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Black Desert PC adjusts potions and ramps up skill XP earnings, Black Desert Mobile releases the Lahn

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It's a tale of two updates for the same IP as Black Desert on PC and Black Desert Mobile both have some updates arriving...
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Book of Travels attempts to elaborate on the TMORPG sub-genre

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The question of what a tiny multiplayer online RPG (or TMORPG) is was touched on by Book of Travels developer Might and Delight before,...

Playable Worlds’ lead designer: ‘We’re in the game industry because we love games’

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Earlier this month, Playable Worlds' Greg Costikyan, the lead designer for Raph Koster's upcoming unnamed sandbox MMORPG, opened up about the way games get...

Lord of the Rings Online progression server moves forward into the Mordor expansion

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If you're among those playing on the Lord of the Rings Online Anor Legendary World (aka progression server), then your time has come to...

EVE Online’s July economic report may have unveiled the number of active subscribers

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EVE Online has kicked out its monthly econ report for July, which has plenty to snare the interest of the industrious Capsuleer, but it's...
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Elder Scrolls Online is delaying the console arrival of Waking Flame and update 31 an extra week

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Console folks, you're going to be waiting some extra time for your crack at Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC and update. ZeniMax made the...

Sea of Thieves counted a whopping 4.8M players in June thanks to its third season launch

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Sea of Thieves is doing something a lot of online games are reluctant to do: giving hard numbers. Then again, that's because its numbers...

Among Us developer Innersloth raises eyebrows at Fortnite’s Impostors mode and its striking similarities

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While we cast our own shade in the direction of Fortnite and the recently introduced Impostors mode, with its barely veiled copycatting of Among...

Crowfall makes plans for cross-server campaigns and handshake sieges

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It sure doesn't feel as if Crowfall launched six weeks ago, but this summer has felt like three minutes and also three years, so...
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Daybreak breaks up with the Wandering Monster studio trademark

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Sorry, brain-hungry zombies, it's not going to work out. Just know that it's not you; it's Daybreak Game Company. Last year we noted that Daybreak...

Swords of Legends Online asks you to become an unpaid QA tester

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It's so hard not to throw shade at MMO studios that try to outsource paid positions to players -- or even worse, to charge...

Grab a free key for Elyon’s second closed beta, launching August 18

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Elyon, the MMO we've been watching every since it first entered our radar as Ascent: Infinite Realm, is launching its second closed beta test...

Cutesy MMO Fioresia Online is now Cinderstone Online, launches closed beta test

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Let's recap things a bit here: At the beginning of the year, we cast a spotlight on Fioresia Online, an adorable looking 2.5-D open...

Fortnite brings back Wild Weeks mods, adds new ‘Impostors’ mode that looks… familiar

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Are you ready to get wild in Fortnite? Then you're ready for the return of Wild Weeks, which are making a comeback starting with...
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The Elder Scrolls Online invites players to hop in and play for free through August 30

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As The Elder Scrolls Online is showing off its latest piece of DLC, it wants to entice you to start playing. Doesn't it look...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 335: Farewell Astellia

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Justin and Bree discuss Astellia Online, Guild Wars 2, Blizzard, and No Man's Sly, with adventures in LOTRO and FFXIV, plus mailbag topics on Diablo's sudden spotlight and the fate of the Blizzard name.

Mortal Online 2 patches in mail, spells, and a city ahead of September stress test

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Mortal Online 2's latest beta patch has landed this week, promising a new round of character content. StarVault says that the 0.1.5.9 update has added...
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Kingfall is proudly advertising itself as a casual fantasy MMORPG with NFTs attached

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Reading the announcement pinned tweet from Kingfall is a journey. The game is coming soon. All right. It's a casual fantasy MMORPG. Hmm, that...

Bless Unleashed PC says it’s cracking down on illicit RMT with 30-day bans

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Bless Unleashed is riding the high of its PC launch, which yesterday reported over a million downloads since the release. But now, Round 8...

Book of Travels team discusses socializing in-game and why you should play

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A lot of the news coming out of tiny multiplayer online RPG (TMORPG) Book of Travels is about how it's different from other MMO...