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Major gaming publishing house, known primarily to MMO players for the Elder Scrolls series, including The Elder Scrolls Online.

ZeniMax and Bungie are part of a joint effort to fight against gamedev crunch

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People are becoming more and more aware of the abusive mill game developers are being ground against in order to release the titles we...
Here we are.

No Man’s Sky boss on why placating players with prattle rather than proof doesn’t work

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Sometimes, as media, and surely as players, we wish a studio would just... stop talking. Just be quiet. Nothing you say is going to...
Of course there's a sewer level.

Fallout 76 delays patch 11 to mid-July but promises a big lowbie experience overhaul

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The latest Fallout 76 preview blog dropped this week, and it details some of the highlights coming in patch 11 - including the fact...

Massively Overthinking: Do you even *like* MMO expansions?

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This seems like an absurd question on its face, right? MMO players are supposed to like MMO expansions. They're progress. They're content. They're fresh...

Elder Scrolls Online details Scalebreaker’s dungeons, multibidding, and battleground updates

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As announced back at E3 last month, the next big thing for a post-Elsweyr Elder Scrolls Online is a new DLC called Scalebreaker. Launching...

Massively Uplifting: Charity comes in many forms for Bethesda, Square Enix, and Digital Extremes

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Summer smiles -- get 'em while they're hot! If you are looking for a way to make your mood rise like the temperature, we've...

Elder Scrolls Online swaps midyear events over game performance, Elder Scrolls Legends launches Moons of Elsweyr

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Traditionally, as we approach the middle of the year, Elder Scrolls Online pushes out the Midyear Mayhem PvP event. But you might have noticed...

Fallout 76 vows better stability, rewards, and balance adjustments for Nuclear Winter battle royale

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Nuclear Winter: It's not, as one deeply confused Twitter citizen insisted, a desperate game's winter update being rolled out in the summer but rather...

Tamriel Infinium: Getting the most out of your Elder Scrolls Online box and sub in 2019

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One of the most confusing things about any game that chooses a hybrid business model is figuring out what you need to buy in...
Speaking of deaths and looping...

Fallout 76 adjusts Nuclear Winter balance, squashes a whole bunch of bugs

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Fallout 76's recently introduced Nuclear Winter battle royale mode graduates from pre-beta to beta today as Bethesda rolls out the game's latest patch, which...
Call the WAAAAAMbulance.

Global Chat: Daybreak is a zombie, walking

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What can call an MMO blogger out of retirement? A game studio putting in below the bare minimum of effort in its updates seems...

Massively Overthinking: The worst MMO cash shop trickery

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Last week, games psychologist Jamie Madigan tweeted an underrated comment about how psychological tricks used in restaurant menu design are also found in video...

Elder Scrolls Online deep-dives the guild accessibility tools added in update 22

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Whenever a big campaign for Elder Scrolls Online launches - and we've seen three come and go now! - the campaign itself always makes...

The Stream Team: Chasing dragons in Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr

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Massively OP's MJ got sidetracked by side quests, but she's eager to determine what is up with the dragons in Elder Scrolls Online's main...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 225: The slash and burn of Amazon Game Studios

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, Black Desert, Warframe, Last Oasis, Amazon, New World, Ship of Heroes, SWG Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag questions on monetizing character costuming and beating bad launch dead horses.
COOKING'S DONE

Fight or Kite: Fallout 76’s Nuclear Winter is a blast

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A multiplayer online game is looking for the new hot thing to drum up interest in...

The MOP Up: Project Torque revs back up for another race

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Car racing MMOs have endured bumpy runs in the genre, including the late Project Torque (also called Level R and HEAT Online). Torque ran...

One Shots: Deep diving

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Can't say that I approve of the flagrant disregard for deep diving safety protocols that are on display in our spotlight picture from Final...

Battle Bards Episode 146: More vocals

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In another theme sequel, the Battle Bards return to the notion of vocal tracks in MMORPGs. Does singing hold a special place in online...

Fallout 76 will keep its battle royale mode Nuclear Winter live past its ‘pre-beta sneak peek’

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Stop us if you saw this one coming: Bethsoft says it's going to go ahead and keep Fallout 76's Nuclear Winter mode "pre-beta sneak...

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