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Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained’s beta will be born on the fourth of July (February 17, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained invites you to break out the sparklers because the game will finally launch its long-delayed beta one...

Fight to the top in Reign of Guilds’ hardcore medieval world

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Is there room enough in this industry for another self-proclaimed hardcore, old school MMORPG with all of the PvP fixins? Russian-based Atlant Games is...

ArcheAge Begins debuts its regional championship mode

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Gamevil's mobile spinoff of ArcheAge, ArcheAge Begins, pumped out its fourth content update this past week. The focus this time around was the debut...

Whatever happened to Pirates of the Burning Sea, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Puzzle Pirates?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...

Citadel Studios and Nexon are recruiting talent

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If studio job postings get your blood pumping with the thoughts of what could be, here are a couple of tantalizing tidbits that perhaps...

Betawatch: The beta for mobile MMOARG Maguss is about to begin (February 16, 2018)

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Remember Maguss, the Harry Potter-esque ARG everyone was buzzing around right up until Pokemon Go company Niantic said it was making Harry Potter: Wizards...

Save Evangelion pilots in Maplestory’s crossover event

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Maplestory players are getting a fun treat in the form of a crossover with classic '90s anime Evangelion later this month. "The heroes of Evangelion...
Hot.

Dauntless details its closed beta by the numbers

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As Phoenix Labs powers toward Dauntless' open beta later this year, it took a few minutes to tally up some Big Numbers from its...
You've seen this before.

Diablo 3’s 13th season begins on February 23, and it’s completely predictable

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Diablo III's 13th season is kicking off next week. If you're hoping for something revolutionary and thrilling for lucky number 13, this... isn't that....
EYES

Darkfall: Rise of Agon pushes for crowdsourcing and a freemium model

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Do you have talent? Then Darkfall: Rise of Agon wants you to chip in and help out -- for pay, of course. The team...

EverQuest announces ‘true box’ progression server

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These days, EverQuest seems to exist to be a test bed for different progression server concepts. Its community certainly doesn't tire of starting all...

Worlds Adrift fears not this Blight

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By the sound of it, the Blight is probably not a healthy, safe phenomenon for Worlds Adrift players to encounter. And yet, both the...
Punch punch punch and nothing changes.

World of Warcraft is using new damage formulas in the Battle for Azeroth alpha

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It's going to be easy to ignore new formulas in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth for a little while. After all, you're dealing...

Pantropy works to simplify crafting and protect players from offline raids

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With $24k out of $94k raised so far, the German mech shooter Pantropy has a long road ahead of it in its Kickstarter campaign. The...
Technically by this point we're talking Ninja, but let's not quibble.

Final Fantasy XIV announces an end to congested worlds and restricted housing sales

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The launch of Final Fantasy XIV's new housing plots came with an additional restriction: Players weren't allowed to purchase these new plots as individuals,...

Trove’s Heroes expansion adds superhero-themed city and class this spring

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Today is a positively massive day for fans of Trove - and fans of superheroes, for that matter - as Trion is announcing a...

Conan Exiles is delaying mounts, pets, settlements, and sorcery to make its May 8 launch

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Funcom is forging ahead with its plans to launch Conan Exiles for real and for true on all the things come May 8th. And,...

SWTOR’s spring content: Cash shop overhaul, conquest revamp, new flashpoint – but probably not a ‘traditional expansion’

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's had a couple of rocky months with the greater MMO community, following ominous rumors reportedly from inside BioWare that EA...

Star Citizen’s new $185 Aegis Vulcan support ship is so ugly it’s cute

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On this week's episode of Around the Verse, Star Citizen's Sandi Gardiner and Chris Roberts bookend segments on the ship pipeline in the game....
Someone thinks that's neat, probably.

Cyberpunk 2077’s CD Projekt Red takes a stand against lockboxes and unfinished games

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The studio behind The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 isn't mincing words when it comes to business practices that involve lockboxes and partially delivered...