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The Daily Grind: What does Destiny 2 still need before you’ll call it an MMO?

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With Destiny 2 back in the news thanks to its free-to-play relaunch, Stadia platforming, and new expansion, online gamers have once again returned to...

Gloria Victis recaps siege weaponry, PvP ranking, events, and guild heraldry

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Gloria Victis has been pumping out new content like mad the last few months. As we noted in our check-in last week, Black Eye...

Camelot Unchained hardens up to squash some bugs, prepares for tentative weekend test

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With another week comes another Camelot Unchained development update, and the folks at City State Entertainment have been hard at work ironing out bugs...

OrbusVR introduces new beta raid, new quests, and the snappily named G.R.I.N.D.I.N.G device

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Virtual reality MMORPG OrbusVR's latest update recently went live, bringing with it a new raid to beta test, over a dozen new quests, and...
Mouth.

RuneScape is reworking Maw Enhancers to no longer be items

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Those of you running out of space to store the enhancers obtained from the Motherlode Maw in RuneScape needn't worry much longer, as the game...

Pokemon Go studio Niantic is suing PokeGo++ hackers ahead of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s launch

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Niantic and Pokemon Go have been no stranger at all to lawsuits over the years - it's just that most the suits have been...

Bungie aims to deliver more Destiny 2 content ‘as often as [it] can deliver it’

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The future is looking a bit brighter for Destiny 2, which, after much concern over the game's prospects following Bungie's split with Activision, recently...

WoW Classic’s next stress test is open to subbers in North/South America, Oceania

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Blizzard has announced that the next World of Warcraft Classic stress test will be happening this week on Wednesday, June 19th, lasting until Friday,...
Can't even imagine.

Tom Holland is training to be the Warrior of Darkness in a new Final Fantasy XIV commercial

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Well, here's some fun for everyone ahead of the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers; it's a new commercial starring Tom Holland in intense...

ARK Survival Evolved announces Valguero map expansion, launching tomorrow

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It's about to be a big week for ARK Survival Evolved: Wildcard just announced that it's launching an expansion map for the game dubbed...

Star Citizen’s new Pillar Talk series stars key devs discussing the 3.6 alpha

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Your eyes aren't deceiving you: Cloud Imperium has brought back Pillar Talk as a real thing for the Star Citizen community, and it's not...
Who could have seen this coming.

World of Warcraft is removing an exploit used to powerlevel characters in Island Expeditions

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What's the fastest way to level up in World of Warcraft right now? Have some friends willing to game the system. Essentially, there's a well-known...

Former Epic producer reveals that Fortnite almost got canned over Save the World

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Fortnite Battle Royale has been a runaway success for Epic Games, cementing the popularity of the battle royale genre in mainstream gaming culture and...

Elite: Dangerous’ galaxy-spanning, six-month player voyage concludes with 4000 explorers

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What lies at the very edge of the known galaxy? As of this past week, a select group of very dedicated Elite: Dangerous players...
Misty.

Guild Wars 2 is removing language restrictions on linking worlds with the upcoming WvW restructure

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30We don't mean to blow anyone's minds, but there are a few different languages spoken in the EU. At least three. This poses a...
That's not good, no.

Anthem’s Reddit cracks down on ‘aimless’ criticism

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How dire is the situation surrounding BioWare's Anthem these days? It's so bad, apparently, that the community reddit has taken to drastic censorship to...

MMO Week in Review: E3 actually didn’t suck for MMOs this year

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E3 2019 dominated the headlines this week, even for MMO players, which isn't always a given. We got news on Elder Scrolls Online's next...

AdventureQuest 3D slaps you in the face (with dueling)

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Can someone explain to me the appeal of dueling in MMOs? Does it step from a childhood steeped in Harry Potter's one-on-one confrontations? Is...

The MOP Up: Project Torque revs back up for another race

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Car racing MMOs have endured bumpy runs in the genre, including the late Project Torque (also called Level R and HEAT Online). Torque ran...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: World of Dragon Nest, Echo of Soul RED, and Dawn of Isles

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Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of (or at least have entirely forgotten about!). First up:...

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