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Not surprising, still sad.

A day in the life of a Revival hunter

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While the first pass of renovation kit revisions are in the bag, the most recent entry on Revival's site isn't really about that. Nor...

Asta’s English open beta arrives March 2nd

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Korean import Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is just a few weeks away from open beta here in the west. Publisher Webzen has...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 51: Unsavory deeds

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Justin and Bree discuss V-Day, MMO finances, Blade & Soul, The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, The Secret World, Ultima Online, and Devilian, with mailbag questions on IP blocking frustrations and MMO innovation.

New Humble Bundle includes deals on WildStar, Neverwinter, Path of Exile, and more

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A new Humble Bundle promotion might just be the best deal you're going to see all year on MMOs. The "Humble Gamepedia Online Multiplayer...
Fall apart and count to ten, take your aim, start again.

Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target

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On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...

Get Age of Conan pack for backing new Conan Kickstarter RPG

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Funcom's Vice President of PR and Marketing took to Twitter today to point players in the direction of a new pen-and-paper Conan RPG that's...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...

Activision layoffs likely don’t affect Blizzard’s games

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Game Informer is reporting that Activision-Blizzard has suffered layoffs in the wake of its earnings call last week. Don't panic, MMO players; it at...

The mystery of BioWare’s new online IP

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The studio behind Star Wars: The Old Republic is working on a brand-new IP -- and everyone is dying to know what it is. A...
So perhaps some clothes?

Blizzard eyes mobile development, player-created content, and faster updates for the future

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When you think mobile gaming, chances are that super-casual (and extremely cheap) titles come to mind. Blizzard might be looking to change that stereotype,...
Which is good, because we have to justify that Xbox One purchase somehow.

Is The Division getting endgame raids?

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Is The Division getting endgame raids? That's the Reddit rumor the fans at Arekkz Gaming speculated on over the weekend. According to the rumor...
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How Star Wars: The Old Republic’s class stories were made

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The Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline means that the player characters of Star Wars: The Old Republic have come a long way from...
Soulful!

RIFT’s next soul pack will contain a soul for each calling

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Do you feel sufficiently soulful in RIFT? The game's next major patch will contain a new pack of souls for players to purchase for...

BBC investigates ‘mind-boggling’ Star Citizen project

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Star Citizen's $108M (and growing) crowdfunded budget is large enough that it is attracting the attention of many outside the sphere of games journalism. In...

Daum posts Black Desert’s Tamer Awakening video

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Raise your hand if you've been fiddling about with Black Desert's stand-alone character creator in anticipation for the game's western release on March 3rd....
It's been quiet.

Elite: Dangerous offers its Arena as a standalone product

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You know what you find interesting in Elite: Dangerous. It's not exploring, it's not mining, it's not missions, it's just getting into close quarters...

The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?

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The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...

Worlds Adrift’s sky whales are the gentle giants of the clouds

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Welcome back to day 42 of WhaleWatch, your faithful Massively OP feature in which we are looking for any sighting whatsoever of Worlds Adrift's...

Gloria Victis is adding a plundered village this week

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The team over at Gloria Victis is slaving away at building a "living, open world," with efforts being poured into a recent patch to...

Shroud of the Avatar brings ancient opulence to the Halls of Artifice

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Shroud of the Avatar is ever under construction as the game picks up steam for its pseudo-launch this summer. In the latest newsletter, the...