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EVE Fanfest 2015 begins, promises new VR tech and huge EVE reveal

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It's the time of year again when EVE Online fans and developers from around the world make the annual pilgrimage to a frozen volcanic...
Let me try that thing on.

Final Fantasy XI halts updates this year with one last storyline

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How long should a game last? Final Fantasy XI has had an impressive run, but its glory days are indisputably past. That's why Square-Enix...
Can't imagine why.

EVE Online adds buddy invites to trial accounts

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EVE Online, like many MMOs, is best enjoyed with a friend, if for no other reason than to have at least one other person...
Community: only as long as it's convenient.

Star Trek Online lines up a new feature episode, improved Pilot spec

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The entirety of Star Trek Online's run to date has featured an obvious villain waiting in the wings: the Iconians. Everyone knows they're out...

Origins of Malu begins early access on March 20th with PvP only

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Origins of Malu will be launching its early access program this Friday, March 20th, with a buy-to-play hybrid model. The indie sandbox will initially...
This will work out all right. We're all right with the events unfolding at present.

There are lots of combat changes in Darkfall’s latest patch

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Darkfall's latest set of patch notes details quite a few combat changes for the FFA PvP fantasy sandbox. Aventurine has tweaked player movement and...

FFXIV and ESO players complain about unfair international pricing

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It might not be the most shocking fact you'll read today, but not all box prices and subscription rates are created equal depending on...
Fan Faire

Project Fan Faire needs your support

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Remember that time when Daybreak bought out SOE, fired a bunch of people, and cancelled Fan Faire? Yeah that sucked, but a few fans...

WildStar’s contracts system is an alternate route to great rewards

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Stuck at level 50 in WildStar with nothing to do? If you're eschewing the hardcore raiding and PvP life, then you'll be happy to...

Elite: Dangerous names space station after Terry Pratchett

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Fantasy comedy writer Terry Pratchett, who passed away last week at the age of 66, will be honored with a place among the stars...

Guild Wars 2’s latest patch includes bugs and a nasty exploit

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This week's Guild Wars 2 patch was delayed a week, but perhaps it needed yet another week still. Players on the official forums and...

Landmark is abolishing claim upkeep

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Landmark landowners who are weary of mining copper to keep their claims will soon earn a reprieve. While today's hotfix disables the ability to...
Seriously, I can't fit enough praise into a news post about abandoning an idea that didn't work.

What Shadow Realms was and what it might have been

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Shadow Realms was an idea that didn't actually make it to "game" stage. It was cancelled a month ago, and odds are high-to-absolute that...
SMITE

SMITE’s Another COG in the Machine patch detailed

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Hi-Rez has released a SMITE video update that covers the new Another COG in the Machine patch. Community content manager Kelly Link is your...
Top gear indeed.

Allods Online is shutting down in China

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So long, Allods Online; you will be remembered. The Russian-made fantasy MMO is shutting down... in China. The English servers are still just fine....

Deepworld takes mining to the next level

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It's Tuesday here at Massively Overpowered, and that means it's time to play "Have you played?" So have you guys played Deepworld? If not, we...

Pathfinder Online adding leadership ranks and vaults with version 6

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Next week, Pathfinder Online will continue its alpha rollout with the early enrollment version 6 patch. The team posted a features overview yesterday to...

WildStar tells the tale of the Ravaging of Arboria

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Ever wonder why WildStar's floppy-eared Aurin are galaxy-hopping instead of staying at home and gnawing on carrots? It's because of an event called the...

Guild Wars 2’s Desert Borderlands will dramatically improve WvW

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If you're excited about Guild Wars 2's upcoming Desert Borderlands map that will be replacing the three old WvW borderlands maps currently in the...

Cryptic layoffs alone totaled 18 people

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Massively OP has been contacted by a Cryptic employee -- who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed -- about the Perfect...