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Make My MMO: Dogma’s world of darkness comes to Kickstarter (November 28, 2015)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Dogma: Eternal Night kicked off its fundraising campaign, for those of you still feeling the burn from CCP's failed...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for EVE Online players
Most of my friends know that I'm into EVE Online and yet they still tell me I'm notoriously difficult to buy gifts for. EVE...
Guild Wars 2 sees a bright future in e-sports
Why did Guild Wars 2 go free-to-play? According to Fortune, ArenaNet's decision to switch business models was centered around its desire to grow the fan...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for total MMO newbies
If you're anything like me, you probably have a tough time deciding what kinds of gifts to buy all of your totally real, not-at-all...
World of Warcraft hails its 11th birthday
It was on this date in 2004 that a little-known fantasy MMO debuted on the scene after a half-decade of development and testing. False...
Make My MMO: Infinity funds, Star Citizen teases 2.0 (November 21, 2015)
It was a huge week for crowdfunded space sims. First, Infinity: Battlescape met its $300,000 Kickstarter goal with over a day to spare. Then,...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar
If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...
Hi-Rez sets out 10 principles for Paladins’ beta
Hi-Rez wants you to know that it isn't a typical development studio, and as a result, its team shooter Paladins won't be going through...
Make My MMO: Hero Engine woes ‘blindside’ The Repopulation (November 14, 2015)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, it was pretty much business as usual. Major players like Star Citizen, Camelot Unchained, and Crowfall continued their...
Nexus Telegraph: Evaluating WildStar’s free-to-play model and special events
It's been over a month since WildStar kicked its game -- and business model -- into high gear with the Reloaded update. Since then...
Lineage II: ‘Classic hardcore is back’
Lineage IIÂ formally launched on Steam this week, complete with a fresh-start server, Zaken. There are even server firsts rewards, mostly pirate-themed goodies, for those...
Nexon’s mobile dinosaur survival game Durango is coming westward
How much space do you have in your heart for more games based on surviving amidst dinosaurs? Nexon's Durango is a mobile game centered...
Star Wars: The Old Republic asks players about subscriber rewards
Are you subscribed to Star Wars: The Old Republic? Do you want rewards for continuing to subscribe to the game? Because the good news...
Perfect Ten: How playing MMOs can make you a better person
I like to think that I'm a better person now than I was when I first loaded up Final Fantasy XI. That's how long...
Not So Massively: BlizzCon 2015 (November 9, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Make My MMO: Infinity gets a Star Citizen assist (November 7, 2015)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Infinity: Battlescape kept motoring toward its $300,000 funding goal. As of press time, the seamless sci-fi shooter had...
WoW Factor: What WoW Legion needs from BlizzCon
It's go time tomorrow: BlizzCon is almost here, and I'm going to be liveblogging my way through most of the event. And boy, it's coming at...
NCsoft Q3 2015: Guild Wars 2, WildStar, all sales dip downward [Updated]
The bad news for the most recent NCsoft financial report is that once again, profits from WildStar were down slightly from the previous quarter...
STO is giving away stuff to celebrate the new Star Trek show
The Star Trek franchise is getting a new television show, according to an announcement on the brand's official website. Details are scarce, other than...
