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Wurm Online devs assess the Steam launch, discuss future updates in an AMA

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Several developers from Code Club AB, the team behind Wurm Online, recently took to Reddit to open up an AMA and field a variety...

Final Fantasy XIV posts complete 5.3 patch notes as players discuss a potential GM banning overreach

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If you're a regular follower of how Final Fantasy XIV does its patch notes, then you likely know the drill by now: First it's...

The Elder Scrolls Online shows off a Stonethorn gameplay trailer, goes free-to-play for a limited time

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The all-digital Quakecon at Home event has come and gone for The Elder Scrolls Online, and along with all of the planned events for...

World of Warcraft reveals heirloom changes, hits 1M code changes

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As you are probably well aware, World of Warcraft is on the cusp of making one of its most radical changes to the leveling...
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MMO Week in Review: Blizzard revenues are up, but morale is sunk

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Activision-Blizzard (shareholders) had some good news this week, as its Q2 2020 revenues actually improved year-over-year for the first time in six quarters, owing...

Mabinogi’s P.E.T. Part 2 update lets players bring pets in to dungeons on August 13

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Now that players of Mabinogi have helped their pets attain new levels of power, MMO logic dictates that power gets unleashed on some dungeon...

The MOP Up: Sims Online’s rogue server goes sunbathing

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FreeSO, the rogue server for the late Sims Online, is getting into the spirit of the season with a whole bunch of beach- and...
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Nintendo’s financials hail Animal Crossing’s success while Nexon crushes it with MapleStory

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More quarterly financial reports are rolling in, this time from Nintendo and Nexon, and both studios are crowing about exceptional runs. For the big N,...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Helbreath, Luna M, Tower of Fantasy, and Sea of Dawn

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Think you've played every MMO that's out there? There are more games, Horatio, than your mind could even conceive. And that's why we have...

Shadow Arena introduces a limited-time battle pass full of in-game rewards and contest entries

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Ah, the battle pass. It sure does seem to be the new microtransaction hotness, doesn't it? And now this latest trend in multiplayer gaming...
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TERA Battle Arena walks you through how this MOBA works

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Yeah, so, we are still trying to wrap our heads around the weirdness that is TERA's surprising announcement last month that it is going...

Unpredictable aliens are invading Ship of Heroes next weekend

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City of Heroes veterans no doubt fondly (or not-so-fondly) recall the numerous Rikti invasions that happened in Paragon City over the years. Ship of...

GDC Summer 2020: Roblox, player-generated content, and the ‘metaverse’

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Roblox VP of Product Deepak Chandrasekaran held a skill-building talk at GDC Summer 2020 this week titled Building the Metaverse through User Generated Content...

Black Desert celebrates the 2020 Termian Water Park grand opening with an in-game event

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Few things say "summertime" quite like a water park, and seeing as how the pandemic is kind of killing the joy a real-life water...

Betawatch: Here comes Crowfall’s beta

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Five years since its Kickstarter, Crowfall is finally entering beta next week! That's good news for backers and even better for MMO PvP fans...

Destiny 2’s Solstice of Heroes late summer event returns next week

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If you're still sulking because Bungie delayed Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion from September to November, well, there's a little something you can do...

OrbusVR uncaps Explore the Realm event totals, is adding long-term missions and temporary bracers

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Virtual reality MMO OrbusVR is introducing a couple of new things to the game world according to a rcent newsletter. Most recently, the Explore...

Guild Wars 2 is adding new underwater functionality for Skimmer mounts August 25

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If you ever thought Guild Wars 2's graceful water-based mount, the Skimmer, looked more like something that should be flitting about under the ocean...

Co-op RPG Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff arrives to Steam Early Access on September 8

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Are you prepared for low-poly adorable adventure? You should be when Swords 'n Magic and Stuff makes its way to Steam Early Access about...

Grand Theft Auto Online gets new missions, new vehicles, new racing events, and a racing event editor on August 11

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Well, it looks like Rockstar Games has stopped being vague about what's next for Grand Theft Auto Online. Tuesday, August 11th, will see the...

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