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Turbine to announce LotRO server closures on August 3

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Turbine has published a blog post detailing Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming server transfers, server consolidation, and data center move. The company hasn't...

Stormhaven Studios forms to work on sandbox Saga of Lucimia

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Group-oriented sandbox Saga of Lucimia has taken a significant step to legitimacy this past weekend by announcing that it is now under the umbrella...
There are wolves out here.

Tree of Savior kicks off English testing on August 4th

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Attention, hopeful Tree of Savior fans who have been scanning the horizon, desperately pining for a boat to arrive bearing word about the game's...
Don't do, well, all of the things you're encouraged to do by this game's mechanics.

Revival outlines mechanics for religion and temples

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The developers behind Revival don't want your only path to conquest to be something as simple as warfare. You can also subtly influence a...
I am fairly certain that fairness due to gear parity was a point that got tossed around for this game, although I cannot find a good source for that at the moment, so I may be incorrect.

Albion Online brings its summer test to a close with a war

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Bad news for Albion Online fans who have been enjoying this summer test phase: It ends tonight. The bright side is that if you're...

Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid on mass market MMOs, Smed’s resignation

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Brad McQuaid has a word or two (thousand) to say about the ongoing debate as to what constitutes an...

Star Trek Online’s lead writer departs Cryptic

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If you've spent any time with Star Trek Online fans, then you'll know that there's a widespread appreciation for the game's deep and consistent...

MMO Week in Review: Salute to Smed (July 26, 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! Daybreak...

ArcheAge makes amends for past mistakes by banning bots and easing up on RNG

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In responding to a post on ArcheAge's official forums about the game's missteps and its future, CM Seraphina Brennan assured players that Trion is...

World of Warcraft is really, really big

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One thing we grizzled World of Warcraft veterans tend to fondly remember are the naked gnome races that showed us just how big --...

Star Trek Online releases Broken Circle, fixes stuff

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Cryptic released Star Trek Online's Broken Circle featured episode last week, featuring the ability to fight the Iconians as well as voiceovers from franchise veterans Aron...
Back when everything was just a matter of shooting Hellbugs. What a time to be alive.

Defiance answers player questions about promotional weapons and future updates

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You learn a lot when you work on a game for a while. Defiance has had some time to settle into its routine, and...
This was entirely unsafe even in the planning stages.

WRUP: Win a personal deathtrap edition

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People who read this feature, we are happy to announce that you have a once-in-a-this-article opportunity to win your very own personal deathtrap! This...

Ambitious Project Gorgon is back on Kickstarter

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Third time's the charm for Project Gorgon's Kickstarter, right? We hope so, as the ambitious indie fantasy sandpark is asking for a modest $20,000...
lol

Betawatch: July 24th, 2015

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John Smedley is no longer with us, by which I mean that he is still entirely alive and has not left us in the...

Shroud of the Avatar on troll fights and more

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter was published this weekend, and Portalarium uses it to talk further about the fantasy sandbox's obsidian architecture. As...

Camelot Unchained’s Jacobs offers progress report, praise for his dev team

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Camelot Unchained's traditional Friday update has been published, and CityState's Mark Jacobs has a lot to talk about on the heels of the recent...
Well, the back is the easiest place to stab a dude.

The Elder Scrolls Online introduces players to the Drake of Blades

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The Imperial City in The Elder Scrolls Online is on the dangerous side, and if you didn't already know that the introduction to the...
Exploding AoE mine-person.

Neverwinter is changing its vote-to-kick system

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The upside of having a system to vote-kick players in Neverwinter is that abusive players can be identified and removed from a run before...

Kevin Sorbo headlines SMITE 10M player Hercules promotion

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Actor Kevin Sorbo, a '90s geek icon for his title role in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, will voice a mostly new character in MOBA...