blizzard, and Riot

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Destiny and David Braben were big winners at last night's BAFTA awards. Bungie's shooter was dubbed the best game by the British Academy of...