The Stream Team: Post-holidays with family in Final Fantasy XIV

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While Thanksgiving is technically over, MOP's Chris is continuing to feel the holiday mood of togetherness here on OPTV, and that means it's time to be with family and friends in Final Fantasy XIV once again. Join them for another chilled-out Eorzea Sunday today at 2:00 p.m. EST! What: Final Fantasy XIV Who: Chris Neal When: 2:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, December...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny season with siren songs

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Pokemon Go's winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I'm thankful for that. The rest of the preview, however, suggests that Niantic severely underestimating the negative feedback of last season's new feature, Max Battle raids, as it's seemingly trying to monetize system shortcomings instead of,...

Star Citizen reportedly let go of more staff shortly after CitizenCon wrapped up

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It would seem as if the shaky Squadron 42 prologue shared during this year's CitizenCon has caused some firings to occur. Or at least that's the presumption, as a now-former member of CIG's staff has reported that another round of layoffs has impacted the Star Citizen developer. According to Insider Gaming, developer Gill Eadesseo has claimed on Twitter that CIG...

One Shots: The billiards of the universe

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The irony of going on lengthy adventures to exotic settings in MMOs is that your character usually doesn't bring a smartphone to take pictures of these discoveries. So did they actually happen? Or is the player him or herself a floating phone documenting the trip? As you ponder that, take in Greaterdivinity's stellar shot: "Getting the latest legendary starter kit in...

The Daily Grind: When have you definitely played too much of an MMO?

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Yes, folks, this is truly the time of excess for those of us in the USA, when we all gorge ourselves on about four hundred million calories of turkey and then invent reasons like "lots of tryptophan" to justify feeling sleepy afterwards. But food isn't the only thing we can indulge in. Don't you "citation needed" me; we all...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen passes $750M in crowdfunding because y’all have no self-control

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It's been over 12 years since Star Citizen's record-setting Kickstarter, and while the game is still being dragged through alpha, its crowdfunding has only increased: This week, the space MMO passed $750M in total crowdfunding in the middle of its free-fly event as people just can't seem to stop throwing money at this unfinished game that was originally supposed...
Beautiful downtown North Dakota.

Wild Terra 2 is adding a PvE server while discontinuing its legacy servers

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If you've ever looked at the screenshots of Wild Terra 2 and thought that it looked like a lot of fun right up until you realized that it would involve some of the old open PvP... well, we have good news for you. On December 6th, the game will open a PvE server with all the same gameplay but...
Nope, not letting this one go.

Rumor: Ubisoft is developing a cozy MMO with voxel-based building mechanics

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Did you think that the "cozy multiplayer game" trend was dying out? That would mean all it needed was for one major publisher who gets to be late to the party to announce an upcoming title... like, say, Ubisoft working on one. According to a report from Insider Gaming, that is indeed what is happening, with the game (currently...

The Stream Team: Going to the doctor in V Rising

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Health is really important -- even if you're a vampire. So Massively OP's MJ will be taking a trip to see the doctor in V Rising. Now, just because this doctor has a creepy mad scientist lab shouldn't dissuade her from her goal. And those lightning flashes and electrical arcs are just ambiance, really. Tune in live at 2:00...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 additional helpful tips for your LOTRO journey

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Every so often in this space, I like to share helpful tips and tricks to make your Lord of the Rings Online experience more enjoyable. As I've personally discovered, even when you've played the game since launch, there are still things to learn about it -- perhaps even more so because you're gotten into a groove! So to help in...