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Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
Cheers, loves, the cavalry's queer.

Overwatch promises that console reporting is (still) on its way

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Remember how Blizzard said that a bad behavior reporting function was on its way to Overwatch's console edition? While the studio promised this week...
So... this is a thing.

Choose My Adventure: Finding my way in Shroud of the Avatar

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Heading into Shroud of the Avatar for the first time was a bit of a strange experience for me, right from the start. Usually,...

Otherland is revived on Steam as Drago takes over publishing duties

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Over this summer, we've been getting tips suggesting that the Tad Williams Otherland MMORPG was in serious trouble, as first it went dark on...
Where now?

The Daily Grind: Do you like being lost in MMOs?

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In Final Fantasy XI, my first MMO, maps were few and far between, often blindingly unclear, and offered as many opportunities to be hopelessly...

Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...

Retro shooter Keystone rebrands as The Amazing Eternals ahead of founder beta

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Remember back in 2015 when a gamer sneaked into Digital Extremes' headquarters and wandered around for a day, tricking the unassuming Canadian devs into...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO class do you love to have at your back in dungeons?

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We have all talked at length about which classes we prefer to play, but adventuring around in MMOs sometimes involves being with (gasp) other...
The club itself is not elite.

Elite: Dangerous has passed 2.75 million sales

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Good news for the Elite: Dangerous crew; according to the Frontier Developments Twitter account, Elite: Dangerous and the Horizons expansion have passed a grand...

Revelation Online’s housing moves in mysterious ways

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Not all MMO player housing is built to the same blueprints, and Revelation Online's system has a few quirks that sets it apart. One of...

MMO Tree of Life has entered ‘final beta,’ counts 85K early access players

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Korean sandbox import Tree of Life is officially in "final beta" ahead of its launch this week. "NeoBricks is announcing Tree of Life, the sandbox MMORPG...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt the need to cut back on your MMORPG playtime?

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A couple of months ago, Lifehacker ran an article that might just save somebody: It's titled How to Cut Back on Playing Video Games,...
FIGHT BACK

Citadel: Forged with Fire deployed a patch to finally stop non-responsive AI

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In the strictest sense, there's nothing wrong with non-responsive AI in a game. Even in Citadel: Forged with Fire, it just means that whatever...
THIS IS ALL YOU GET

Blizzard has decided to keep Battlenet around after all

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Remember last September when Blizzard said it would be "transitioning away from using the Battle.net name" for the "central nervous system for Blizzard games"?...

The PAX West City of Heroes and Ashes of Creation panels are a go

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A few weeks back, we reported on the City of Heroes-themed panel coming to PAX West in Seattle at the beginning of September. With the...

Korea’s FTC to investigate Blizzard’s StarCraft: Remastered hourly fees

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The Korean StarCraft community is up in arms this week over Blizzard's rerelease of the game -- more specifically, its plan to effectively double-dip...

Ubisoft on Skull and Bones’ business model, ‘treasure chest’ lootboxes, and live events

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If you thought that Ubisoft's Skull and Bones pirate MMO wasn't going to have lootboxes, seriously, what rock are you living under? (And is...
Vivid lore also allows for more nuanced silliness.

The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of Guild Wars 2’s non-traditional mounts?

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Mounts are the big new thing in Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, and as I've previously mentioned, I was initially concerned about...

Dead Maze shuffles into the crowded zombie survival gamespace

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It's been years since slapping zombies into your game was a novel attraction, yet it still remains a popular feature for players and developers...

One Shots: Out for a monster stroll

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He just wanted to go out for a casual stroll. He picked the worst possible day to do it. Todd the Troll lumbered out of...

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