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Albion Online’s missions are like quests, but not exactly

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Top-down PvP sandbox Albion Online has released a new video highlighting the game's missions and factions. Lead designer Robin Henkys and technical director David...

BioWare bangs the SWTOR story drum in new teaser vid

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BioWare has published a brief Star Wars: The Old Republic video featuring lead writer Charles Boyd. He says that the Knights of Fallen Empire...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 30: Slumbering MMOs

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, SWTOR, UO, ArcheAge, Asheron's Call, Otherland, Elite, GW2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early access MMOs.

GTA Online gets teen wolf, freemode events, and bug fixes

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Grand Theft Auto Online now features Teen Wolf. That's really all you need to know, but you might also want to know that freemode...
You would think this would just be patched in pre-launch at this point.

Blade & Soul’s website talks skills and skill trees

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NCsoft has updated Blade & Soul's western website with a bit about the game's skill trees. You'll earn a skill point with each character...

Echo of Soul sunsets in Korea next month [Updated]

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Hangame announced yesterday that it will sunset MMORPG Echo of Soul in its native Korea. Hangame thanked players for their loyalty since the game's launch...

Final Fantasy XIV demos ‘VR Titan Suppression Battle’ at Tokyo Game Show

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If you happen to be in Tokyo for the Tokyo Game Show this week, make sure to drop by the Sony booth to gawk, as...

Not So Massively: Destiny loses court case; MOBAs try new toxic chat punishments

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Destiny's ex-composer Martin O'Donnell won a major court case against his former employer, giving him back shares in the company that are now worth...

Guild Wars 2 teases another elite spec

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ArenaNet teased what appears to be another Guild Wars 2 elite spec via the game's Facebook page this afternoon. Oh, and this is probably...

Skyforge’s Battle History, account security explained

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Skyforge's Aelion's Call update launches on September 16th. One of the new features that it brings to the table is the Battle History, which...

$12.5 million settlement approved in 38 Studios lawsuit

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Three years after 38 Studios blew up and saddled Rhode Island taxpayers with more than $112 million in debt, a $12.5 million lawsuit settlement...
nin nin

Black Desert’s getting a Ninja and class weapon swapping

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Black Desert is getting a Ninja class on its South Korean server before the month is out. MMO Culture reports that the new archetype...

Elder Scrolls Online highlights its non-combat gameplay

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If you're curious about non-combat gameplay in Elder Scrolls Online, a new dev blog on Bethesda's official website might be worth reading. Or it might...

‘SWG 2.0’ Divergence Online hits alpha 3, launches Indiegogo campaign

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If Divergence Online sounds familiar, that's because it's been in pre-launch testing for a few years already. This week, it's entered its third alpha and launched...

Kickstarter campaign ordered by attorney general to pay fines, make restitution

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One of the very real risks of donating to a Kickstarter campaign is the danger that a company could take your money and never...

The Daily Grind: How many early access MMOs have you played this year?

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It occurs to me that early access games, even MMOs, are becoming the norm. I can't really complain about that since I've done my...

MUD devs cancel Kickstarter project to make other games

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Open world crafting sandbox MUD made a splash on Steam's Greenlight earlier this year, but its Kickstarter drive wasn't quite as successful. Developer Ben...

MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies

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MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...

Make My MMO: September 12, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we caught up with Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, and Elite: Dangerous, each of which released a dev blog or...

Hi-Rez’s COO on console e-sports and why people watch

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Hi-Rez Studios COO Todd Harris says that the popularity of e-sports has more to do with the human element than the games themselves. "From...

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