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Final Fantasy XIV posts the patch notes for patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes

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Fans of Final Fantasy XIV will have to deal with not playing the game today, as maintenance extends throughout today and into tomorrow. But you can...

Camelot Unchained is building a new siege scenario test map as backer siege testing continues

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Last week, I saw some commenters discussing how Camelot Unchained had nothing to show from years of development, but of course, testers know better....

EVE Online cheater accidentally exposes himself in a hilarious way

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We can probably all agree that cheating in an MMO is just not OK, but it can often be difficult for developers to positively...
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The MOP Up: Diablo III’s anniversary dungeon returns

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Anyone who missed out on Diablo III's anniversary dungeon can get back in on the fun and rewards thanks to its reprise all month...

Slash and dismember your way through possessed villagers in The Black Masses

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If hacking and slashing your way across an island filled with throngs of possessed inhabitants sounds like a good time to you, then you...

Elder Scrolls Online plans chapter reveal for January 15 as dataminers suss out our next province

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We'll be hiding spoilers in spoiler code for this piece, so don't panic. But maybe skip the comments if you want to stay unspoiled!...
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RuneScape hits record highs: 1M subs, 5M mobile downloads

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It wasn't for nothing that Massively OP gave RuneScape our "Most Improved MMO" award last month. The long-running fantasy MMORPG saw a year of...

Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018

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Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...

ReWorld lets you build your own fantasy MMO world

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According to the developers, it's "Ultima Online meets Gary's Mod." This is ReWorld, an upcoming multiplayer game that uses procesurally generated worlds that players can...
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Legends of Aria previews upcoming content in first developer’s letter of 2019

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In-development sandbox MMO Legends of Aria has high hopes for 2019, if the year's first letter from Project Lead Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann is anything...

An EVE Online corporation has been hit with a GDPR request from an ex-member

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We often talk about how EVE Online can sometimes mirror the real world in startling detail, with its complex politics, global power struggles, and player-run...
All according to keikaku or something

Lord British (aka Richard Garriott) is now working as a telecommuting Robo-British

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Richard Garriott, also known as Lord British, also known as the man behind Shroud of the Avatar and the Ultima franchise, has been upgraded to Robo-British. Or...

Bethsoft and Behaviour resolve their lawsuit over Westworld and Fallout Shelter

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One of the key gaming legal disputes of 2018 was the lawsuit lodged by Bethsoft against Behaviour Interactive, specifically focused on the release of...
Huh.

Betawatch: Atlas weathers its storms with strong player retention

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Guess what? Atlas did in fact launch over the holiday season into its early access, and it immediately started weathering storms due to its rushed...

Sea of Thieves retraces the Pirate Code in its first developer update video of 2019

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It's time for Sea of Thieves's first developer update video of the new year, and this time around, Executive Producer Joe Neate is here...

Phase two of MapleStory 2’s Skybound expansion will go live on January 10th

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Last month, MapleStory 2 introduced the first part of its Skybound expansion, which introduced a slew of new content, including the new Soul Binder...

DC Universe Online celebrates its eighth anniversary with Attack of the Anti-Monitor event

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This month marks the eighth anniversary of Daybreak Games's free-to-play superhero MMO DC Universe Online, and that, of course, means that it's once again...
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Bless Online is adding a new dungeon on January 9

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You might think that the Sapiens Mausoleum dungeon in Bless Online is a thinking person's dungeon. Mostly due to the name, if we're being honest....

Just when you thought lockbox gambling couldn’t get any grosser

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You might think, given the public outcry against digital video game lockboxes over the last year and the slow-moving but serious oversight crackdown currently...

Star Citizen is working on planets and tech, and also Chris Roberts’ kids are adorable

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is... let's call it mini, clocking in under five minutes. But CIG's Chris Roberts and Eric Kieron...

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