Chaos Theory: Six tips for new Secret World players

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Now that Blingzilla is no longer roaming the lands tempting everyone with goodies galore (or turning movement into a stroll through a mire of molasses), players can get back to the business of experiencing all that The Secret World has to offer. And with the recent tweaks and enhancements, not to mention the incredible sales, there are definitely more...

Anarchy Online and Lineage II to be inducted into the MMO Hall of Fame

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Say hello to the newest members of the MMO Hall of Fame: Anarchy Online and Lineage II. The nominating committee for the organization voted to induct the two titles out of 173 potential candidates for the class of 2015. According to the site, games chosen are selected "based on their major contributions to the massively multiplayer online gaming industry as...

Windward sets sail on May 12

If the sea is calling to you yet you lack the bouyancy to be a truly successful marine conquerer, then it would probably be prudent to live out your dreams in the safety of your own home. Thankfully, we have Windward for that, a sandbox sailing game that works like a cross between Freelancer and Sid Meier's Pirates! Windward players...
Fighting the good fight... in really, really ugly armor.

Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on the looming Iconians

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The Iconians are coming to Star Trek Online, and if you've been playing the game during the past five years, you know that's a big deal. A new reputation is being added in Season 10 to support the war against them, and players will have plenty to deal with as the villains behind the scenes for the game's entire...
What you are chasing and will not get.

Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money

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Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every expansion and change to the game since launch as a herald of certain doom. Joking aside, it's understandable that players would be a wee bit apprehensive, since this is a bold new direction for the game....

The Secret World fans prepare ‘investigation RP event’

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The Secret World has always had a vibrant roleplaying community, and now these players are creating the next big event for the game. A group of roleplayers are planning for a large-scale "investigation RP event" for April 18th called The Visible Dark and are inviting any and all to participate. According to the description, "The Visible Dark is a full...
Hashtag swag.

Preview RIFT’s player dimensions made with the Anywhere key

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Player housing sometimes is difficult to get a handle on. When given an infinite canvas, some players don't know what to do with all of it. So that's one of the reasons to take a look at a tour through several RIFT player dimensions made with the Anywhere key in a video just past the break. The other reason? Well,...
You get a stronghold! And you get a stronghold! Everybody here gets a stronghold!

Guild Wars 2 will run a 24-hour public Stronghold beta

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Are you unable to contain your excitement for Heart of Thorns much longer? Do you need a taste of the expansion right now? Because you can have it... soon. A taste, anyway. On April 14th, Guild Wars 2 players will get a taste of the expansion with a public beta for Stronghold PvP. Everyone will be able to log...
Elder Scrolls

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO fantasy setting?

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I've been fooling about in Elder Scrolls Online this week, and in some ways it's like coming home. I wrote Massively's ESO column for a few months in 2014, and I played the heck out of the game at launch and over the summer. Apart from that, though, I've always loved the world presented in the Elder Scrolls series, and ZeniMax...

The Stream Team: Building an H1Z1 fort

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It's survival of the fort-est! A huge part of succeeding in H1Z1 is having a safe place to stash all your survival needs. MassivelyOP's MJ and her motorcycle helmet-sporting crew have outgrown their meager shack and need to build a larger fort. They are ready to venture out and start construction, but making themselves vulnerable for too long could...