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The Crew 2’s next update is literally about smashing cars into other cars, finally

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You know, but for the fact that I've been working ahead on holiday recaps and awards and have seen The Crew 2 pop up...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Smed vows he’ll someday make a game akin to EverQuest Next

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Earlier this week on the podcast, Justin and I were joking around about how one of our favorite fun things to write about is...

Project Gorgon introduces crafting-material teleportation, UI updates, and QOL improvements

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The latest update for Elder Game's in-development sandbox MMO Project Gorgon is now live, and in addition to a few new features, it's got...

MMO ‘creature-collection adventure’ Temtem has launched its backer alpha

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One of the two major MMO Kickstarter success stories of 2018 was most definitely Temtem, the clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure" that raised...

Path of Exile delays PS4 launch from December 2018 to February 2019

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Ah heck. If you were hoping to be roaming around Path of Exile on your PS4 by Christmas, best stick a pin in those...

Skyforge gets a bard class in December’s Distant Frequencies update, teases ‘interstellar campaign’ for 2019

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OK, Skyforge. You're getting a bard class. You have my attention! My.com announced the MMORPG's next expansion, dubbed Distant Frequencies, and it includes the...
laugh, then laugh again

Valve’s Artifact is live to ‘reimagine’ the online TCG genre

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Trading card game fans know the name Richard Garfield well. The man created the legendary Magic: The Gathering back in the early 1990s, but...
But on a phone. A phone.

Kakao is set to publish mobile spin-off TERA Frontier

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We're just speculating, but it's possible you guys all have phones. So perhaps you'd like a version of TERA to bring along on your phone?...
Ex Machina

MMO Business Roundup: Chinese vs Western gamers, devs against Brexit, and lockboxes as gambling in Australia

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Welcome back to another quick trip through some of this week's gaming business tidbits. Profiling Chinese gamers Quantic Foundry, the Nick Yee research firm that studies...

World of Warcraft showcases the upcoming Dwarf and Blood Elf heritage armor sets

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The lands of Azeroth are peopled with many a proud race -- perhaps none so proud as the Dwarves and the Blood Elves, who...
Wheeeeeeee

Fractured announces first pre-alpha test starting this month, delays alpha until next year

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The team at Dynamight Studios has announced that its crowdfunded sandbox MMO Fractured will be entering pre-alpha testing this week. The test phase will...
But why?

Hellion patches in a storyline with the Rude Awakening update

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Sure, you might have been surviving in Hellion up to this point, but you weren't doing so for a specific reason. You didn't yet have...
Answer a question, Todd.

Fallout 76 fans are livid over what they call a collectors edition ‘bait-and-switch’

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Bethsoft just can't catch a break with Fallout 76, can it. Players across social media are bemoaning an apparent switcharoo in the Fallout 76 collector's...

Bless Online previews its 2019 plans, including the Mystic class and new RvR content

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Another year is nearing its end, but in the latest Bless Online update post, the folks at Neowiz are already looking forward to what...

Red Dead Online has a creative approach to handling griefing

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So right now, I'm feeling the pain of being a PC-specific gamer: Not only can I not play Red Dead Redemption 2, but I...
Time to poke on home.

Massively on the Go: The Pokemon Let’s Go-Go Connection

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Yes, we're going to talk about Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (or you can pretend its Pikachu if you just want to experience Pokemon Yellow again). No, it's...
YOUR MONEY IS NOW OUR MONEY, AND WE WILL USE IT TO BUY DRUGS

So-called gaming addiction and Fortnite myopia aren’t just a problem for The Children

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If you're over that whole lockbox politics thing, you can always fall back on the moral panic that's gripping parents and teachers instead: video...
THIS IS NOT FINE! THERE WAS NO REASON TO LET IT GO THIS LONG OR GET THIS BAD!

Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2018

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With the turn of every new year, I know we are entering unexplored territory in the field of MMO news. No matter what we...

Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium confirms it’s taken over European publishing from Travian

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Back in October, we briefly covered the news that Travian Games, Shroud of the Avatar's European publisher since 2017, appeared to no longer be...
Spoiling!

Sea of Thieves launches its Shrouded Spoils update

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30The prophecy has been fulfilled, for a very broad definition of "prophecy." The new Sea of Thieves update, Shrouded Spoils, is available now along with...

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