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Global Chat: A starting point for WoW Classic

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The recent announcement of WoW Classic's starting point -- Patch 1.12 -- started to make the prospect of this legacy server a lot more...

One Shots: Better virtual homes and gardens

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Lately I've been overdosing on some serious Sims 4 time (blame the Seasons expansion announcement for this!) and indulging in my long-standing passion for...

The Game Archaeologist: Raph Koster on MUDs and Privateer Online

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The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...
Feel free to put the quotes in the comments.

WRUP: House evaluation edition

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11:43 (User NVT): Team on-site and beginning inspection. 11:44 (User JPE): Taking half of the team for upper floors. 11:44 (User TTB): JPE is reminded that...
Never mind, I'm not real!

The Daily Grind: Which in-development MMOs are you hoping to hear more about?

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One of the downsides of only following the gaming news cycle is that if there isn't news, you're not really paying attention to a...
Whee!

Choose My Adventure: Capping things off in Final Fantasy XI

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All right. When last I left off my Final Fantasy XI time, it was... wait, June 7th?! What the heck happened? If not for...

The Daily Grind: Would you play Star Wars Galaxies if it relaunched today?

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Star Wars Galaxies is 15 years old now, and it was just about seven years ago that SOE announced it was slated for execution....
Pack it in.

Legends of Aria has a huge graphics upgrade in store for closed beta as it kicks off a community scavenger hunt

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Legends of Aria has a big reveal today: It's completely revamped its graphics ahead of its second closed beta. The word Citadel uses is...
This seems like more of a half-move.

Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs

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Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going. While I...

Shroud of the Avatar’s 55th release includes brewing and starter houses for everyone

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Portalarium is shaking off its layoffs and plunging onward with the release of Shroud of the Avatar's 55th update. Release 55 should be live...
I'm kind of a contradiction.

World of Warcraft gets its epic ducks in a row for Battle for Azeroth

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With the Midsummer Fire Festival roaring through July 5th and artifact weapons on their way out of the game, World of Warcraft is heating...

Under pressure, Sony claims it’s looking into solving its crossplay dilemma

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Under great amounts of pressure to reverse its anti-crossplay stance with the PlayStation 4, Sony has finally capitulated somewhat by saying that it is...

Hyperspace Beacon: Memorable moments in Star Wars Galaxies, the original Star Wars MMORPG

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Yesterday, the game that solidified my place in the MMO space would have turned 15 years old, and MJ, Bree, and I took a...

Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006

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By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...

Lord of the Rings Online plans a ‘perfect picnic’ with this week’s summer festival

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Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival is coming back on June 28th, and this year the event has a couple of exciting surprises...

Interview: Worlds Adrift’s Bossa Studios on giving, griefing, and gittin’ gud

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After the launch of Worlds Adrift but prior to E3, we sent off an interview to Bossa Studios and recently received our answers, complete...

The Daily Grind: What are your ‘must have’ features for an MMO space sim?

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With Star Citizen on the way (eventually) and smaller efforts like Prosperous Universe, Starfighter Inc, and Dual Universe in the works and titles like...
Make it PAIN

Final Fantasy XIV’s community is rocked by a fansite sexual harassment scandal

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When it comes to ranking friendly, warm, and welcoming MMO communities, Final Fantasy XIV is right up there near or at the top of...

Trove has just launched its exploration-centric Geode expansion and new battle royale minigame

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The first leg of Trove's Geode expansion has launched today, with brand-new mechanics for the blocky-cute sandbox. "Players will find themselves on a brand new...

World of Warcraft ‘not looking to compete’ with Discord but might be breaking your favorite addon

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World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down with Forbes this week for a two-part interview about some of the big changes with...

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