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Ultima Online preps Christmas and nerfs your old too-long character names

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How angry would you be if you logged into your favorite old MMORPG account and found that your name, which you'd used for over...

Overwatch 2’s new hero Mauga is ready to wreck faces starting tomorrow

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As promised, Blizzard is raising horn to lips to herald Overwatch 2's Call of the Hunt, which is officially on as of tomorrow, December...

Monster Hunter Now brings more monsters, more weapons, and more events this December

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Niantic's latest mobile AR title Monster Hunter Now is bringing more reasons for players to walk their real-life streets and chase down giant beasties...

Grand Theft Auto Online brings vehicle robberies, drift races, and a new subscriber benefit this month

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What does the month of December hold for Grand Theft Auto Online? Quite a lot according to Rockstar Games, which has pulled together a...

Destiny 2 plans beta testing of expanded fireteam finder December 6, discusses PvP events, and opens its new dungeon

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Last week saw Destiny 2 begin its first steps toward proliferation of its fireteam finder function with a raid finder stress test. That test...

Grab a new-player starter pack key for mobile MMORTS Viking Rise

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When we first stumbled into IGG's mobile MMORTS Viking Rise earlier this year, we noted that the game is not being shy about its...

Sea of Thieves talks Safer Seas launch date, holiday login goodies, and player cheese in latest video digest

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The regular video newsletters out of Sea of Thieves have yet another addition, and like usual it gathers together some of the upcoming affairs...

MMO sandbox Pax Dei invited over 12,000 players to its first alpha test

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What is it about MMO early testing that always seems to bring out the infographics-happy side of studios? We continue to observe this fascinating...

Lord of the Rings Online prepares a rewarding Yuletide Festival for this week

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Every Hobbit loves a good party and a lot of presents, and they -- and their other LOTRO chums -- will get plenty of...
Oh look, quick development.

World of Warcraft Classic players have already found all 108 of Season of Discovery’s phase one runes

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Never let it be said that MMORPG players won't absolutely blitz through new things at breakneck pace: Players of the Season of Discovery that's...
Dark down.

EVE Online players have formed a new corporation led by ChatGPT

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It's said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, so why trust all of the power of an EVE Online corporation to one human when you...
FIGHT YOUR FREMD

Elder Scrolls Online plans Cyrodiil population cap tests starting December 6

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Ideally, a PvP zone is more fun if there are more players to fight in it, which is what is on the table for...

Nightingale teases 2024 stress test, recaps last playtest, and talks cash shop offerings

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Last week saw the gaslamp fantasy survivalbox Nightingale unveil plans for a sizeable stress test at the beginning of 2024, though details were still...

Albion Online announces Crystal Raiders patch for January 8, 2024, focused on territory raiding

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Just a month ago, Albion Online's Sandbox Interactive announced that it planned to switch over to a seasonal, quarterly content cadence built around smaller...

Indie Afrofantasy MMO Wagadu Chronicles has opened its early access doors today

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"Today is a big day. The Wagadu Chronicles is finally accessible to the world." So begins Twin Drums' announcement that its Afrofantasy MMORPG has...

MMO Week in Review: Season of (Queue) Discovery

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So it turns out that everyone wanted WoW Classic Plus! Who knew? Oh, everybody knew? Literally everybody? Right on. Well, you've got a version...

Dungeons and Dragons Online cranks out two updates, Festivault, and a hardcore server in seven days

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Dungeons and Dragons Online is trying to break some kind of MMO record for cramming the most amount of stuff in a seven-day period....

The MOP Up: Dragon and Home goes to the Blazing Desert

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Dragon and Home warmed up a chilly winter with the debut of its third continent, the Blazing Desert. "This vast world presents the splendor of...
Popcorn appropriately.

Project Boston was Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to create a ‘Steam of mobile’ games store

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The point of the Epic v. Google antitrust lawsuit is ostensibly about whether Google is holding a monopoly that prevents competitors like Epic from...

Star Citizen breaks a crowdfunding record for November with over $28M in sales

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In case it wasn't clear what Star Citizen was hoping for when it launched last month's IAE event, the sales numbers for the month...

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