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Black Desert publisher Daum EU rebrands as Kakao

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Back in April, we wrote about the company structure behind Black Desert publisher Daum, which is owned by South Korea's Kakao, which also owns Nzin,...
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Age of Conan’s 5.0 update brings raid finder, new loyalty program

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Age of Conan's big 5.0 update is live today, inserting a number of big changes into the MMORPG edition of Hyboria: Expect new daily login gifts,...

NBA champion Rick Fox partners with Daybreak’s H1Z1 for e-sport initiative

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Multitime NBA champion Rick Fox has his sights set on H1Z1 as the next big e-sports field, so much so that he has partnered up...

Player modder earns $5000 for War Thunder model

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Here's a sweet way to make 5000 bucks: Design a stellar 3-D model for a War Thunder vehicle. That's what Daniil "_Joy_Division_" Zaitsev did, anyway;...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 71: Falling to the Force

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Justin, Bree, and Larry talk SWTOR's Dark vs. Light campaign, plus ESO, WoW, SOTA, WildStar's character boosts, EQII's $400 guild halls, and LOTRO's new raid, with a mailbag question on the Steam summer sale.
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No Man’s Sky developers thank players for their understanding of its delay

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Those eagerly awaiting No Man's Sky must continue to eagerly await a bit longer, as the game's current delayed release is August 9th in...

E3 2016: Chatting E3 demos and MMO research with Red Fox Insights’ Jake Parmley

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I'm wrapping up my on-site E3 coverage this year with a meeting more about the industry meta than about any one game. The interviewee? Jake Parmley...
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WildStar is gearing up to sell max-level character boosts

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Are you eager to hit the level cap in WildStar without quite so much of that "playing WildStar"? In other words, would you like...

Overwatch, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft top May Superdata charts

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Probably no big surprise here, but according to Superdata Research in May, Blizzard and Riot Games are still kings of the online PC gaming...

The MOP Up: Ingress players show love for Orlando (June 26, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Make My MMO: 3001SQ’s Kickstarter, Gorgon’s patch, and Elyria’s update (June 25, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, the Chronicles of Elyria team discussed its plans for the online shop (it'll be ready in a few more...
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Betawatch: Shroud of the Avatar prepares launch without launching (June 24, 2016)

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It's important to note that Shroud of the Avatar is not actually going to launch on July 28th. It's just not going to wipe...
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Camelot Unchained is implementing grouping and working on buildings

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A weekly progress dispatch from Camelot Unchained is as reliable as clockwork of late. In this particular case, it's a bit earlier than normal...

Chaos Theory: Happy handstands for Funcom’s funding

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Things are looking up! I don't know about you, but I'm certainly feeling more relief-- and not just a little extra excitement -- when...

The MMORPGs of the Steam 2016 ‘Summer Picnic Sale’

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Get out your wallets, my darlings, because the Steam sale has arrived, and it's hungry. Yes, everyone's favorite summer event for the most frugal gamers...

Overwatch is tearing it up in Korea

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We know that Overwatch has been more than the talk of the town, as the game almost effortlessly shot past 10 million units sold...

Livelock launches for PC and console on August 2nd at $19.99 price point

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Perfect World's Livelock has a release date: August 2nd. The studio announced today that its top-down MMO shooter will land on PC, Xbox One, and...
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Trion’s Scott Hartsman speaks out against G2A: ‘Game creators of all sizes survive on your support’

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In the wake of accusations about G2A becoming a haven for unscrupulous third-party sellers to move keys bought with stolen credit cards, Trion Worlds...

New players join The Elder Scrolls Online’s NA megaserver today with Japanese launch

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The Elder Scrolls Online expands again today, this time with a launch in Japan. Game Director Matt Firor writes that ZeniMax and DMM have...

Funcom delays Conan Exiles’ planned September early access to January 2017

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Funcom has decided to delay the launch of Conan Exiles into next year. You might be thinking, wait, didn't Funcom only just announce a September...

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