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Lord of the Rings Online posts Minas Morgul patch notes

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With its Minas Morgul expansion scheduled for next week, Lord of the Rings Online is all but ready for players to re-invade Mordor and...
No elf.

Blizzard’s just kicked off Warcraft III: Reforged’s multiplayer beta

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Remember last BlizzCon when Blizzard announced it was working a revitalized version of the 2002 Warcraft III RTS? Warcraft III: Reforged is the name,...
Oh no, evidence!

Mitsubishi dropped its Blizzard esports sponsorship following the Hong Kong fiasco

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Were you thinking Blizzard was going to just coast into BlizzCon as if its "international incident" hadn't gripped the whole damn industry for a...

Gloria Victis brings freebuilding to guild castles in the latest update

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Nothing instills a sense of pride quite like having your own place in the world of an MMO, whether it's an individual housing plot...

Why Fight lets players enter an open battlefield to duke it out for rewards in short game sessions

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We'd like to introduce you to Why Fight by the three-person team of Build on Barren Studios (yes, those are actual titles thought up...

MU Legend’s operation trades hands from Webzen to Valofe Global

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You'd be forgiven for thinking that Valofe is the leftovers shelf of the MMO fridge: The publisher was first handed the keys to Riders...
Your stuff, can I have it?

Ultima Online celebrates Halloween, tests Jolly Roger patch, and ends event program

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The 22-year-old Ultima Online is busy celebrating more than just its birthday: It's also celebrating Halloween and the Jolly Roger patch, which hit the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 244: An Onslaught of news

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Justin and Bree discuss Onslaught aka SWTOR's first expansion in three (!) years, Fallout 76's latest kerfuffle, the return of Kritika Online, ArcheAge's ArchePass confusion and rework, DDO's mounts, BlizzCon, and Halloween, with a mailbag topic on MMO toxicity.

Fortnite pro player is swatted live on stream during a Championship Series game

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Cody "Clix" Conrad, a 14-year-old professional Fortnite player, was minding his own business playing a Championships Series game over the weekend when his house...

Grab a MU Online, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz trick-or-treat bundle in Webzen’s Halloween giveaway

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Webzen is celebrating Halloween with a spoopy array of events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including including MU Online, Rappelz, Flyff, and Continent...

Legends of Aria is going semi-free-to-play with sweeping New Dawn update

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If you've been feeling a bit confused by all of Legends of Aria's recent changes, my friends, you are not alone. Back in August,...

Book of Travels unlocks new stretch goals based on its success thus far

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If the Kickstarter is any indication, Book of Travels has already bewitched a significant number of players with its atmosphere and design. The project has...

Guild Wars 2’s build and equipment templates are live – and the extras are not cheap

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You know how when a video game studio is about to do something unpopular, like charge a lot of money for a thing, and...
On no, my ranks.

Astellia adds a hard cap to Astel ranks while adjusting acquisition rates

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No players in Astellia Online were meant to have eight-star Astels at this point. That's not to say they were never meant to be added; that...

Dungeons and Dragons Online opens up the first preview of Update 44 for a very limited time

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Players of Dungeons and Dragons Online, take note: Your first look at some of the features of Update 44 is about to go live...

EA is bringing an unspecified number of games back to Steam along with the EA Access plan

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While it's not the death of Origin, this bit of news certainly sounds like the dull, wet thud of an axe ramming into its...

Check out Path of Exile’s new pen-and-paper solo adventure book, written by Chris Kluwe

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If you love the Path of Exile universe and wish you could play in it even when you're not sitting at your PC or...
Ah yes, teamwork.

Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty

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It's patch day once again for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you think that means the game has made tons of things available for players...

Steam’s brief Halloween sale grants deals on Elite, Black Desert, and more MMOs

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It might not be the absolute biggest sale of the year, but Steam's Halloween bash has quite a few surprisingly good deals for the...
Why.

Blizzard previews WoW’s BlizzCon esports as more Overwatch 2 leaks surface

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Those of you who aren't concerned about esports for World of Warcraft will likely remain unconcerned with the announcement of the precise schedule for the...

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