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Still phasering along

Star Trek Online brings its House Reborn content to consoles

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It's time to feel very Klingon about stuff on console editions of Star Trek Online. The game's House Reborn update has just landed on Xbox...

LEGO Universe documentary podcasts continue as old videos re-release to mark the MMORPG’s 10th anniversary

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Near the tail end of February, we noted that the LEGO group has been putting a lot of spotlights on the sunsetted LEGO Universe...

MMO Business Roundup: Comic Con 2021, Apple v. Epic, and Twitch transparency

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Comic-Con 2021: Organizers have now canceled the core Comic-Con event for the second year...
oh no

Blade & Soul’s Unreal Engine 4 upgrade is coming this year in spite of Frontier World’s cancelation

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We've updated this article at the end with a big update  - the original story follows. If you were excited about the Unreal Engine 4...
So close, and yet...

DC Universe Online’s Community Style Initiative seeks to get player feedback on outfit styles to add to the game

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When it comes to character cosmetics, getting the right look is arguably the most important in superhero MMOs, where a character's entire identity is...
Gosh, torchums.

Zynga bought up Torchlight III developer Echtra Games

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Gaming powerhouse Zynga is best known for FarmVille, which made the company a household name a decade ago, though it had wild revenue swings...

The Elder Scrolls Online will be handing out unlimited respecs during a mini-event on Update 29’s launch

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As players of Elder Scrolls Online now know, the Champion Points system is due for a wholesale overhaul with Update 29. In celebration of...

Black Desert opens Star’s End on console, introduces tainted monsters on PC, and teases the Sage class

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Black Desert is once again hitting us with all the news. We'll begin with the console version of the game, which has introduced the...

SWTOR’s update 6.2.1 is finally live with updates for conquests, amplifiers, and uprisings

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As promised, Star Wars The Old Republic has finally rolled out update 6.2.1, which was originally delayed from its planned mid-February launch thanks to...

Epic Games snatches up Fall Guys studio for an undisclosed sum

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Do you remember Fall Guys? It was that wacky multiplayer title that everyone was all hot for about two gaming crazes ago. Well apparently...
Here we go now.

Gamigo grants Defiance players’ wishes, posts sunset schedule, and runs a weird survey

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Ready to bask in the riches that Gamigo wishes to pour down upon your upturned face? Then you'll first want to head over to...
Range.

Neverwinter patches in balance tweaks and bug fixes as Vault of the Stars is live

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Sometimes, even minor patches for Neverwinter have a clear and understandable throughline of what's being changed. Other times, you wind up with the game's most...

Conan Exiles applies a laundry list of bug fixes to its testlive build

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This is pretty much what a public testing environment was meant for. The most recent PTS build of Conan Exiles has gotten a whole...

Blankos Block Party makes more shooting and racing changes and improves the Party Bus feature

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The open beta for the multiplayer game-building title Blankos Block Party has gotten another update full of improvements to racing and shooting parties among...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 311: The day the MMOs died

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Justin and Bree discuss Anthem Next's demise, Defiance and Gamigo's MMO purge, DDO's big news, Black Desert's free-play, Riot's MMO, and mobile Warcraft, with adventures in LOTRO, City of Heroes, WoW Classic, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on post subs, Valheim, and MMOs as they used to be.

Dark Age of Camelot plans Catch Up in Calendonia fast-leveling event, Ultima Online previews Publish 110 and New Legacy’s map

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Broadsword's antique MMORPGs are still chugging along, both with news of note this week. In Dark Age of Camelot, players are being invited for a...
Infractured

Fractured updates players on the tech tree and studio investment while delaying its next test

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You probably don't need anyone to tell you that the winter test for Fractured is not taking place in February, due to certain little indicators...
I'm on a boat.

Atlas explains the logic behind its new ship system

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Boats are kind of important in Atlas, since that's the main way that players sail between islands and generally engage in piratical operations. The game's new...
Leg ends

Magic: Legends explains how its ramping difficulty mechanics work

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Do you want to make life harder for yourself in Magic: Legends? There are good reasons to do so, as outlined in the game's latest...
Engaging?

A Star Trek Online player opened 12,000 lockboxes so you don’t have to

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You may have had your fingers in an MMO lockbox or two over the years, but we're willing to bet that you don't count...

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