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Ultima Online is working on a new expansion

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Broadsword has today announced that it is working on a new expansion for the classic Ultima Online sandbox. Time of Legends, the devs say in a new...
Do you... want to hang out, man?

Pantheon reveals dwarven lore, concept art

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The Pantheon team has released some new lore and a piece of concept art on its Facebook page. The Dwarves of Khadassa are the...
Whee!

Neverwinter coming to Xbox One on March 31

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Perfect World has announced that Neverwinter is coming to the Xbox One on March 31st. The launch will feature all of the content from...

TERA dungeon triggers player controversy

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A new TERA dungeon named Ghillieglade has raised the ire of European players who discovered that the "extremely easy" instance delivers incredible rewards with...

Final Fantasy XIV’s gold saucer patch is live

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In its bid to prove that it's got wacky in spades, Final Fantasy XIV has launched the much-anticipated 2.51 patch, an unassuming name for...

Not So Massively: LoL’s streaming controversy, Star Citizen’s mining, and Diablo III’s microtransactions

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The League of Legends community is in an uproar this week over a dispute regarding who owns the gameplay in a League of Legends...
EVE Online

You’ve only got 77 candidates to choose from in EVE’s CSM election

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Are you voting in this week's EVE Online Council of Stellar Management election? If so, you'd better do some research, because there are 77...
This genre clings to life like... well, zombie survival.

Behind the scenes of Armored Warfare

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At first glance, Armored Warfare definitely looks like a World of Tanks clone. That's not by accident, either. A recent article highlights the genesis...

Order and Chaos Online update adds dungeon, wheel of fortune

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It doesn't look like peace is coming any time soon to Order & Chaos Online. In fact, a fallen angel named Annemone has invaded...

Starriser takes a stab at space empire strategy

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Have you ever had a whim of dropping your normal, ordinary life and taking to the stars, not to peacefully explore them, but to...

Datamining suggests The Division’s alpha test is en route

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Dataminers on Reddit have unearthed publicly accessible but undisplayed code on The Division's website that suggests alpha is on the way. There's no official announcement, but...

Crowfall is launching a Kickstarter campaign tomorrow

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"Throne war simulator" Crowfall has been tick-tocking its way down a 40-day timer for the last, well, 39 days. Now ArtCraft Entertainment has foreshadowed tomorrow's big...
Evil

Microtransactions on tap for Diablo III, but not in the US or EU

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Blizzard is likely adding microtransactions to Diablo III. The proposed funny money and its associated features won't be coming to European or American versions...

PlanetSide 2 soon expanding PlayStation 4 beta to Europe

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European PlayStation 4 players will soon have no reason to feel left out of the PlanetSide 2 fun, as Daybreak informed the community over...

EverQuest is getting a new progression server

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EverQuest has made a reputation for itself over the years as an MMO that isn't afraid to experiment with progression servers, and as such...
Sometimes, of course, we don't care about things like balance.

Check out a video tour of Guild Wars 2’s Revenant

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Are you looking forward to the newest addition to Guild Wars 2's class lineup, the Revenant? Do you stay awake at night wishing that...

Runes of Magic plans server merges

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North America and Australia Runes of Magic players, buckle up: You're about to experience some server merger turbulence. During this period, drink service will...

MMO Week in Review: February 22, 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! Up-and-coming...

Destiny is adding strike matchmaking to patch 1.1.1

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If you've been having a hard time finding companions to help you through your weekly heroic strikes in Destiny, then Bungie is sending patch...
Yes, yes it is.

EverQuest Next may not be F2P

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SOE Daybreak has been all about "F2P your way" for a couple of years now, but comments by EverQuest Next senior producer Terry Michaels and...