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PSA: SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire livestream starts now

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Has BioWare's silence on the game-changing Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion been chapping your arse? Fear not, because the developers are livestreaming on...

The next Guild Wars 2 expansion beta starts on Sept. 4

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Guild Wars 2's second Heart of Thorns beta weekend event starts on September 4th at 3:00 p.m. EDT. ArenaNet's Colin Johanson says that the weekend...
So now we're all just copying Team Fortress 2. What did that accomplish?

Cliff Bleszinski’s new game revealed as a team-based FPS named LawBreakers

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Remember how yesterday we were all excited about Cliff Bleszinski's new game being published by Nexon and thus having the potential for some MMO...
Maybe this one will stick to the wall.

Funcom releases second quarter financials and announces The Park

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We could quote a lot of numbers from Funcom's second quarter financial report, but let's be honest here: They're just confirming what we already...

Hans Zimmer is scoring Bless

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Renowned composer Hans Zimmer is lending his talents to Bless, the upcoming fantasy MMO from Korean firm Neowiz. Zimmer, whose credits include The Lion...

Action MMO Asker Online is in open beta

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Asker Online is in open beta as of today, but what the heck is Asker Online? According to Steparu, it's kinda like Vindictus. A...

WildStar’s changing its tutorial and character creation

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WildStar lead designer Brianna Schneider has penned a lengthy dev blog examining the title's early game improvements. The impending free-to-play conversion will feature a...

Here’s how Crowfall’s UI has changed in two weeks

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A couple of weeks ago, ArtCraft published a video about the creative process behind Crowfall's user interface design. Today, the firm has released a new...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 27: SmedSoft

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Justin and Bree discuss Smed's new company, EQII's prison server, Champions Online, FFXIV, Trove, and Revival's housing, plus mailbag questions on NCsoft and terrible graphics.

Origins of Malu founder on the challenges of passion projects

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Sci-fantasy sandbox Origins of Malu has had its share of development challenges over the past four years. A scaled-down version of the game debuted...

Dream of Mirror Online lands on Steam

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Dream of Mirror Online has a new virtual home, as the cel-shaded anime MMO is now available through Steam. DOMO has had a tumultuous history,...

War Thunder’s CEO answered a ton of questions at Gamescom

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Earlier this month at Gamescom, Gaijin CEO Anton Yudintsev fielded a ton of questions from War Thunder players. The firm published excerpts from the...

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...