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Vague Patch Notes: How long do online games truly get to live?

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I'm going to start this article by asking a question I don't actually want an answer to: How long has Minecraft been popular? Objectively there...

‘We are designing it to last for decades’: Stars Reach is hoping for ‘a few hundred thousand players’

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Are you feeling the hype yet from the approach of the Stars Reach Kickstarter? Because Playable Worlds is kinda going all out with blogs...

Final Fantasy XIV 7.2 promises new gathering quests, new Arcadion matches, and new phantom jobs

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Before anyone in our readership gets worried that Final Fantasy XIV is giving ghosts long-term occupations, rest assured that "phantom jobs" are not jobs for...

Elite Dangerous fans can enter FDev’s new contest to design a space station for cash rewards

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Elite: Dangerous fans are certainly creative when it comes to finding ways to refine combat, ship builds, or in-game grinds, but how creative are...
Pshooo

Final Fantasy XI plans to shut down Limbus for a while with its next version update

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Usually version updates don't really crow about removing a feature unless they're replacing it with something better, but Final Fantasy XI's next version update...
BELLEH

Warframe of Mind: Unpacking the reveals of the latest Warframe developer stream

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After years and years of watching a pretty standard set of development streams, I found that watching Warframe's last week was a bit of...
Sure.

Throne & Liberty’s newest patch adds mouse and keyboard support to consoles

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The next major update for Throne & Liberty isn't here yet, but there is a new patch that allows for players who like to...

Blizzard lays out the design pillars for World of Warcraft’s accessible neighborhood housing

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The news that World of Warcraft is getting housing with its next expansion, Midnight, shocked the whole MMORPG genre - and us too, as...
But bigger!

Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs (and MMO-adjacent games) you can play on Nintendo Switch in 2025

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In our family, there's an ongoing joke that I was the one who got the Nintendo Switch as a birthday present a few years...

Elder Scrolls Online explains Cyrodiil Champions, its multi-stage PvP revamp test

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As ZeniMax Online Studios continue testing Elder Scrolls Online's update 45 on the PTS, it's been teasing much more for testers - and that...
Wild monster trucks couldn't drag me away.

UK rebuffs game preservationists’ petition to make retroactively breaking old games unlawful

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One of the big industry-wide narratives that emerged from the wreckage of 2024 was player-initiated efforts to center game preservation - indeed, even to...

Choose My Adventure: Murder mysteries and paywalls in RuneScape

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This week... was a weird one. A weird and rough one. And it's going to get a tiny bit personal - some might say...

Destiny 2 Heresy episode act one releases today with new activity, weapons, and balance tweaks

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It's time for a new episode and three more acts' worth of stuff in Destiny 2. The Heresy update arrives to the looter shooter...

DC Universe Online postpones a new character leveling event over ‘unforeseen issues’

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Generally speaking, when an event is kicking off in your MMORPG, all systems are go, especially if that event is going to see a...

The Stream Team: Bounty buddies in Warframe 1999

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Massively OP's MJ is getting into the groove of befriending the HEX squad in Warframe 1999. The main components are IMs, gifting, and hanging...

SMITE 1 will sunset on the Nintendo Switch May 1 over apparent quality issues

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If you were a fan of the original SMITE on the Nintendo Switch, we have some unfortunate news for you. Hi-Rez's Titan Forge has...
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Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s next Live Letter

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So our next live letter for Final Fantasy XIV is coming on Friday, and I think it's honestly coming at a remarkably necessary time....

The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator isn’t quite done with the game yet

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Stardew Valley hasn't reached the end of its development cycle. So when will Stardew Valley's creator stop working on the game? "If I feel like it's...

The Stream Team: Sunday funday in Final Fantasy XIV with the family

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MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew are coming back together for another bit of time together in Final Fantasy XIV! It's tradition at...

Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2025?

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You know, you're not reading this piece until January, but I sat down to write it ahead of the turn of the year, when...

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