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Cruisin' down the street in my six-four.

Final Fantasy XIV brings in a new wave of Ishgardian Restoration content with patch 5.21

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It's time to limber your saw, get your tree-chopping arm ready, and start scanning your recipe book, because a new batch of Ishgardian Restoration...
Smoke on the water

MMO company Gamigo was just fully acquired by its primary shareholder

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It sounds as if Gamigo, which is best known to modern MMORPG players for buying out Trion back in 2018, is going through some...
Years and years.

Star Trek Online accidentally yanks away players’ pricey ships

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When you spend a crapton of money on video game ships, you kind of expect for the game to actually deliver them. And then...

Star Wars: The Old Republic continues discussing the Alderaan Stronghold’s design

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Are you enjoying your Alderaanian house in Star Wars: The Old Republic? Would you like to continue the discussion about its design that started...
We still care.

A new scenario is in development for Final Fantasy XI

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In 2015, Final Fantasy XI waved farewell to major updates with the release of Rhapsodies of Vana'diel, a sweeping story encompassing all the expansion...

EVE Online shows off visual updates for moons and promises continued regular content patches

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EVE Online has posted another episode of its EVE Pulse video series, and while this episode is a bit thin on big reveals, it...

RuneScape shows off object outlining, begins elaborating on Archaeology, and hosts a crafting event

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RuneScape fans, it's Monday, so that means we're once again just gorged full of news items related to the sandbox MMORPG. Let's exercise that...

DC Universe Online discusses tank balance changes coming in GU103

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If you're among the few and the proud that take up the role of a tank in DC Universe Online, then Game Update 103...

Epic Games and Fortnite back Nvidia GeForce Now as Tim Sweeney puts Apple and Google on notice

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Over the last few weeks, we've all been watching as one publisher after another, from Blizzard to Bethsoft, yanked its games off of Nvidia's...

Lootbox regulation recommended by Australian parliamentary committee

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While words and recommendations can certainly be considered equal to vapor, the fact that Australia's parliament appears poised to make moves against lockbox monetization...
Very, very, very late.

Phantasy Star Online 2 starts an open beta test on March 17

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It's time to open the doors to Phantasy Star Online 2. Or nearly time, at least; the game's open beta testing is kicking off on March...

Hardcore sandbox MMO Trials of Ascension is back under a new team – with yet another Kickstarter

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You folks remember Trials of Ascension, right? The hardcore permadeath sandbox MMO with all the messy Kickstarters and drama? The one whose last Kickstarter...
You know it.

City of Heroes Homecoming introduces asymmetrical gloves and boots options to the PTS

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Oh, come on, City of Heroes: Homecoming devs! I already spend too much time in the costume creator of the game, and now you've...

Leaks suggest Call of Duty battle royale called Warzone is on the way [Update: It’s official now]

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Update: The game's been confirmed now; we've updated at the end. Just in case you thought the battle royale craze was on its way out,...

Minecraftian sandbox MMO Hegemony launched, hit a snag, and delayed even more

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After its initial two-week delay, the sandbox MMORPG Hegemony went live this weekend, though not without issues such as instance crashing and database overloading,...
I blew things up!

Coronavirus concerns cancel SXSW, Minecraft Festival, and several FIFA 20 and Apex Legends esports events

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The spreading novel coronavirus aka COVID-19 has once more seen a number of gaming-related events cancelled or otherwise postponed. First off is the collective...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen discusses stats balancing, character models for next pre-alpha

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The numbers game of an MMORPG is pretty vital, especially one where stats, levels, and other sorts of numerical progression are concerned. Pantheon: Rise...

Superman Returns star says he self-medicated with World of Warcraft

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You may or may not remember Superman Returns, the 2006 installment of the classic superhero that did so-so in reviews and public perception. It...

MMO Week in Review: Holly Longdale’s short goodbye

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It's the end of an era for the EverQuest franchise, as this week Holly Longdale, the longtime franchise head only recently installed as the...

Take a peek at Korean mobile MMO TERA Hero in action

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Over the past few weeks, we've been reporting on TERA Hero, the Korean mobile MMO version of the original TERA which first started off...

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