NCsoft begins hyping Project TL ahead of 2020 beta

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If you're interested in getting your eyes full of the in-development MMO Project TL but can't be fussed with all of that in-game in-engine stuff, then you're going to be in love with the concept art gallery that was revealed by NCsoft. There's little information and even less context in the images, but they do offer a look at several...

Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs just announced a new game called Colossus

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Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment has been teasing something big for a while now. This morning, CSE's Mark Jacobs told backers to tune in for this afternoon's stream, as the devs aimed to show off "a lot of the cool stuff that been working on since July 2019." He also promised it wasn't anything bad, like layoffs,...
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The Division 2 offers more details on Episode 3 in its latest weekly dispatch

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For those of you who saw the Episode 3 trailer for The Division 2 yesterday and were eager to know more after the lovely sight of some flamethrower joy, we've got good news. Yes, that's one of the new specializations, the Firewall specialization that's all about close-quarters combat and making things nice and hot. You can read all about...

Star Citizen talks to its producers and shows off concept art of the Orison landing zone

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I'll be honest, this week's Inside Star Citizen was not the kind of episode I tend to prefer, with less information about development progress and more about certain jobs and roles. That said, the jobs and roles Cloud Imperium did take a look at -- specifically, a chat with several producers and one of the game's concept artists --...

MMO Business Roundup: Stadia, Coronavirus, E3, VR, EVE Fanfest, Discord, and WOTC’s BioWare devs

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news! Stadia: Google has responded to the uproar over its poor communication with the Stadia community post-launch, saying that it's been posting updates in its own community forum and the Google Keyword blog. It seems clear that even vocal Stadia users didn't know these things existed, and in the interim...

The Stream Team: The sunset of Rend

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Today is the day the beautiful world of Rend officially sunsets. Officially. Not all may be lost: The official servers are already gone, but the studio has declared it won't interfere with private servers, and Massively OP's MJ has found a handful still up and running! She's hopping in to bid farewell to the promise of the game. Tune...

Lawful Neutral: Examining DDoS attacks and their impact on MMOs

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When I was younger, used to play with LEGOs with my cousins all the time. We'd spend time creating huge houses and vehicles that could fly and have big battles. It was so much fun... most of the time. Every once in a while, one cousin would get angry with what we were building and playing. It would always...

EverQuesting: Building a story brought me back to EverQuest II

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Before we start: Yes, I know about the Daybreak news. And yes, I have some thoughts and questions about it. I considered tossing aside my current EverQuesting plans until later, but MOP's Eliot did a good job covering many of the concerns, and we're still awaiting the interviews we've requested. When I can get more direct information from the...

Citadel Forged With Fire launches The Godking’s Vengeance and its new quest system next week

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Fans of Citadel Forged With Fire are in for a treat next week, as Citadel: The Godking's Vengeance, a "massive free update," is set to launch on February 5th. Apparently, it's a two-parter. "Help Gembok, one of the last living Priests of Neshan as he investigates sudden and mysterious changes throughout the land. Step into the world, unravel deep mysteries...

MMO Cartographer: Exploring Villagers & Heroes, our indie MMO of the year

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"Gee," you say to yourself, "I sure wish there were a good cross-platform MMORPG I could play on my phone and PC. One that doesn't play itself. Maybe an indie game that has a colorful, old-school art style and a sense of humor. But alas, that is an impossible dream." You sigh deeply, then open Massively OP to see what...