Rokh offers a persistent multiplayer survival sandbox set on Mars

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If H1Z1's zombies and ARK: Survival Evolved's dinos aren't your kind of survival sandbox, how about one set on the planet Mars? Darewise Entertainment and Nvizzio Creations announced new "Martian multiplayer survival game" Rokh today, surely setting a new standard for the most specific subgenre name ever. But it actually sounds nifty. Rokh is a futuristic sandbox survival experience, deeply rooted in...

Grab a Forsaken World ‘Servant of Time’ key from PWE and MOP

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Our last Forsaken World giveaway went over so well that we thought we'd do another one! Perfect World has granted MOP keys for 1000 Forsaken World pets -- specifically, the Servant of Time, an adorable little spring lion pet that can be incubated and equipped at Level 1. It has an attack strength of 70. Cute and deadly! Clicky the Mo button below (and prove...
This isn't how it had to be.

Perfect Ten: The 10 best free-to-play MMORPGs

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You know one of the reasons I like writing this column? Because one of these days I'm going to be able to make a list of the best characters from Transformers and Bree isn't going to stop me. But I also like the fact that we all know the column is completely subjective, so that when people read this...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Biggest Disappointment of 2015

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the biggest MMO disappointment of 2015. Last year, we gave this "award" to WildStar and ArcheAge in a split vote. Disappointments can be games, launches, patches, trends, stories, sunsets, all manner of topics. All of our writers were invited to cast a vote, but not all of them chose to do so for this...

MechWarrior Online stomps onto Steam

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Looking to get your 'mech on with your favorite digital gaming platform? If you're a Steam user, then rejoice, for MechWarrior Online is now available for free through it as of yesterday. Piranha Games President Russ Bullock says that this is just the start of MechWarrior Online's rise to prominence: "We're entering a new phase of our development of MechWarrior with...
The gang's all there.

SkySaga commemorates a year of alpha testing and teases holiday events

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Let's get this out of the way before having any sort of serious discussion about SkySaga: The developers have tweeted a picture of a chicken in a holiday sweater, and it is the best chicken-related thing you are likely to see today. There's also an equally adorable sheep with presents hanging off. Does this mean that the game is...

Hearthstone welcomes Winter Veil

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Hearthstone is adopting big brother World of Warcraft's holiday event, as the card game has officially ushered in the start of Winter Veil earlier this week. Of course, this being a card game and all, there isn't terribly much to the event. While Winter Veil is running, the board will change to reflect the season and players will have access...
Blacker than the blackest black.

DC Universe Online reveals the conclusion to the War of the Light in Episode 20

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The heroes and villains of DC Universe Online have been dealing with the War of the Light for a while now, but the arrival of Nekron and the summoning of a Black Lantern in the center of Metropolis means that the whole thing has kicked into overdrive. Players will be tasked with driving back Nekron and his legions of...

The Daily Grind: Do you roll new characters when you return to an MMO?

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It's been a really long time since I logged into Lord of the Rings Online to do anything other than pay up my hobbit hole, which I'd like to think wasn't a waste of my precious gold pieces. But when I log in, I'm a little bit stymied by how much the game has changed. Classes have been completely overhauled...

Stratics MMO players turn to Indiegogo in bid to buy their own site

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If you've been playing MMOs for as long as I have, then Stratics.com was probably one of the first MMO websites you ever visited, just as it was mine. And though you may have moved on, its community is still rich, serving players from multiple MMOs, most notably Ultima Online, for which it's been the players' primary communication platform...