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It's been a while since we've talked about Stronghold Kingdoms, a veteran MMORTS our writers have previously praised for its casual-friendliness, community, and stability. If you've been itching to give an MMORTS a try, then it's your lucky day because we've got 100 Stronghold Kingdoms gift pack codes to give out to 100 readers, courtesy of developer and publisher FireFly Studios. Gift pack...

The next major update for Elite: Dangerous is going to really shake up how the game is played. The Powerplay update previewed a month ago updates the bounty system and adds two new ships, but the centerpiece of the update is the new factional metagame that gives the update its name. If you missed earlier previews, here's the scoop: The...

Names in MMOs are important. You want people to know who you are at a glance, after all. TERA has a lot of character names already taken, of course, since it's been running for some time. So the powers that be are going to free up some names that have just been sitting there, unused, for a long enough...

Remember when EverQuest launched a progression server and everyone rushed to it? Maybe not everyone, but the Ragefire server did launch to completely unexpected levels of player enthusiasm. There are obviously lots of players who at least want a taste of that old-school progression feeling, and that means that the developers need to move quickly to capitalize on it,...

On top of the big news about mounts, The Secret World is adding two other features in next week's update. In a recent post, Lead Designer Romain Amiel announced a new mini-dungeon based on the penthouse in the Orochi Tower. This Nightmare group version of the final three fights in the penthouse will be extremely challenging and offer players unique...

Fun hypothetical: Let's say that all of us -- including Massively Overpowered -- were thrown back in time 12 years to 2003. There's no World of Warcraft. No Star Wars: The Old Republic. And very, very little free-to-play anything. What would you play? Would you get into the truly classic era of EverQuest? Go PvPing in Dark Age of Camelot? Build...

I love a really good superhero score. Some of my favorite pieces include John Williams' Superman theme, Danny Elfman's Batman introduction, Brian Tyler's Iron Man 3 score, "Favela Escape" from Incredible Hulk, and of course the stellar, amazing, and unforgettable title to Condorman. What? I can't be the only person who watched that as a kid. So my expectations when...

Do you have strong feelings about the Chaos Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade? If you're a fan, you probably do, seeing as how the entire Warhammer universe is full of strong feelings. But if your strong feelings are more of the "I want to play those guys" variety rather than the "cleanse and burn" variety, you'll want...

Class-based sandbox Villagers and Heroes is looking to update its image in the coming weeks as the title reinvents itself as Villagers and Heroes: Reborn. While Mad Otter Games is marketing this as an "expansion," Reborn looks as though it's a true reboot of the 2014 2010 title with an improved feature set. The studio released a new website for...

Getting pumped for The Elder Scrolls Online's console launch in two weeks? Of course you're not; you're an MMO player, so you've been playing the darn game for a year already, right? If not, then you'll want to keep an eye on ZeniMax's preorder offerings. The studio reminded gamers today that now, both the Xbox One and PS4 editions are...