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Otherland devs deny buying positive Steam reviews

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Drago Entertainment has today denied allegations that it paid for positive Otherland reviews on Steam. Website MMOs.com accused the developer of directly paying for fake reviews,...

Orsinium arrives for PC and Mac Elder Scrolls Online players

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Bethsoft has just announced that the Orsinium DLC pack is now available for The Elder Scrolls Online's PC and Mac players. Xbox One and...

Cibele looks at falling in love in MMOs

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Last week we asked you if you had ever been in a relationship with someone that you met through an MMO. This apparently was...

Das Tal opens persistent testing server

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It's one small step for test servers but one giant leap for Das Tal. The "open-world survival arena" has kicked off a nine-day run of...

Neverwinter wages war on botting and gold buying

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Cryptic's been on a bit of a ban streak in Neverwinter lately, and it recently explained to its community what exactly is triggering the punishments. According...
I suppose the alternative of saying that this was a poor decision wouldn't have worked.

Asta’s producers have hopes that the game will find its audience in the west

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The situation with Asta is an unusual one - it's an import, but it certainly failed to find its audience within its native land,...
Hey, we live here too! Jerks.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the Vanu Vanu beast tribe quests

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It's impossible to reach the level cap in Final Fantasy XIV's current expansion without dealing with the Vanu Vanu. There are quests focusing on both the...

MMO Week in Review: Light for World of Darkness (November 1, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! This...

The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 2015)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

EverQuest provides progression server updates

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Remember EverQuest's dual progression servers that were all the rage(fire) a few months ago? Well they're still rolling along, with player votes determining how...

Star Citizen finalizes details for Alpha 2.0

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Hark! Can you hear that? It's the siren call of Star Citizen's Alpha 2.0 update, which is so near that you can hear, smell,...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: Updates, reveals, and more (October 31, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, the usual suspects kept us abreast of their progress with developer blogs, class reveals, status updates, and the like....

Worlds Adrift UI is a mixture of the ‘diegetic’ and the traditional

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The latest Worlds Adrift dev blog talks up the game's user interface, and more specifically a "diegetic UI" that is included in the game...

The Daily Grind: What are you doing in-game for Halloween today?

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Hey! Didn't you know that today was Halloween? Perhaps by the subtle reminder provided by every MMO running crazy events starring zombies, jack-o-lanterns, and...
Beta botch.

Betawatch: Closed beta explosion (October 30, 2015)

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It's a week of games entering closed beta. That is the joke here, if you want to call it a joke. Front and center,...

Camelot Unchained’s Scouts sound pretty badass [Updated]

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Camelot Unchained has revealed its Scout archetypes, and they are the Arisen, the Wisp, and the Specter. Arisen are "the most powerful of the...

GTA Online adds a Halloween hearse and more

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You know what I really need to complete my Grand Theft Auto Online avatar's look? A Zombie Liberals from the Midwest t-shirt. Fortunately for...

Be the Lord of Darkness in Shards Online this weekend

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Shards Online has published its October newsletter, which includes a project update letter from lead dev Derek Brinkmann as well as information on new...

Champions Online expands team, focuses on endgame

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Perfect World and Cryptic Studios are actually expanding Champions Online's team. The companies announced new hire Kaiserin in a state-of-the-game post last night, telling players...
Coastal!

Sword Coast Legends team promises free DLC to expand the game’s core

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If you want to play Sword Coast Legends right now, you can do so. It's out and available! And the initial reception of its...