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We'll be fine, yes, just fine.

Shroud of the Avatar prepares for the arrival of Release 49

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December is a time for sitting with friends and family, toasting to the new year, and most importantly, not doing any actual work. Thus,...
Why is this world.

Duke Nukem and Serious Sam headline Wild Buster’s early access

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Hack-and-slash Wild Buster is here to kick butt and chew gum -- and it's all out of gum. InselGames' MMOARPG entered Steam early access today,...
I'm sure it's fine.

Elite Dangerous’ Thargoid aliens are finally fighting back

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It turns out that when you mess with the Thargoids long enough, eventually even they get fed up. Elite Dangerous players have been poking the...

Gaming industry roundup: SWBG2’s poor sales, Gambling Commission, slot machines, and parody games

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Don't agree that lockboxes, lootboxes, and gambleboxes were the biggest story of the year? We've collected so many news tidbits just on that over...
Guns and ships.

Ascent: Infinite Realm shows off its airships and weaponry

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Looking forward to Ascent: Infinite Realm and the promise of fun airship skirmishes? Then you'll want to take a look at the huge pile...

SWTOR gradually responds to Update 5.6 credit exploit

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A severe credit exploit that popped up following last week's Game Update 5.6 in Star Wars: The Old Republic has led to massive disruptions...

RIFT would like to sell you a random mount for $100

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We were talking on the podcast this week about how Trion Worlds tends to aggressively pursue different revenue streams in its MMOs -- and...
Surprise, mapfinder.

Path of Exile is adding a map stash tab

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Where are you going to store all of your maps in Path of Exile? There are too many maps, and you have no place...

Crowfall brings in the Assassin and Ranger for today’s Pre-Alpha 5 test

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Even games that haven't technically launched yet are getting into the whole pre-holiday MMORPG frenzy. Take Crowfall, for example: Instead of kicking their feet...
payyyyyyy meeeeeeee

Hearthstone alters its e-sports plan for 2018 while continuing to get more expensive

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People who enjoy playing or watching competitive Hearthstone will probably be excited about the recently announced changes to the game's competitive play circuit. The...
DEMON'S GREETINGS!

Skyforge launches a Demonic Dawn on PlayStation 4

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Let's not mince words: You're going to see lots of updates this month that are all about red suits with white fur linings, snow,...
But seriously, give up.

EVE: Valkyrie gets a new map and spectator mode for the holidays

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Happy holidays, EVE: Valkyrie fans! Enjoy a shiny box of... wait, why are you hyperventilating? This isn't a shutdown notice. (Which, you know, was...

Shroud of the Avatar creates the quintessential cozy inn, changes up free trial offerings

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When travelers wander in to Shroud of the Avatar's Release 49 later this week, they'll find that one watering hole looks much improved than...

Titan Quest lives on in current-gen consoles

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To be completely honest with you, I never really thought that we would be reporting in 2017 about a Diablo clone that released in...

Meta: Patreon has rolled back plans to change fee structure

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Hello MOP readerbase! As you are likely aware, Massively OP's funding is a hybrid, coming both from advertising and from reader donations, most of...
This was once controversial!

Paragon Chat invites City of Heroes refugees for a holiday soirée

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Paragon Chat has put out the batsignal to City of Heroes fans still missing their favorite MMO -- saying that they don't have to...

Crytek sues Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium, alleging copyright infringement

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Update: We've updated with CIG's official statement to us below. Crytek is suing Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries, the companies behind the sprawling...
Lineage what, now? Huh?

Lineage 2 Revolution patches in 50v50 guild battles and 30v30 open sieges

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Mobile MMO sensation Lineage 2 Revolution has rolled out a big update today. Netmarble says the patch includes plenty of content for fans of...

Black Desert’s Mystic is fully playable today, just watch out for the yeti

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Did ya roll your Mystic last week to get all your free loot in the MMO we just named most underrated of 2017? If...

Trion deals with DDOS attacks while ArcheAge dives into its Maelstrom update

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Trion Worlds is reporting "intermittent" attacks on its Dallas hub over the last day that are causing connectivity issues for some of its online...