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GTA Online is getting some ‘exciting new gameplay’ next month

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Rockstar's newswire published a GTA Online story today that hints at "exciting new gameplay" for GTAO's free roam mode. The developer says it will...

Shroud of the Avatar teases dragons, housing, and R21

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest Update of the Avatar newsletter debuted over the weekend. It includes a look at some "very large creatures" (also...

EVE’s Galatea iterates on sov capture stuff tomorrow

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CCP wants you to know that EVE Online's Galatea update will deploy on Tuesday, August 25th. That's tomorrow, if you're playing at home. Galatea includes...

Project Gorgon wraps up Kickstarter campaign with over $74K

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It asked players for $20,000 to add better art and additional features, but what Project Gorgon ended up with was an impressive $74,781. The indie...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: August 22, 2015

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One of these weeks we'll stop writing about Project Gorgon in this space, but not today! And why should we, since the indie darling...

Linkrealms’ summer closed beta starts on August 29

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Indie sandbox maker Mythyn Interactive has announced that the summer closed beta for Linkrealms will begin on August 29th. Linkrealms has received multiple updates since...

Star Citizen’s FPS devs confront merge conflicts

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Star Citizen published its weekly Star Marine update earlier this morning. Cloud Imperium says that it didn't add or test new features this week because...

The Game Archaeologist: Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE

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It became one of the most infamous moments in MMO history -- and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. For all that the MMO community...
This is almost like owning a thing.

Betawatch: August 21st, 2015

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Revival isn't yet in closed beta or closed alpha or even really in pre-alpha, but it is letting players walk around the houses they...

Ex-Daybreak President John Smedley starts his own company

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The MMO industry trembled last month as John Smedley left his long-held post as president of Daybreak Game Company (and before that, SOE), but now...

Gloria Victis is doubling its world size, selling naming rights

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Fantasy sandbox Gloria Victis aims to double its world size with its next patch. It's scheduled to hit the pre-alpha server sometime in the...

Leaderboard: Have you gotten married in an MMO?

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TERA patched a wedding chapel into the lands of Arborea yesterday, and the occasion got me to wondering about holy matrimony in various other...

Why individual MMOs and MOBAs are their own market

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There's an interesting think piece on Medium that tackles misconceptions when it comes to trying to pigeonhole players and games into categories. The crux...

The Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over

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Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...
Goal: murder.

Final Fantasy XIV boasts 5 million registered accounts

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Let's start this news item with an important caveat - we don't know how many actual active subscribers Final Fantasy XIV has at the...

Vendetta will test supply-chain economics in its next update

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Guild Software says that the next major version of long-running sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online will debut "in a month or two." Version 1.9's biggest...

Camelot Unchained shows off terrain, new animation vid

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Is it Friday already? It feels like it because Mark Jacobs has checked in with a Camelot Unchained afternoon update. Today, he reports on...

TERA gets new world event, wedding chapel, and more

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TERA got a new update today that introduces a world event called Dreamstorm. It's set in Northern Arun and it's designed for level 65 characters...

Asta is heading west after failing in Korea

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Free-to-play publisher Webzen has announced that it will localize Asta: The War of Tears and Winds for the western market. The company's press release...

Guild Wars 2 will demo ‘challenging group content’ at PAX

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Guild Wars 2 fans heading to PAX Prime later this month will find a lot to do with their favorite MMO. ArenaNet said that the...