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Star Citizen’s main theme is pretty great

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What will Star Citizen sound like? Underneath all the pew pews and the rumbling rocket engines, there's a score composed by Pedro Camacho that...

EverQuest emulator Project 1999 drops new patch, prepares for 6th anniversary with permadeath

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EverQuest has evolved quite a bit over the years, but some folks prefer reliving the classic experience. Project 1999 -- recently given a written...

You can have a heat stroke in Black Desert’s desert

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Did you know that Black Desert features a heat stroke DoT? Apparently it does, as Steparu had to chug a few health potions while...
cars go vroom vroom

Battle Bards podcast debates The Crew’s soundtrack

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Battle Bards, the world's first and only MMO music podcast, is back this week with a look at The Crew's soundtrack. The album was...
Oh, good, more managing!

Skyforge shares server firsts and details the catch-up system

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There's no real winning in an MMO over the long term, but being listed as the first person to clear something on a server...
Memes seem.

Battle.net gets Twitch integration, Overwatch gets some criminals

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Do you want an easier way to stream Heroes of the Storm from the Battle.net client? Possibly in anticipation of the new skins and...

Divergence Online’s Ethan Casner on SWG 2.0, open PvP, and edgelords

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Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie sandbox Divergence Online busted out its third alpha and third crowdfunding campaign last week, prompting many of Massively OP's readers...

Fan-made infographic explains Champions Online’s supervillain system

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Confused about how Champions Online's new supervillain onslaught system works? One fan took matters into his own hands by making a helpful infographic to...

Sword Coast Legends delays its launch again

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Following a head start test this past weekend, Sword Coast Legends decided to move its PC and Mac launch date from September 29th to October 20th. Director...

The Repopulation brings back sieges and beefs up social features

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Sieges are back with a vengeance in The Repopulation. The upcoming sci-fi MMO is rolling out its 15.9.1 patch today, and with it the reintroduction...

Not So Massively: For the King’s Kickstarter, Hearthstone’s match controversy

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Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don't really...
Rumormongering

Here’s how Bless looks in its last beta test

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Steparu's still playing through Bless' final Korean beta test. He outlines the game's playable classes or jobs (Guardian, Berserker, Paladin, Ranger, Assassin, and Mage,...

Here’s a longer look at The Secret World’s hoverboard

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Last week Funcom teased the upcoming hoverboard mount in The Secret World. That was just a 9-second clip, though. Today, the firm has posted...

Worlds Adrift gets a full gameplay trailer

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Last Friday, Bossa Studios teased a trailer for its new Worlds Adrift trailer. Today, we got a look at the real deal, which turns...
We listen.

SWTOR’s 3.3.2 tweaks performance, brings back Bounty Week

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Star Wars: The Old Republic released its 3.3.2 patch notes today. Highlights include performance optimizations for anti-aliasing, specifically on medium and very high settings....

Two weeks of Elite Dangerous Mayhem events begin today

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Elite Dangerous is kicking off a two-week series of Mayhem events tonight. These are designed to draw the community together, test upcoming content, and...

Shroud of the Avatar will start new players in outer space

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Portalarium continues to flesh out Shroud of the Avatar, most recently with a new intro setting called the Island of Storms. This place is...
Explode everywhere.

WildStar shuts down the auction house before the free-to-play switch

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WildStar will be free-to-play in a hot minute, and that means that certain things have to change, like several of the auction house mechanics....

Guild Wars 2 teases the Ranger elite specialization

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It's not fun to be last. Someone has to be, sure, but if you're a Ranger in Guild Wars 2, not only do you...
Still unable to purchase a bra, though.

Blade & Soul shines a spotlight on the Blade Master

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You would think that a class by the name of Blade Master would be really important in Blade & Soul. It's half of the...