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Make My MMO: Greed Monger’s Jason Appleton is launching a cryptocurrency TV show as donors still await refunds (May 12, 2018)

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Here's a bizarre one for you: Greed Monger's Jason Appleton is now being billed as a "crypto YouTuber" ahead of the launch of his 13-episode...

Hands-on with Bless Reborn at Neowiz’s San Francisco media reveal

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As you probably have heard, there was a Bless influencer event this week, with a couple of media and a smattering of MMO streamers...

Bless fansite leaks founder pack info and partial subscription plan ahead of today’s stream, and people aren’t happy

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This story has been heavily updated post-stream - keep on scrollin'! An apparent leak on a Bless fansite - which was hastily scrubbed but nevertheless...

Artsy MMO Occupy White Walls patches in new assets, including a bar

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Back in April, we first covered in-development MMORPG Occupy White Walls, a "PC sandbox-building, AI-driven MMO where people play with Art" rather than wander around...

Lord of the Rings Online wants to know what you want from your VIP sub

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Never say the devs aren't listening: Standing Stone Games apparently is. Lord of the Rings Online forumgoers learned this lesson today when in a player-started...

Shroud of the Avatar has swapped all store credits for gold crowns as of today

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Update 52 is old news - Shroud of the Avatar is already looking ahead to release 53 and beyond. So sayeth the game's latest newsletter,...
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No word on when Fortnite will be arriving for Android, but the game is getting an Avengers: Infinity War promotion

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Won't you help Android users sneak out of work or class with their phones to play Fortnite? Right now, you can play the game...

Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained’s Physician, Pantropy’s second Kickstarter’s a charm (May 5, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Pantropy may happen this time! Its second attempt at a Kickstarter has raised over three times its ask so far...
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Star Trek Online is discontinuing monthly subscription purchases

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There's a business model shift taking place for Star Trek Online, although you could argue it's a somewhat lateral shift. The game will no...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Update 5.9 concludes the traitor storyline in classic style

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May the fourth be with you, Massively OP readers. I hope you are having a wonderful unofficial Star Wars holiday. And if you're thinking...

Jagex says RuneScape is peaking as it builds a new ‘next-gen MMO’ and plans RuneFest

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Jagex CEO Phil Mansell is making the press rounds this week, unloading interesting quotes on GIbiz, including the admission that Jagex felt it had neglected...

Wizard101’s Doctor Who event is bigger on the inside

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Someone over at KingsIsle is obviously a big Doctor Who fan, because Wizard101's current event is a thinly veiled homage to that sci-fi series....

The Game Archaeologist: Red Planet’s Lost Colony vaporware

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You know the story of Roanoke, right? That early American settlement that abruptly went missing with only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree...
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Path of Exile revamps its store interface for cleaner navigation

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Look, we don't mean to shock anyone, but Path of Exile needs to make money, and it does so via its cash shop. That's...

EVE Fanfest 2018: CCP Falcon on EVE’s community team layoffs and having Hilmar as a CEO

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It's safe to say that it's been a rough year for CCP Games, with the company pulling out of VR game development and laying...

Elder Scrolls Online gives away free crown crates and subscription time

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Ooh, you really like that word "free," don't you? Caught your attention, and now you're down here in the body of the article, wondering...

RuneScape’s summer plans include price increase, elite dungeons, and player farms

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It's hard to believe that summer is right around the corner, but RuneScape has its eyes on the ball and is already preparing many...

Make My MMO: PAX’s hands-on, Star Citizen’s free-fly, and Camelot’s weekend tests (April 14, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen is running a free-fly this weekend, as teased yesterday. The game's currently testing alpha 3.1.2, which also...
Older schools.

Old School RuneScape prices are going up in June

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If your preferred sort of RuneScape is the older variety of schools, we're sorry to inform you that the price is going up. On...

PAX East 2018: Talking superhero MMOs with Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever

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At this year's PAX East, I discovered that my mental picture of Casey McGeever did not match the actual man in person, but that...

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