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Make My MMO: Vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss is on Patreon (February 20, 2016)

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So here's a new one for the Make My MMO crowdfunding column: We have a game that's actually vying for Patreon donations rather than...

World of Akria: The Underground lands on Steam Greenlight

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Back in January, Massively OP reader Crow tipped us off to the development of The Underground, a cutesy 2-D MMORPG with a decidedly old-school graphical...
I gots to bag it up.

RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag

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Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth

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Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...

Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?

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Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
It's... Christmas somewhere? That can't be right.

Betawatch: The Division opens up for beta testing (February 19, 2016)

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It's that wonderful time again, ladies and gentlemen, when a long-awaited title goes into open beta. The Division has opened up its beta today...

Flamefrost Legacy attempts to capture the tabletop RPG spirit

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Some of our readers are always keeping an eye open for new, out-of-the-way titles to check out. In the spirit of shining the light...

ARK: Survival Evolved’s explorer notes system puts lore front and center

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This week, Studio Wildcard revealed what it's calling an "explorer note system" for dinosaur survival sandbox ARK: Survival Evolved. "You’ll be able to discover the stories...

Bless Online is merging its Korean servers

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Bless Online is currently attempting to address its somewhat lopsided server situation in Korea, with some shards populated to the point of producing queues...

Final Fantasy XIV will give screenshotters improved tools in Patch 3.2

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You may not know this, but apparently there is a so-called "Screenshot Alliance" of Final Fantasy XIV developers who work behind the scenes to...

Allods Online is getting a big update called New Order

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A big game update is on the way for Russian themepark Allods Online. Dubbed New Order, the 7.0 update will bump the level cap...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall loses game designer Tully Ackland

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Crowfall is losing a key game designer in the form of Tully Ackland, who told Twitter about his last day earlier this week. https://twitter.com/TullyAckland/status/700072169661857796 Ackland didn't...

Survival sandbox The Black Death introduces the peasant’s bleak path

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Green Man Loaded's upcoming medieval-themed survival sandbox (plus zombies) The Black Death is on a video roll this week; on offer today is a...

52-player fleet documents potentially record-setting Elite: Dangerous jump

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Making the rounds today is this pair of epic Elite: Dangerous videos depicting the exploits of Elite clan Distant Worlds as 52 members of...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG

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I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...

The Division directs the community to open beta challenges

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The open beta weekend for The Division is now underway for all three platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players only have a short...
Not playing the game is a lot like playing the game in the right light.

ArcheAge introduces stat-granting costumes and clothes laundering

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After a long night of play in ArcheAge, do you stare at your costume slot and wonder why it can make you look so...
Yes, money.

Here’s the lowdown on Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch is dropping next week, but you won't have to wait until Tuesday to see the changes being made...
WE CAN BUILD IT

Landmark is introducing the new build mode

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Playing Landmark is all about building. It's also all about exploring and experiencing the things other people have built. It's multi-faceted. That's why the...

The Daily Grind: How do you plot your gameplay in an open-world sandbox?

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Quantic Foundry's series of blog posts in support of its Gamer Motivation Model continue with its most recent piece on open world games, which...