Massively OP Podcast Episode 45: MMOs in the new year

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Justin and Bree discuss Albion Online, The Repopulation, Firefall, Crowfall's innovative "vessel" system, and Pathfinder Online, plus mailbox questions on EverQuest Next, ArcheAge's health, and WoW.

Revival seeks more fans, plans investment into the game in 2016

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On the verge of getting the Stage 1 client of Revival released, IllFonic posted a start-of-the-year newsletter to rally the faithful and encourage them to spread the word about the game. The team admitted that it had fallen behind on the planned development of the game due to the early cessation of the studio's work on Star Citizen and the...
Prettiness!

The official guide to Blade & Soul’s January 19 launch

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Are you ready for Blade & Soul's launch on January 19th? Are you really ready? I mean, you might have played a lot of the game's beta, but there's more stuff coming to the game in the days leading up to launch. There's even a guide to everything players can expect, starting with the full list of launch servers...
Good thing kobolds never get boring or annoying!

Final Fantasy XIV voice actress goes missing, possibly murdered

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Tragic news for Final Fantasy XIV fans this afternoon: The BBC is reporting that actress Sian Blake and her two children are believed to be missing and that police have discovered a trio of bodies in the family home's garden, prompting a murder investigation. Blake's partner is posted as "missing" and has been the subject of a "high-risk missing persons" investigation since...

Project Gorgon gives away free gifts for the new year

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It's a very happy new year in Project Gorgon, as this week's patch brings not only a home for animal players but also free gifts through the new item delivery system. By logging in and typing "/redeem Happy2016" players will be gifted with a party supply pack (one per account). Players with accounts made in or before 2014 can additionally...
Blacker than the blackest black.

DC Universe Online ends the War of the Light on January 6th

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The War of the Light is the DC Universe Online version of the elaborate battle between various different hues of power rings, and it's going to be over soon. Tomorrow, in fact; Episode 20 will launch for subscribers on January 6th, while it will be added to the marketplace for non-subscribers to purchase a week later on January 13th....

Divergence Online calls for an indefinite moratorium on ‘gaming yelp reviewer bullshit’

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Still waiting for Valve to approve Divergence Online for its inevitable Steam early access release? Stained Glass Llama's Ethan Casner is too. While we all tap our feet impatiently, he's penned a rant against "gaming yelp reviewers": The "gaming yelp reviewer bullshit" has got to stop. We get way too many requests every single day from people offering to give...
Wings.

Aion’s European server merges will take place February 3nd

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Server merges are a great time to meet new friends, find new enemies, and get intensely annoyed at the fact that the larger population also comes with more crowding and competition for names. Aion's European servers are going to be merging in a couple of months, so the production team has put together a series of answers for players...

Hyperspace Beacon: A roleplayer’s SWTOR wishlist

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The dawn of a new year is a great time for many people to hit a tiny reset button on life. I’m doing that personally. In many ways 2015 was the year of Star Wars, but I’ve found that I’ve need to reset some things, one of them being the reason that I play MMOs and why I enjoy them....
FEEL THE NOISE

Blizzard’s copyright lawsuit against Chinese game-maker is dismissed

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Today's big news is that you can copy as many characters from World of Warcraft as you want without any legal penalties whatsoever. Blizzard's copyright infringement lawsuit against Chinese company Lilith Games has been dismissed by the court in the US. So go ahead and make that game about Garrosh Hellscream becoming a Broadway singer -- because you could...