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TERA’s SEA servers emigrate from Playwith to Gameforge this week

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Tomorrow's moving day for TERA players in the Southeast Asian region, as publisher Playwith is transferring its arm of the MMORPG over to Gameforge...

Shadowbane emulator SBEmu announces a sixth season server wipe on January 11

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Who here remembers Shadowbane? It was an open PvP MMORPG that ran between 2003 and 2009 and is the game that pretty much inspired...

Fallout 76 previews Wastelanders’ City of the Future, preps weekend double XP

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OK, Fallout 76, it's a new year, a new decade, and hopefully a new you, with your many 2019 trainwrecks behind us, Fallout First...
Oh boy.

Shroud of the Avatar clarifies its stance on multi-boxing

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In the interest of clearing the air and apparently settling some unrest regarding multi-boxing in Shroud of the Avatar, Catnip Games has gone on...

Black Desert PS4 will release the Valkyrie class and Awakening on January 9

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Aw yeah, the console versions of Black Desert are slowly getting class parity with the PC version, bless them. Hot on the heels of...

J Todd Coleman promises Crowfall will be ‘the most strategic virtual universe’, hints at launch details

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A tweet from Crowfall prompted some responses from creative director J Todd Coleman that could perhaps perk a couple of ears, offering some promises...

Crytek’s latest legal maneuvering against CIG suggests Squadron 42 won’t release this summer

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The long, drawn out, snail-paced legal fight between CIG and Crytek has taken one more step, but this one seems to have some direct...

MMO Week in Review: Welcome to the 2020s, MMO fans

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Welp, we made it, we're here, we're now in the midst of a fourth decadal bracket of MMORPGs. Yay us! Don't imagine for a...

CNBC runs down the debate of violent video games and their effect on gamers

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Yes, we're back on this again. The subject of video games, violent content, and their affect on players is arriving once more, this time...

The MOP Up: AdventureQuest 3D’s studio is up 1.8 million new players

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We've seen a lot of New Year speeches given by MMO studios over the past week, including Artix Entertainment's rallying cry for AdventureQuest 3D....

Destiny 2’s Eververse cash shop begins to invade the game once again

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There's just something about Destiny 2 repeating its own history. Think back to 2017, when the game's Dawning holiday event caused a furor over...

Star Citizen SOCS socks promise to revolutionize foot warming in the first quarter of 2020

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You can wear your heart on your sleeve regarding Star Citizen, but everyone kind of expects that. What you really want to do is...

MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2019: Transmedia sub synergy

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Today we're finishing off our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2019! Coming in at #1 on our list is... Guild Wars 2 kicks...
Uh.

Black Desert announces the arrival of the Kunoichi to the Xbox on January 8

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Sure, the Ninja class in Black Desert on the Xbox is fun, but like all the classes in the game, it's gender-locked to males....
Maybe, maybe not.

Diablo III celebrates its anniversary with the return of the Darkening of Tristram event

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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that those who are still happily playing Diablo III on the regular experienced the...
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Hope rising: Astellia Online is hiring more community managers

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We have been understandably nervous about Astellia Online following December's news that the game's South Korean version was shutting down. That sort of event...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Asteidus, Hordes, Voidspace, and Bloodstone

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Think you've played it all in 2019? That kind of hubris means that it is time for another tour of MMOs you've never heard...

RuneScape provides some in-character teases of the Warforge Archaeology site

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If you're among those invested in the lore of RuneScape, then a post on the game's website from a couple of weeks back might...

Al Jazeera’s Start Here program recounts the growth, demands, and problems of the gaming industry

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Video gaming, as we all know by now, is a huge industry. It has grown by leaps and bounds since its very first iterations...

MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2019: Gamer goo

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2019! Coming in at #2 on our list is... Gamer-oriented 'Gamer Goo' lotion vows...

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