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Complete coverage of the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour

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It wasn't so long ago that I got to sit down in front of my computer and do something that every Final Fantasy XIV...

City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server celebrates Halloween and the Day of the Dead

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When you're a superhero, every day is a costume party -- but not every day gives you candy for free, alas. So it's still...

Dual Universe addresses upcoming updates to the game’s Lua programming language

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When it comes to making things happen in Dual Universe, like opening doors or docking to constructs, the Lua programming language used in the...

Lineage W announces November 4 launch and answers player questions in a video showcase

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This past August we reported on Lineage W, another version of the long-running Lineage franchise that was first announced for mobile but later announced...

EverQuest’s 28th expansion, Terror of Luclin, is open for preorders, and it looks epic

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One of the oldest games in our genre is about to get a little bigger: EverQuest has just opened preorders for Terror of Luclin,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 342: From New World to Old Camelot

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Justin and Chris discuss New World, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, and Dark Age of Camelot, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, and New World, plus mailbag topics on polling MMO players, out-of-game MMO promos, and 'managed decline' works for MMOs.

Not So Massively Roundup: LoL’s chat test, Overwatch Halloween, and Fortnite acknowledges Among Us

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Our not-particularly-massively-multiplayer news has started to pile up, which means it's time for a quick run-down of games in the MMORPG genre's orbit. We've...

MMO Business Roundup: China’s crackdown, the COVID bubble, MY.GAMES hires, and the Shatterline leak

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Welcome back to another super fun roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Remember how regulators in China have cracked down on youth gaming in...

Book of Travels says it’s working on the server stability problems that plagued its early access launch

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So if you tried to play Book of Travels when it launched into early access yesterday - or you read our coverage - you...
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Guild Wars 2 starts rolling out the Icebrood Saga in Living World Return starting on October 19

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Are you eager to get into Guild Wars 2's Icebrood Saga but don't feel like shelling out the money necessary to get access to every...

Destiny 2’s Halloween-themed Festival of the Lost brings haunted sectors and spooky goodies

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Today is the day when Guardians in Destiny 2 remember the fallen, put on masks, and blow away foes for the chance at candy...
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Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a new jacket-filled Moogle Treasure Trove event

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So you have likely accomplished most or all of your goals in Final Fantasy XIV by this point, and there's still another month until Endwalker lands....

Racist spammers tried to ruin Fractured’s free-to-play fall alpha test

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File this one under no good deed goes unpunished: Fractured's decision to open its fall alpha up to all comers has been rewarded with...

Wizard101 and Pirate101 get ‘spooktacular’ with Halloween and anniversary events

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Considering that Wizard101's multi-genre setting is already 79% of the way to Halloween most days of the year, pushing it over the edge into...

Here’s how Path of Exile is tweaking the Atlas of Worlds in Scourge and beyond

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Path of Exile's Scourge expansion isn't just balancing flasks, defense, and DOTs; it's also planning a preliminary rollout of tweaks ahead of next year's...

LEGO Universe emulator Darkflame Universe is going dark – but not before distributing its source code

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Darkflame Universe, the player-run emulator of the long-shuttered MMO LEGO Universe, has been rather quiet for a while now. Readers will recall that the...

EVE Online launches a new event, casts a spotlight on its community, and releases a new tutorial video

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Usually you don't celebrate a subsuming alien invasion force in your game's world, but EVE Online is not a usual MMORPG. With that in...

Elyon pre-downloading has begun, character creation is set for October 14

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Yesterday, Elyon raised a few eyebrows when Krafton and Kakao announced that pre-download and character creation plans had "hit a bit of a snag"...

The Daily Grind: How do you protect yourself from scammers in MMORPGs?

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As long as there have been MMOs, there have been MMO scams. If you play, then you know. So you're not going to be...
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Two government agencies are now squabbling over ethics allegations in Activision-Blizzard cases

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The Activision-Blizzard sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit is back in the news this week, but for an unexpected reason. Readers will recall that the...