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Even in the far future, Starfleet officers still pose for a selfie or two. How could they not when they encounter such striking backdrops? "This is a shot from Star Trek Online's new featured episode 'Midnight' where players go back in time 200,000 years in the past to visit Iconia, the home world of the galaxy's (current) biggest enemy," explains Cookiecupcakes...

A few years back, we were all discussing the frankly dizzying amounts of money going into crowdfunding MMOs. Speculation ran rampant that this was the new model for developing games. And yet now, between titles like Greed Monger folding early in the development process, titles like Pathfinder Online facing an uncertain future, and other titles cancelling partway through their...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Divergence Online continued to raise eyebrows. First, head honcho Ethan "Lord of Edge" Casner spoke with MOP regarding the game's Star Wars: Galaxies lineage, its open PvP, and its brutally honest marketing campaign. After perusing the comments of the resulting article, Casner decided to offer a consensual PvP server stretch goal in order to appeal...

Albion Online released a couple of dev updates this week. The first focused on private islands, and more specifically, how you can upgrade the number of plots which gives you additional decoration, building, and farming options. During November's closed beta test, Sandbox Interactive will introduce laborers, which are basically NPC gatherers for hire. Also this week, we got a glimpse...

Are you curious about Otherland? MassivelyOP's MJ is, and now that the game is in Early Access she has the chance to peek inside. Of course, you know she'd never leave you behind, so she's bringing you along with her! Just how immersive is this new sci-fi title? Now is your chance to find out. Tune in live at...

Have you been following that month-long Survival of the Fittest tourney in ARK: Survival Evolved? If your answer is no, but I meant to, then you should watch a new video released this week that captures a few of the finest moments to date. The tournament concludes on October 24th, so you've still got time to watch as it happens, but...

In just a few short days, WildStar will flip a switch and transition from its year-plus run as a subscription game to a free-to-play model. This move will also contain one of the largest patches to ever hit the game, containing sweeping, across-the-board improvements, revamps, and new content to plunder. It's an exciting and scary time to be a WildStar...

How is Shards Online coming along? Or maybe you just want to see MassivelyOP's MJ bring down a server! MJ is taking part in a server stress test, and since the idea is to crowd in and test the limits, she's prepared for a possibly bumpy ride. Join us live at 1:00 p.m. to poke in to peek at...

You can't have an MMO expansion without class changes, and Star Wars: The Old Republic's Knights of the Fallen Empire update is no exception. The 4.0 patch will give Shadows and Assassins a new ability which will aid in stealthily approaching targets. BioWare has also moved the Phase Walk ability into the Consular/Inquisitor base class, meaning that Shadows and...

C is for cookie, that's good enough for me. D is for dinosaur, that's actually a lot better than cookies, and I really like cookies. Q is for quietus, which you can make yourself with a bare bodkin according to Hamlet; I don't know what quietus is, but I assume it's kind of like a quiche. M is for...