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First impressions of Nexon’s Riders of Icarus

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Earlier this month, the latest addition to Nexon’s perpetually expanding stable of MMORPGs, Riders of Icarus, took wing into its “soft launch,” or open beta,...

First impressions: Why Pokemon Go is uniquely compelling

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I, like many others who were children throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, went through a period in my young life where the only...

Hands-on: A tour of duty through Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday

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With Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday, Cryptic is obviously looking to rope in as many Star Trek faithful as possible, particularly from two...

A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows

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It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were...

Choose My Adventure: Amnesia and exploration in Project Gorgon

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Hello, friends, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure. If you’re just tuning in, you need to know that this round of columns is focusing...

The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online’s den of the Dark Brotherhood

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A dear Patreon patron has requested a livestream of The Elder Scrolls Online's Dark Brotherhood DLC. Alexander, your wish is coming true. MOP's most rabid...

E3 2016: Previewing Elite Dangerous VR

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At this year's E3, I sat down with Elite: Dangerous' Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco and PR/Communications Manager Michael Grapper to talk about the game's successes and...

E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around

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Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very...

E3 2016: War Thunder’s VR mode and Crossout’s demo

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While I don't play any of Gaijin's games, I was looking forward to meeting the studio at this year's E3 for two reasons: the...

E3 2016: Sea of Thieves is much more than pirate ship PvP (and might just be an MMO)

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It's been awhile since I've been excited for a Rare game, but pirate-themed, multiplayer sailing-and-swashbuckling game Sea of Thieves took hold of me just based on the...
Oh my gosh, did they try.

E3 2016: Hands-on with Nexon’s LawBreakers

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Going into E3 this year, I didn't think LawBreakers would be something we'd cover at MOP. I also didn't expect much out of it, even with CliffyB's...

EverQuesting: First impressions of Landmark’s launch

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So it finally happened. Really and for truly! Landmark launched into the realm of released games. I can officially remove the alpha/beta tag off...

E3 2016: Perfect World’s Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Livelock

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One thing that I see over and over in our comments sections when we cover Perfect World's MMOs is hatred for lockboxes and keys bought...
Let's all work together to be kind of miserable.

E3 2016: Sci-fi MMORPG Dual Universe is FFA PvP for builders

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That headline may sound strange, but after a long, hard talk with game creator JC Baillie of Novaquark at E3 this week, I feel...

Choose My Adventure: Priming up for Project Gorgon

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Hi there, friends! Welcome back to Choose My Adventure, where this week I’ll be unveiling the results of last week’s poll, fine readers like...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood DLC is sublime, brother

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Well, folks, this is it. This is the way that The Elder Scrolls Online should have launched. As MOP's own Bree Royce says on...

Hyperspace Beacon: Going to war with SWTOR’s new Mandalore

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Do I have to turn in my Star Wars fanboy card if I admit that I don’t like Mandalorians? It's not that I think...

Preview: A look inside of ArcheAge’s Ascension launching today

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Change is inevitable. And while it can be unnerving, it can also be very beneficial. ArcheAge's fans will see their share of changes today...
Perhaps the bank should be re-evaluated.

Launch impressions: Overwatch is good, but it’s only half a game

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The thing that bugs me about Overwatch is that it feels like half of a game. Unfortunately, it's also the less interesting half, the...
Well, this isn't ideal.

The Daily Grind: How long do you test an MMORPG before judging it?

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I know I need to put more time into Tree of Savior. When it launched, I logged in and was bombarded by a horrific control...

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