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Make My MMO: Pantropy will send teamkillers to jail on ‘Troll’s Island’ (February 24, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, online shooter Pantropy broke the 33% barrier on its ongoing Kickstarter. The game has half a month to go...
Map.

Black Desert players take their first peek at the game’s next region, Drieghan

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Yes, players have finally gotten a sneak peek at the next new land arriving to Black Desert, a vast and mountainous region to the...
Yep.

Ship of Heroes shows off the new combat features for its upcoming alpha test

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It's not really a superhero game unless you're fighting someone or something, right? So Ship of Heroes has a certain obligation to give you...
Well, points for effort.

Riot discloses the drop odds for League of Legends lootboxes

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Mentioning lootboxes at this point is a good way to send players into paroxysms of rage regardless of how fair or unfair they are;...
lol

Betawatch: Where have all the H1Z1 players gone? (February 23, 2018)

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Oh, the many antics of H1Z1 have brought us so much joy over the years. Remember when the game launched into paid early access...
*Fleeing Zoidberg noises*

SCUM is coming to Steam in Q2 2018

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Remember SCUM? Yes, that's the name of the game. No, it's probably not going to make you feel great about yourself from the name...

Pokemon Go weather trio throwdown, Team Rocket appears in Japan

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Pokemon Go players are beginning to see the introduction of Poke-lore to the MMOARG. While the last big update brought weather to the game in a...
Up on melancholy hill.

Citadel Forged With Fire isn’t patching next week, promises ‘a ton of details on the next big thing’

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If you're a Citadel Forged With Fire early access player, you may have noticed NPCs randomly going on rampages killing their own allies. This...

Sci-fi battle arena FeArea takes the MOBA to the future

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Despite the recent rash of shutdowns, game developers haven't quite given up on trying to crack into the MOBA market and siphon off that...
What a bold step forward. How impressive.

Valnir Rok patches in female characters and horses

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Girls love horses, right? That's still a gendered stereotype, isn't it? Because the latest patch for Valnir Rok adds both girls and horses to...

Tale of Toast activates Steam early access

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Looking for something to spice up your weekend? In the mood to try out a different MMO experience? The somewhat hardcore Tale of Toast is...

Gloria Victis finally has playable female toons

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Gloria Victis' v.0.7.9.0 update may have a mundane name, but it's a big event for the early access sandbox MMO, as female characters are...
Again? Still?

The latest World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth build brings even more hints of Mag’har Orcs

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We don't yet have all of the allied races promised to us for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth available in the test builds....

Fortnite jumps into Season 3 with hoverboards, 60FPS, and new music

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Welcome to the beginning of Fortnite's third season, which kicked off with this week's Patch 3.0. There's a lot going on with this update,...
This one hurts.

Otherland marks franchise’s birthday with a patch announcement

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In the annals of MMOs, Otherland is a virtual baby, only a couple of (rocky) years old. Yet the overall franchise is much older...

Elite Dangerous and RuneScape devs are auctioning off fun perks for a good cause

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Multiple gaming studios and groups in the UK have teamed up with the Special Effect charity for #GameBlast18 happening this very weekend, including Elite...

Dungeons and Dragons Online celebrates 12 years with giveaways and bonuses

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Twelve years on, and Dungeons and Dragons Online continues to tick along with its loyal fanbase and regular features. To celebrate the MMO's anniversary,...

Star Citizen deep-dives Squadron 42 living AI, opens up Aegis Vulcan sales

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse episode is actually more about Squadron 42 than Star Citizen. To illustrate how the game is coming...
There are no spoilers in this image.

Guild Wars 2 previews upcoming PvP/WvW skill splits

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A skill is going to have the same general effect in all arenas of Guild Wars 2, but there are a lot of things...

Paladins begins testing its battle royale mode and removes controversial lootboxes

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While it's not as cool of a name as "Thunderdome," Paladins' Battlegrounds is still likely to attract plenty of bloodthirsty savages looking for a...