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Das Tal

Das Tal’s latest dev blog talks bug squashing and upcoming tests

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Das Tal's latest dev blog is live, and with it all manner of detail as to what the team's been up to lately. Last month's...
Needs more space dragons.

EVE Online launches the Tiamat update

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The face of war is changing in EVE Online with the Tiamat update, and not just because of the introduction of a mysterious new...

Not So Massively: Star Citizen offers rental gear, Diablo III player hits level 1000, and Dota 2’s Year Beast controversy

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Welcome to Not So Massively, Massively Overpowered's weekly roundup of all the news from the world of MOBAs, lobby-based games, and other online multiplayer games...

SkySaga’s NA alpha test begins on February 19

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You won't have long to wait at all to get a shot at playing SkySaga if you're in the US or Canada. The sandvox...

Player creates EverQuest missions in Neverwinter’s foundry

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MMO player and blogger Tipa (of West Karana) decided that she wanted to marry her long-running interest in EverQuest to her current online adventures in...

Age of Wulin is bringing secrets and betrayals on March 10

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The martial arts sandbox Age of Wulin is preparing to move into the next phase of its evolution with Chapter 4: Betrayal & Forgiveness....
Pictured: Love.

Final Fantasy XI previews its February version update

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February's a short month, so it's easy to not expect much out of it. The team behind Final Fantasy XI is still bringing new...
Also, I really like a lot of the Iron Horde aesthetic, even if they've proven pretty ineffectual from a narrative standpoint.

This WoW boss fight is causing motion sickness

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When you jump into a World of Warcraft raid, you're hoping to get some keen new armor, maybe a weapon or two, that sort...

Warhammer 40k: You’re a soldier, not the chosen one

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If you are bone tired of the MMO trope where you (and millions of other players) are the chosen hero fated to rescue the...

MOBAs dominate Raptr’s January rankings as WoW playtime falls

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According to a Raptr press release posted today, MOBA League of Legends dominated the service's January rankings with just under 20% of total playtime...
Destiny wallpaper

Former Guild Wars 2 writer becomes Bungie’s ‘loremaster’

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Former ArenaNet writer John Ryan is now Bungie's "editor/loremaster," according to his Twitter account. Ryan started at ANet in 2010 and worked on Guild...

Dream of Mirror Online returns from the dead

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After several years of being out of commission, Dream of Mirror Online (DOMO) is coming back for a second shot at success. The closed...

Black Desert makes $2M in cash shop sales in one week

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Wait, what did that headline say? Did Black Desert really make a cool two million in just a week? Apparently so! According to FreeMMOStation.com, the...

MMO Week in Review: February 15, 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...
SotA - Verdantis Shardfall

Shroud of the Avatar previews Necropolis dungeon, new world areas

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What's new with Shroud of the Avatar? Quite a lot if you're judging by the latest lengthy update (#112 for those keeping score at home)....
Love you to death Camelot Unchained

Camelot Unchained hires a sound designer, preps for alpha

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs says that his team is currently in "soft crunch" mode as CU moves closer to its alpha phase. Said alpha...
Ain't no Massively yacht

EVE Fanfest to feature Worlds Collide server competition

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Planning a trip to Iceland for this year's EVE Online Fanfest? If so you'll probably want to look at CCP's latest blog post, which...

Marvel Heroes adds Arachne team-up, starts Mardi Gras

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It does seem as though any popular superhero will inevitably drum up a bunch of me-too imitators, from Batgirl to Wonder Dude (who totally...

Spread the love with The Secret World’s Valentine’s Day event

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Just because the world is being taken over by secret cabals and an unstoppable wave of filth from the outer darkness doesn't mean that...
Star Citizen holotable

Star Citizen adds progression to its dogfight module

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Star Citizen chairman Chris Roberts has posted a blurb outlining a new system called Rental Equipment Credits that is coming to Arena Commander's 1.1...