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Camelot Unchained wraps up 2020 with hope and cheer

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Before you completely write off 2020, Camelot Unchained would like to have a word with you. Wait, whom are we kidding? This is Camelot...

The best Massively OP community leaderboard polls, 2020 edition

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We didn't do quite as many Leaderboard polls this year as in previous years, largely because... well, we've already asked a lot of the...

Retro-style Diablo event The Darkening of Tristram returns to Diablo III this weekend

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Hands up -- who among you were there to enjoy the original launch of Diablo in 1997? I myself didn't get onto the Diablo...

Myth of Empires arrives with territory conquest and nation building

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"Hey Ted, did you hear about that empire?" "Whoa, man, I thought that was just a myth!" While we're not quite sure what the name...
COOKING'S DONE

Goodbye to all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs, 2020 edition

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A few years ago, we started collecting all our cozy, comforting, positive, happy stories under the "warm fuzzies" tag. But we also have another...
Vendetta Online

Vendetta Online discusses capital ship debris, temporary KoS changes, and remote capital ship commands

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Vendetta Online has kicked out its December newsletter, which once more offers a cornucopia of details for the internet spaceship sandbox title, leading off...
Just marking time after all.

MMO Year in Review: The Shadowlands delay (October 2020)

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In October, Blizzard did something few people expected: It delayed World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion, offered refunds, and rolled out the pre-patch and new...
This one is less charming.

Final Fantasy XIV presents the man behind the design of the game’s official websites

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A lot of members of the Final Fantasy XIV team are pretty well known at this point to the game's community, but there are...

The Repopulation further talks up inventory and storage refinements, announces plans for mini-wipes

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Yup, it's another update post from The Repopulation all about inventory. Inventories are now being handled by the same backend system, removing duplicates and...
Leave it, we're chilling.

Gran Saga shows off various gameplay modes in its newest trailer

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Looking forward to another go at a cross-platform MMORPG for mobile and PC? Gran Saga is just such a game, and it has an...

Black Desert rings in the new year with cows, apologies, and wishes

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Before you knock back that glass of bubbly and try in vain to sing "Auld Lang Syne," you have some New Years activities to...
Please get out of my yard.

Pokemon Go celebrates 2021 with festive Pokemon, continues the Kanto countdown with Unova region event

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Pokemon Go is almost ready to help players ring in 2021 as well as keep up the excitement for the Kanto tour thanks to...
It's a thing.

Skyforge runs down a history of the game’s world ahead of its February Nintendo Switch launch

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Let's assume that you're curious about Skyforge only by the mere dint that it's heading to the Nintendo Switch at the beginning of February...

MMO Year in Review: FFXVI, ArcheAge 2, and the Bethsoft buyout (September 2020)

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Three big stories dominated September: Microsoft bought out the entirety of Bethsoft, including ZeniMax Online Studios, Elder Scrolls Online, and Fallout 76; Square-Enix announced...
Moo.

Craftopia introduces weapon refining features and sends players to Hell in recent updates

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Screenshots of the early access survival RPG Craftopia are generally bright, colorful, and inviting, and not exactly what one associates with a vision of...
Forever skeletons

World of Warcraft rings in the new year with Wrath of the Lich King timewalking and the Darkmoon Faire

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The new year is almost here, and World of Warcraft intends to celebrate the way that it's always celebrated, with a lot of drunken...

NCSoft announces plans to release mobile MMO Blade & Soul II in 2021

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It's been rather quiet on the Blade & Soul 2 front for the most part, with the only major news coming from an NCSoft...

UK study says over 1 in 10 young gamers go into debt due to lootbox spending habits

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The pushback against lockboxes in gaming in the UK continues in spite of the matter not exactly making non-stop headlines. A new study from...

CEO of League of Angels and GoT: Winter is Coming dev studio passes away due to suspected poisoning

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You perhaps aren't familiar with Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, but if you've heard of free-to-play games like Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming or League...
Sulking.

Rumor: The Burning Crusade expansion is arriving to WoW Classic in early May, beta in mid-February

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Got your grains of salt at the ready? Tinfoil tricorns fashionably formed and atop your heads? Very good, then let's hop into the rumor...

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