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Heroes of the Storm previews the upcoming hero Blaze

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Considering the pedigree of StarCraft II and the MOBA genre in general, you would think that Heroes of the Storm would have featured heroes...

What’s going on with Nerd Kingdom’s TUG?

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Despite promises earlier this year that both communication and development would be ramping up, TUG seems to have fallen into a well of silence...
How near, how far.

Valiance Online previews its maps as it hunts down bugs

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Hunting down bugs in a video game is not the same as hunting down enemies. That's true even if the bug is a severe...

Warframe shares how its business model keeps players happy and giving

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One of the reasons we and our readers admire Warframe is that this title hasn't descended into the questionable, aggressive, and despised business tactics...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds aims to be on every platform, but PS4 will take a while

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There's no escaping it. There's no denying it. And soon, there will be no avoiding it. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is already out for PC and Xbox...

Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2017

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It's true that we lost a lot of MMOs in 2016 -- bigger and more important ones than in 2014 and 2015. 2017, however, has...

Black Desert’s first patch of 2018 awakens the Mystic and adds campsite feature

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The Mystic class that just flew westward at the tail end of last year is already busying herself with awakening, live in Black Desert...
Does this word mean something different to you?

LawBreakers is the weak link in Nexon’s Q3 2017 financial results

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Here's the good news for Nexon's Q3 2017 investor call: The company had a good set of third-quarter results overall, and it has a...
You aren't going anywhere for a while, right?

ESA pushes back against World Health Organization’s gaming disorder classification

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In case you missed it over the holiday break, but the World Health Organization announced it would be adding "gamer disorder" and "hazardous gaming"...

Nexon’s Hyper Universe is launching on January 17

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Looking for the first big release of 2018? Nexon is making a bid for your attention with the launch of Hyper Universe in just...
Oh, Mr. Ross, always a pleasure.

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2017: Happy little trees

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2017! Coming in at #2 on our list is... SMITE honors 'painting god' Bob...
LOUD NOISES!

Fortnite adds silencers in its first Battle Royale update of 2018

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The first Fortnite update of the new year has arrived for the Battle Royale mode, and it introduces the silenced pistol along with a...

MMO Year in Review: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.0 finally arrives (December 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey as we head into...

Saga of Lucimia runs next pre-alpha test, goes on a hiring spree

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Saga of Lucimia is charging into the new year with energy and gusto. The hardcore fantasy MMO is currently running its ninth pre-alpha test,...

Overwatch’s 2018 includes new heroes, maps, and better competitive play

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Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan barely has recovered from his marathon chair-sitting session over the holidays, but the scruffy-looking nerfherder is back in front...
Far in the distance

A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2017

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Over the last couple of years, we've redoubled our efforts on our science-related articles, as you may have noticed from our roundups in 2016 and 2015....

Exclusive: Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever on the superhero MMORPG genre

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Ship of Heroes is super-jumping right into 2018 with two documents of note. The first is a retrospective of what the Heroic Games team...

Worlds Adrift’s team had a blast in 2017

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While Worlds Adrift's end-of-year video isn't heavy on any juicy details of upcoming testing and development, it does convey Bossa Studios' enthusiasm and goofy...
Move it move it.

Black Desert Mobile shares some details about account linking, character creation, and items

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Curious about the play experience of Black Desert Mobile? The developers have put out a helpful FAQ about the game's features, mechanical changes, and...

PSA: RIFT, ArcheAge, and Trove are reclaiming abandoned names, so save yours soon

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Happy new year! You don't need that old, musty name any more, do you? Especially if it hasn't been used in a while? While you're...

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