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The Stream Team: A first-timer’s live exploration of the New World closed beta

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We've been following the journey of New World for a while now, including providing several hands-on impressions pieces, but now it's time for MOP's...

XDefiant is Ubisoft’s next Tom Clancy franchise arena shooter

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Ubisoft is not having the best couple of years. It's been wrecked by a wide-ranging sexual harassment scandal and lawsuit, it's losing staff left...

Portal Knights studio gets $10M investment to make open-world sandbox

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After selling over 3.5 million copies of Portal Knights, what's indie developer Keen Games going to do next? Make an even bigger game, that's...

Amazon’s New World closed beta finally begins today – check out the trailer!

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Happy beta day, New World! Yes, Amazon Games' long-awaited MMORPG is finally rolling into closed beta today as the last leg of testing -...

Guild Wars 2 reveals fourth End of Dragons voice actor as cheeky Inventory Manager gets an update

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My favorite April Fools' Day trick this year wasn't a trick at all: It was a game published by Guild Wars 2 superfan @that_shaman...

Hands-on with New World’s 20v20 PvPvE battleground and its newest dungeon

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Last week Amazon Games held a press demo and offered up an early preview of some of the latest and greatest content coming to...

Top-down looter shooter Space Punks begins its paid-for early access journey exclusively on the Epic Games Store

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Earlier this month we showcased Space Punks, a multiplayer top-down looter shooter from developer Flying Wild Hog and publisher Jagex Partners. For those who'd...

Hands-on with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Teasing out the multiplayer content

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So Monster Hunter Stories 2 is out in the wild now, and to be honest, the demo does the game no justice for MH fans, and...

Fight or Kite: Crowfall’s launch is a struggle, but I’m ready to play

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It’s been just under a week since Crowfall officially launched, and the game’s more alive than ever before. It’s been what has felt like...

Four Winds: MassivelyOP’s guide to getting started in Swords of Legends Online

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It's a strange trend whenever new MMOs launch that there's a deluge of tutorial videos on a bunch of topics but a shortage of...

Swords of Legends has officially launched today – and it’s already spun up a new server

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It came all but out of nowhere this spring, and now it's live in the west: Gameforge's AAA MMORPG import Swords of Legends Online...

First impressions: Monster Hunter Stories 2’s demo raises new multiplayer questions

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When Monster Hunter Stories 2 was first announced, I ignored it. The original had no appeal to me whatsoever. I actually felt bad when a friend tried...

The Stream Team: Running into the wild unknown of Crowfall

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After several years of development, the time has come for Crowfall's launch, and MOP's Chris hasn't played the game's test version in about as...

Crowfall’s launch is marred by DDOS attacks and login problems

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Crowfall's launch didn't entirely go to plan yesterday. While early on in the day, the servers were apparently handling the load just fine, by...

The Sabotage is a multiplayer co-op title where one person tries to stop other players from digging up gold

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It's time for another deceive-em-up game to hit the collective radar! Allow us to take a moment to nod in the general direction of...
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Launch impressions: Crowfall won me over, but it’s not for everyone

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So Crowfall's beta has finally ended and launch is upon us. As someone who backed the game but has played alphas of many games that never...

Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall officially launches today

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It's been a very long road, but Crowfall is finally launching today. Yes, a crowdfunded MMO with a real launch! MMO readers will recall...

Space Punks is a top-down multiplayer looter shooter that promises a ‘living, breathing, ever-changing game world’

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Two things struck me when I was watching the reveal trailer for Space Punks: One, the game basically looks like a Borderlands ARPG; and...

Crimson Desert, originally set to launch this year, posts mocap video

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One of the biggest MMOs we were expecting to launch this year hasn't made many moves so far, and that would be Crimson Desert....

NEO 2045 is a new kid-oriented sci-fi MMO for PC and mobile

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It's not every day that we hear about a brand-new MMORPG that's already out, but today is one of them: It's a Roblox-esque kid-centric...