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A world of disappointments.

Overwatch heads off to Blizzard World on January 23

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Haven't you ever wished that you could bring your favorite Overwatch characters on a grand tour of every Blizzard game? Because... well, you sort...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Dragon Bones’ Orc-themed Scalecaller Peak dungeon

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If you haven't checked out the Dragon Bones DLC on Elder Scrolls Online's test server in person yet, you should at least take a...
It's a fooler.

Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2018

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This is, bar none, the column I hate doing most on a regular basis. None of the games I highlight in here is something...

Game Theory explores the psychological exploitation at work in lockboxes

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"It's as easy as one, two, insert your credit card number here!" So begins the parody at the beginning of the first of two...
No chance to survive!

Heroes Mecha Storm Episode 1 – Mecha skins arrive in Heroes of the Storm! Heralds of the Great Battle!

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It is time to begin the great battle for the eternal fate of the Nexus! Hero Rehgar, Orc Shaman from beyond the Dark Portal,...

Destiny 2 players erupt over token throttling bugs

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Another day, another Destiny 2 subreddit meltdown, and it's not over the Eververse cash shop, holiday items, or lockboxes this time. Redditors report a multitude...
A dispatch from the days when I bothered.

World of Warcraft patch 7.3.5 is live in the wild after extended downtime

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Some patches just don't go down smoothly. World of Warcraft wound up extending its patch time for patch 7.3.5. pretty thoroughly yesterday, with the...

Black Desert adds sailboat quest, drop rate tweaks, and way more polar bears

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Pull out your ancient "I'm on a boat" and "you are a pirate" memes because Black Desert is about to give you reason to...

Ready, set, punch: Hyper Universe is live today!

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Ready for a different way to MOBA? Nexon's Hyper Universe officially launches today, bringing the action to a 2-D setting with several "inspired" champions...

Chronicles of Elyria confirms layoff rumors

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Earlier today, we asked the Chronicles of Elyria team for a statement regarding a tip we'd received about layoffs and salary cutbacks at Soulbound,...
Yikes what

Star Trek Online offers free stuff for its eight-year anniversary

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It can't be right that Star Trek Online is really eight years old, can it? Eight full years of boldly going? The answer is...
Here in the open air!

Citadel: Forged with Fire will be patching out underground structures

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It turns out that some of the players of Citadel: Forged with Fire are using underground structures for rather nefarious purposes. Not the fun...

Stardew Valley multiplayer arrives – in the creator’s house

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Sorry for the headline tease, but we couldn't resist. As Stardew Valley fans -- or "Dews" as they call themselves -- eagerly wait for...
All right, then.

MU Ignition is launching on January 23

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Remember way back when MU Ignition first went into beta testing? You know, back in the wild days of early January? Because it's launching...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 153: It’s a whole New World

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, DDO, New World, RIFT, Elite, and ArcheAge, with a mailbag question on easing into full-scale MMO sandboxes.

PSA: Grab sci-fi squad game Red Solstice for free

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How about a completely free multiplayer game to brighten up your Tuesday? Humble Bundle has you covered. The games deal site is running a free...

Perpetuum to shut down official servers next week

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Time is running short for robotic MMO Perpetuum Online -- but plans are moving forward to keep the game alive with a couple of...

Sea of Thieves talks about closed beta preparations and future plans

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With the pre-orders going on, closed beta coming next week, and launch arriving in March, Sea of Thieves and its team has a lot...

Ship of Heroes expands its dev team, updates gallery of new mission maps

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Last week, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie and our community were treated to an early preview of Ship of Heroes - specifically, two mission maps,...

CCP addresses EVE Online botter problem, saying it’s at the ‘top of the list’

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Last week, we reported on a situation brewing on the EVE Online subreddit, where player after player spoke out about the game's botting problem,...

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