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You know how you wince whenever you think of typing /played into your MMO and realize just how many hours you've given to a pretend world? I can only cringe at the thought of seeing a tally of how many in-game quests I've performed since 2001. At least 20. Probably more. Game developers are quick to tell you that there...

Is the devil inside you? Trion Worlds is pretty sure it's the devil and not Intel, anyway. The studio behind MMOs RIFT, Defiance, and Trove tweeted out a mysterious message and link today, suggesting it's got a new game in the works. It lies in wait, the devil inside us all. devilinsideyou.com pic.twitter.com/8je0vxIV5E Is it an MMO? We freaking hope so,...

Today we're hanging out with Broadsword Online Games, the indie studio that emerged from the implosion of Mythic Entertainment a while back. Broadsword is now steward of the Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot franchises and is actively developing both of these veteran MMORPG titles. We've got three members of Broadsword with us today: President Rob Denton, UO Producer...

Star Wars Galaxies would have been 12 years old this week, had it lived a day past Star Wars: The Old Republic. That makes this the perfect time to dig up and try to answer an old email from longtime Massively OP reader Hagu the Pally in this week's Ask Mo. Why did SWG have so little influence on games...

Facing off against final boss in World of Warcraft's new Hellfire Citadel raid might have some players quaking in their steel codpieces, but we all know how it's going to end for him. Sure enough, Blizzard has forseen Archimonde's defeat and has created a death cinematic for him that you can see right now -- if you're willing to...

The developers behind Ark: Survival Evolved are rewarding players for hunting the most dangerous game. Considering this is a game wherein you hunt and tame dinosaurs, you know that has to be good. Developer Studio Wildcard is encouraging the community to keep its eyes open for hacks, exploits, bugs, and the like, offering a $100 bounty for finding things...

While Bungie is putting out one Destiny public relations fire, another one springs up behind it. The studio addressed its recent bungling of The Taken King DLC pricing and packaging in its weekly update yesterday, saying that it will make the extra digital content from the DLC available for $20 for those who already have the game and offer VIP...

Anarchy Online has been on the verge of having a new graphics engine for what seems to be forever and a day, but it's finally here. Yes, the game's new graphics engine is available for use in the game's newest update. If you want the game to look even prettier despite its age, you can do that. It's worth noting...

The fact that WildStar is transitioning to a free-to-play model this fall is old news now. Folks have been hashing out their opinions on the matter for the last month and have indeed been talking about the possibility for far longer. So what more could be added to the conversation by talking to Carbine at E3? Information -- lots of...

I read a lot of dev blogs. It kind of goes with the territory, since part of this job entails picking through studio press releases and website updates and separating the fluff from the stuff that makes for interesting news posts. If it weren't for this job, though, I probably wouldn't read them. I prefer to just explore stuff on...