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Em8er steps gingerly across its fire and ice tiles

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Virtual landsapes are made up of thousands of tiles that are shaped and forged into landmarks and obstacles. The first steps to making Em8er's...
Deeeeeep cut.

Star Trek Online details the creation of the Tzenkethi

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The Tzenkethi are coming to Star Trek Online, which should make any franchise lore nerd at least moderately happy. No television series has ever...
If you forget the fact that it was during the day and there were only the two of us and it wasn't outside by a wooden table it was exactly like this.

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2016: Richard Garriott’s Blood Art

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We're counting down Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2016! And the #1 weirdest MMORPG story of 2016 is... ... that time when Richard Garriott sold...
The descent of... um... man-like stuff, I guess.

WildStar promises players more quality-of-life improvements

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Say, whatever happened to the last time WildStar players talked with the developers about features they'd like to see in the game? Did anything...

Neverwinter’s newest zone is inspired by Iceland’s beaches

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Where do MMORPG environmental artists get their inspiration? Chances are that they look around this real world of ours for some unusual and striking...

Crowfall’s Myrmidon is treated to its own feature poster

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Who has plans to play the mighty Myrmidon when Crowfall comes out? This minotaur looks absolutely frightening, a lumbering war machine full of muscles,...
There's really only one mode, when you get down to it.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever paid for art of your MMO characters?

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It's not a secret that I roleplay. I love to roleplay, my characters are important to me, and as a result of all of...

Worlds Adrift’s deserts aren’t deserted

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Don't fall for the mistake of thinking that all deserts are boring and vacant wastelands. In both reality and in the hands of talented...

How MMORPG character gear is made in APB: Reloaded

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APB: Reloaded has posted a new dev blog this week all about how character wearables are designed and inserted into the game. "The character and...
The Kobrave and the &c.

Shroud of the Avatar shows off kobold style

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As players venture deeper into the underground of Shroud of the Avatar, they're going to run into kobolds. That's just the reality of things....

Crowfall’s visuals are ‘stylized… with a little more grit’

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Some of the criminally unsung heroes of MMOs are the artists who strive to sculpt and design the look of a game to fit...
Tuesday point five.

Star Trek Online details the art design of the Tier 6 flagships

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Every Star Trek series has its iconic ships, and for Star Trek Online, the factional flagships fulfill those roles. Those flagships have recently received...

Sword and Bored special edition birthday comic: ‘Anniversary gifts’

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Mo helps us celebrate the site's birthday by opening an anniversary gift inside his MMO.
Gods.

Skyforge is making screenshots way easier with its new screen-pausing ‘photomode’

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Do you suffer from screenshot envy? Does it bother you that developers will produce screenshots that offer a perfect little slice of the action...

Sword and Bored: Rage quit

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Mo disconnects from his game in an epic rage quit for our 2015 comic finale.

Sword and Bored: Dye job

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Mo demos his MMO's new dye combos for his most discerning buddy Amilya.

Interview: Pantheon devs on funding, Unity, and the launch window

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Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is an MMO that's suffered more than its fair share of drama and setbacks, but even detractors will agree...

Sword and Bored: Alt

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Thanks to his friend Amilya, Mo has finally rolled up an alt -- but has he really?

Sword and Bored: The seams of the world

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Mo is finally rescued from his free-fall, but that's not the end of his team's troubles.

Sword and Bored: Customer service

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Mo learns there's a fate worse than falling through the world: dealing with customer service!

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