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Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward launches on June 23

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The expansion releases on June 23rd, early access begins on June 19th, and pre-orders open up on March 16th.Since the original launch of Final Fantasy...
If you forget the fact that it was during the day and there were only the two of us and it wasn't outside by a wooden table it was exactly like this.

PAX East 2015: A chat with SOTA’s Richard Garriott

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Richard Garriott casts a long shadow in the MMO industry, with Ultima Online serving as the first fully graphical MMO and ushering in the genre...

PAX East 2015: MOP’s Eliot Lefebvre will guest on MMO community panel

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January's Where Did Multiplayer in MMOs Go? panel did so well at PAX South that the organizers have decided to go for an encore at...
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Marvel Heroes gets Iceman, Punisher review, Midtown Madness

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It's a day that ends in "y," so naturally Marvel Heroes is having some sort of in-game shindig. Midnight Madness has returned, so for...

PAX East 2015: Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain adventure arrives in April

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The rumors were true: Hearthstone is getting a new adventure in April. Blizzard formally announced the new content at PAX East this morning. The Blackrock Mountain adventure...

Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns beta is on the way

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Are you revved up for Guild Wars 2's upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion? How about revved up enough to test it? If that sounds...

PAX East 2015: Trion Worlds is throwing a party

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It's been four years since RIFT came out and the Trion Worlds team hosted a party in Boston to celebrate the game, so it's...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World experience blurs the lines of reality

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When Funcom recently teased an upcoming forum-only event for The Secret World, my interest was immediately piqued. Though we have scant details right now,...
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Former SWTOR bigwig dislikes the term ‘whale’

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The latest salvo in the ongoing free-to-play culture war comes courtesy of former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead systems designer Damion Schubert. In...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR took its first step into competitive gaming and fell on its face

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Just when you think that Star Wars: The Old Republic will change things around and actually do something that will appeal to the Killer-type...
SWTOR

BioWare cancels SWTOR Operation Victory speed runs

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Those of you looking forward to that Star Wars: The Old Republic speed-run e-sports thing are out of luck, at least for now. BioWare...

The Secret World is planning an ‘epic’ forum game

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The next big thing coming for The Secret World won't be in the game itself -- it'll be in the forums. Funcom, which has had...

Couple gets married in Shroud of the Avatar’s first wedding

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Shroud of the Avatar isn't even in proper alpha testing yet, but the fantasy title has already been host to its first in-game wedding. Players...

Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes

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While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who...

The Daily Grind: Do you get MMO event fatigue?

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Based on how many awards it won last year and how many Massively OP writers and guildies have been sucked into it, I know...

RIFT’s anniversary carnival returns with a party duck

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It's hard to believe that in a few days on March 1st, RIFT will turn four years old. According to the site, the fantasy...
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Final Fantasy XIV has over 4 million registered accounts

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"Fledgling adventurers continue to arrive in Eorzea in droves," says Square, "and we are pleased to announce that the realm is now home to...
SWTOR

BioWare prepping SWTOR ‘Operation Victory’ tourney

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BioWare has partnered with e-sports company ESL Gaming to host a competition dubbed Operation Victory. It involves speed-running eight-player story mode operations from Star...
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SWTOR’s Gree event is back through March 3

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Dulfy reports that Star Wars: The Old Republic's Relics of the Gree event returns today and continues through March 3rd. The event is intended...

Chaos Theory: Player-run parade pairs Secret World cabals with recruits

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It's been said that The Secret World is more like a single-player game. And it's true: You can definitely enjoy many aspects of the...