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EverQuest’s progression server is opening Ruins of Kunark today

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EverQuest's Ragefire progression server is opening the doors to the game's first expansion today. A community vote passed to give the go-ahead to unlock The...

MMO Week in Review: EverQuest Next up, Pathfinder down (September 6, 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! Paizo...

The MOP Up: Blizzard belongs in a museum!

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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...

Here’s what happened in RuneScape this week

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Jagex has offered up a handy post that summarizes the current goings-on in RuneScape. The annual RuneFest fan event is front and center thanks...
I live, I die, I live again!

Hi-Rez Studios’ COO Todd Harris on Paladins, Tribes: Ascend, and e-sports

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It was kind of a surprise when Tribes: Ascend fans were told this week to expect new stuff for the game after it sat...

Make My MMO: September 5, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, not a whole lot happened! In the land of pseudo-MMOs, though, Kickstarter darling and PvE-focused survival sandbox Eco...

Shards Online newsletter talks housing, the economy, and more

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Shards Online's latest newsletter is out, and with it an update from project lead Derek Brinkmann. He says that the dev team is currently...

Star Citizen gets weekly and monthly reports, free DragonCon trial

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If you're attending DragonCon this weekend, you might see various Star Citizen developers chatting up gamers and sharing their perspectives on various dev panels....
There's a thing with this game and redheads, huh?

Betawatch: September 4th, 2015

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The pre-alpha testing for Crowfall has started, which is really great even if it's mostly just people beating the snot out of one another...

GTA Online is having a Labor Day sale plus bonuses

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Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto Online is having a Labor Day sale. No, it's not a cash shop sale, but an actual...

Destiny is hosting a Crucible preview event next week

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Destiny's 2.0 update is heading our way next week on September 8th, and Bungie is busy getting players ready for the major changes to...

Here are the winners of Guild Wars 2’s emblem contest

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Remember Guild Wars 2's guild emblem contest? Well, it's over! And ArenaNet has chosen five winners from more than 500 entries, after a judging...

SWTOR outlines expansion changes to the Jedi Knight and Sith Warrior

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Here's a friendly PSA for Star Wars: The Old Republic players: Don't become so consumed by the big ticket features of the upcoming Knights of...

EverQuest II is throwing a double XP party all weekend

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Looking for something to do on Labor Day? If you're not going outside, you could always go to Norrath and enjoy a 100 percent...

Champions Online kicks off anniversary event, explains how to play a supervillain

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Yesterday, we noted that Champions Online seemed to have missed out on its anniversary event, which is a bit sad for players of the...

A wicked hive of synth and vibrancy: First impressions of Otherland

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I first covered Otherland, the Gamigo-turned-Drago MMORPG based on Tad Williams' sci-fi book series by the same name, at E3 2012. The idea of having...

SkySaga’s latest alpha patch adds playable monkeys and a dinosaur zone

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Alpha 5 for SkySaga has landed -- and the monkeys have hit the fan. Playable monkey characters are only the surface for this massive game...
Of course the official art appears to be a woman in the middle of changing. Into a demon.

Devilian begins alpha testing for Obsidian founders

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If you've been eagerly awaiting your chance to get your hands on Devilian even in just a test stage, your wait is over. At...

RSI’s attorney responds to Smart’s Star Citizen demands

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The strange saga of Derek Smart's quixotic campaign against Star Citizen continues. The game developer sicced his lawyer on RSI last month, delivering a series...

Heroes & Generals releases Xylander patch

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Reto-Moto has updated World War II shooter Heroes & Generals with a patch called Xylander. It adds new killing tools for Soviet players as...