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Hey there! Would you like to get your inbox flooded with marketing emails because you play The Elder Scrolls Online? The answer to that question is probably "no," or maybe "hell no" or "why would you ask that" or "damn, no." But what if you would also get a free pet out of it? Does that change your answer...

It's been a while since we poked our heads into World War II Online, the Cornered Rat Software MMO formerly known as Battleground Europe. The 2001 "vintage warfare" MMORPG launched on Steam a few years back; most recently, the game received a HUD refresh. Now, the studio is running a promotion to get people into the game, and it...

Welcome back to another quick roundup of video games business and industry news relevant for the MMO genre. Richard Garriott: Apparently, the former icon of Ultima Online and former boss of Shroud of the Avatar is following up his trip to space and trip to the North Pole with a... trip to the bottom of the sea. No news on...

So what's going on with Last Oasis since its rocky early access launch? A lot, as it turns out, though much of it's been behind-the-scenes. Studio Donkey Crew put out a long blog post and devlog on Steam today explaining that since launch, it's been operating in "crisis management mode" dealing with those technical issues and working on its...

Is there anyone out there who actually likes land rushes - that crazy of logging in and desperately scrambling to try to claim digital land in a video game? The inevitable failure due to bad timing or having to work or cheaters grabbing the good stuff before you can blink? Well, for the folks out there who do enjoy or...

Apparently, Heidel Ball was a big success for Black Desert this year, such that Pearl Abyss couldn't even answer all the questions players had sent in for the Q&A. Rather than dump those questions, the team this week released the best of the leftovers. And the answers. That's sort of the important part. The team touches on ranger terrain skills,...

While Update 20 to Fallout 76 is going to be missing a couple of features, the things that the update will introduce are being expounded on as promised. First up in the most recent dev post is the public teams system, which should help the survivors of Appalachia find groups to do things with much easier. This new system is...

Blade & Soul's upcoming Divine Break update isn't just about giving Force Masters a new spec. It's also about celebrating the summer season and having new items to chase, both of which have been outlined in their own individual update posts. The new items include a variety of goodies from the new Halcyon Hills heroic dungeon, a new legendary earring,...

I've always considered Star Citizen to be the Gran Turismo of internet spaceship games, particularly since the developers at CIG seem to be very detail-minded in making distinct spacecraft with unique characteristics, features, and designs. Case in point: the Vanduul fleet, which is highlighted in the first half of the most recent Inside Star Citizen video. The showcase looks at...

If you're a big fan of what Star Wars Squadrons has on offer (namely, piloting a ship even in VR and blowing things up) but have some concerns vis-a-vis DLC, you can put your mind at ease. A new interview from Polygon with creative director Ian Frazier confirms that the game is currently planned to launch as a completely...