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THe first rule of fight club is that you shouldn't be in a club to fight people, that's mean.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is having a double experience weekend after Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Let's not mince words: We all know that a new film set in a galaxy far, far away is coming out in the very...
We have your son in custody. We also have your older, fatter, balder son.

Final Fantasy XIV adds new side stories and weapons in patch 3.15

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Getting a level-appropriate weapon in Final Fantasy XIV is not terribly difficult at the moment, but that's not the same as having a weapon...
All this and more dinosaurs besides.

ARK: Survival Evolved launches in preview status on Xbox One today

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Ready to get your dinosaur survival antics on while playing from the comfort of your couch? ARK: Survival Evolved is making the console jump...
Prettier than this.

Student lands jail time for 2012 RuneScape robbery

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Way back in 2012, Fordham University student Humza Bajwa was busted by New York cops for holding a pair of RuneScape players at (what...
Going nowhere.

Black Desert’s first English closed beta starts today

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The advent of Black Desert's first English-language closed beta test does not mean that the wait for the game is nearly over, since the...

Skyforge is transitioning into pantheon battles this week

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The next phase of Skyforge's massive guild tournament is hitting the servers on Thursday, December 17th. At that time, the game will wrap up...

SMITE celebrates Saturnalia with free stuff and sales

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Ah, Saturnalia: the Roman winter festival drilled into the heads of Latin students everywhere. It's like Christmas, only with waaaay more gambling and booze. Hi-Rez MOBA...
Wings of snow.

Guild Wars 2 starts Wintersday today

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Today is not a winter's day, nor is it the start of winter days. That's the solstice, which is on December 22nd this year....

Vindictus EU adds phantom mage, begins holiday events

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You standard, run-of-the-mill, fireball-slinging mage is so played out in MMOs these days. So how about stepping up your game with Vindictus and trying...

Crowfall goes into depth about designing advancement systems

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There's a new goofy (yet informative) video series happening over at Crowfall called Systems Chat. In it, the devs take time to explain how...

Marvel Heroes introduces the ‘flashy’ Iron Fist

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Marvel Heroes' 54th and final hero of the year, Iron Fist, will be making his way to the live servers later this week, voiced...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 42: Starstruck

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Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, Devilian, WoW, WildStar, Landmark, Cube World, and Mytheon, with mailbox questions on multiboxing and MMO monogamy.

EVE Online modifies its trial program

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Earlier this year, CCP expanded EVE Online's free trial program from 14 to 30 days. Now it looks as though EVE is in for...

4force Online is a ‘raid action adventure game’

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You know how every once in a while, we all wonder why all the different elements of MMORPGs have been spun out into new...

GTA Online lets you create your own criminal organization

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Obviously, reading Massively OP is but one of the ways that you bide your time until the opportunity arises for you to climb to...
I ruined just... all the things.

World of Warcraft’s Legion testing is taking a holiday break, too

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We hope you weren't planning on playing any of the World of Warcraft: Legion alpha during your own holiday break (assuming you have one)....
Pet action.

Final Fantasy XI outlines its plans for 2016

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For a game that's heading into its maintenance mode, Final Fantasy XI is remaining quite active. Previous announcements had confirmed that the game was...

Guild Wars 2’s soundtrack to release on vinyl LP [Updated]

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Back in our holiday gifts guide for the MMO hipster, I made a joke about demanding game soundtracks on vinyl. Little did I know...

Guild Wars 2 e-sports team ragequits over design meta, technical issues

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Here's a bit of MMORPG e-sports drama for you: A major Guild Wars 2 e-sports team bailed from competition last night. Competing in the game's ESL Guild...

Elite: Dangerous’ Horizons goes live today

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Elite: Dangerous' Horizons - specifically, the 1.5 ships update - is set for launch today. Horizons is considered the next season for the game's original version,...