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PAX West 2018: First impressions of PWE’s Remnant From the Ashes

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Traditionally, massively multiplayer games do not have a large presence on the expo floor for PAX, but many studios had large booths with loud...

Standing Stone says that new LOTR MMO will have no impact on Lord of the Rings Online

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Are you concerned over the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG? Welp, you're not alone. As we covered yesterday, Leyou Technologies,...

Old School RuneScape’s mobile version launches October 30

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Just in time for Halloween, Old School RuneScape will be formally launching for mobile. Jagex announced this morning that OSRS will land on both...

PAX West 2018: Survival MMO Rend’s surprising art, Dorito map, faction PvP, and inbound PvE

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If this PAX West 2018 was about one thing, it was about proving me wrong. I jumped into the Rend interview expecting a specific type...

Frodo lives: A new Lord of the Rings MMORPG is apparently in the works

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If you've been one of the folks begging for a new Lord of the Rings MMO, well, then today's your lucky day. Online sports game...

PAX West 2018: Bless Unleashed is nothing like Bless Online

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Bandai Namco made a huge announcement just ahead of PAX West 2018: It is releasing Bless Unleashed, a console-only, action MMORPG. The team asked me...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

PAX West 2018: Anthem’s trailer touts ‘real-time storytelling’ content

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BioWare published a new trailer for Anthem at PAX West today, this one focused on the game world and just what you'll be doing...

PWE’s Jade Dynasty has been resurrected as a mobile MMO

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June was a rough month for Perfect World, as it sunsetted two of its oldest MMORPGs, Swordsman and Jade Dynasty. But it appears Jade...

Multiplayer survival sandbox SCUM hits Steam early access, touts realistic defecation

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Devolver Digital's SCUM released this week, and I'm not talking about the stuff inside their drain - I'm talking about the multiplayer survival game,...

Project Genesis is a hybrid MMO shooter with a persistent world and blockchain currency

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So here's a new acronym for ya: DSSGLAPVU, a "deep space survival game leveraging a persistent virtual universe." It's gotta hurt coming up with...
Remember when this was what we were taking about?

Anthem’s beta is admittedly a demo, according to BioWare

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The use of the term "beta" has morphed a lot over the years, moving from its original definition as a test phase to being...

Mortal Online sandbox MMO devs try battle royale with Mortal Royale

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Trove, Skyforge, and now Mortal Online - it's a weird batch of MMORPGs whose devs are getting into the battle royale scene, but there...

More on Bless Unleashed for Xbox One: Release date, key differences, and impact on Bless Online PC

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Earlier today, we covered the announcement of Bless Unleashed, a collaboration between Neowiz and Bandai Namco that will see a version of Bless on...

Nostos is Netease’s ‘open-world multiplayer VR game’ – and it’s built with SpatialOS

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Nostos is one of the more interesting things to come out of Gamescom this year. As Upload VR writes, the Netease title is basically...

Bless Online is getting an Xbox One version from Bandai Namco as ‘Bless Unleashed’

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Bless is coming to console, y'all, and it's doing so under Bandai Namco's banner. "BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced Bless Unleashed, a new...

Funcom’s Mutant Year Zero is launching on December 4 on PC and console

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"Funcom and The Bearded Ladies" still sounds like an indie rock band to me, so imagine this post is a song, shall we? The...
Seriously, label your garbage.

Gamescom 2018: The Division 2 reveals its special edition pre-orders and trailer while fans speculate on price

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If you want to play The Division 2 ahead of its proper release date, you'd better be prepared to drop some money. The various...

Perpetuum is back from the dead thank to the Open Perpetuum Project, all with the original developer’s blessing

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One of the biggest losses to the MMORPG genre last year was sci-fi sandbox MMORPG Perpetuum Online. The Avatar Creations devs threw in the...
That which is not dead is Diablo III.

Massively Overthinking: Would you want to play a League of Legends or Diablo MMORPG?

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Over the last couple of weeks, we've had some tantalizing rumors and teases that both Riot Games and Blizzard are building something new: Riot's...

Behaviour’s DEATHGARDEN survival shooter hits early access, is free-to-play right now

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What's Behaviour Interactive been up to since taking Eternal Crusade free-to-play, pondering a battle royale mode, and being sued by Bethsoft? Getting its caps...

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