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The Daily Grind: Can a sub still work for MMORPGs in 2018?

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Last week, almost buried in the avalanche of other news was a datapoint from SuperData that the analytics firm characterized as bad news for...

Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay

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It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...

Massively OP’s guide to getting into RIFT Prime

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With the RIFT Prime server going live next week (on Wednesday, to be precise), a lot of renewed interest has sprung up over this...

The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO you genuinely wanted to shower with money?

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Last week, blogger and prolific tipster Kinya sent us a link to Reddit where a Fortnite fan outlines his crush on the game, basically...

Make My MMO: Pantropy will send teamkillers to jail on ‘Troll’s Island’ (February 24, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, online shooter Pantropy broke the 33% barrier on its ongoing Kickstarter. The game has half a month to go...

The Stream Team: A free day in Dofus

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Dofus may be a free-to-play game, but for this weekend only, all its subscription benefits are free to everyone! With enticement like that, Massively...

The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac

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In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
Money?

TERA introduces new lootboxes for purchase, and they’re full of money

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A lot of games have found ways to play with the idea of buying gold, usually with some form of currency exchange regulated by...

RIFT Prime progression server launches March 7, with pack preorders available now

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Can you believe RIFT's been around for almost seven years? Neither can we. Trion is celebrating by releasing the long-awaited progression server, RIFT Prime,...

Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained’s beta will be born on the fourth of July (February 17, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained invites you to break out the sparklers because the game will finally launch its long-delayed beta one...
EYES

Darkfall: Rise of Agon pushes for crowdsourcing and a freemium model

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Do you have talent? Then Darkfall: Rise of Agon wants you to chip in and help out -- for pay, of course. The team...

EverQuest announces ‘true box’ progression server

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These days, EverQuest seems to exist to be a test bed for different progression server concepts. Its community certainly doesn't tire of starting all...
Someone thinks that's neat, probably.

Cyberpunk 2077’s CD Projekt Red takes a stand against lockboxes and unfinished games

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The studio behind The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 isn't mincing words when it comes to business practices that involve lockboxes and partially delivered...
Cool, great, grand.

Lineage 2 players are upset over Circlets of Power

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So let's do our best to break down how the latest kerfuffle in Lineage 2 started up. First, the game introduces a new set...
Three-point landing! Sort of.

Bless Online looks ahead to new races, housing, and a possible console edition

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Six months. Six months is the countdown timer from the start of Bless Online's early access to the game's official launch, according to developer...
Great! Roll some dice to see if I'm getting drunk.

Sea of Thieves may have microtransactions, but it will never have lootboxes

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In Sea of Thieves, your character is a pirate roaming the high seas for boxes of treasure, but in real life you won't need...

Bless Online interview: Soft launch plans, why Gamigo bowed out, and avoiding pay-to-win

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Bless Online is one of the biggest MMORPGs we're expecting to launch in the west in 2018. Over the last six years, we've watched...

Make My MMO: Dual Universe’s second crowdfunding effort and Massively OP’s third birthday (February 10, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Dual Universe is still zooming along in its pre-alpha, and it's addressed just that in a new AMA this week....
We were so certain we had this.

Sweden scrutinizes loot boxes under gambling laws

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Loot boxes might not be as welcome in Sweden come next year. A Public Administration minister told a news station that in-game lockboxes could...

Da Ji and the Legend of the Foxes brings an anime adventure to SMITE

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For a MOBA, SMITE sure doesn't play by rules, or at least any rules we recognize. Hi-Rez seems to be constantly reinventing the game...

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