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Lime Odyssey appears to be getting a mobile revival

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If you don't remember what Lime Odyssey was, we can't blame you, since the title never actually launched in the United States at all....

Studio Wildcard’s co-founder talks about how ARK: Survival Evolved stays sustainable without microtransactions

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We've all been beaten over the head with lots of news regarding predatory microtransactions practices, and there's certainly plenty of evidence that would lead...
Up.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s moving violations

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Here's a bit of full disclosure: I still cannot reach the top of Kugane's tower to this day. It's the one jumping puzzle that...

Death threats against Square-Enix management employees force the company to cancel tournaments in Japan

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There seems to be a rather alarming trend of people threatening horrible things to employees of Square-Enix. Hot on the heels of threats made...
That's not the problem.

The Daily Grind: What part of older MMOs tends to age the worst?

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It feels like whenever people talk about parts of old MMOs that aren't holding up as well, we fall back on the graphics. Some...

The Division 2 is seeking applicants for an Elite Task Force to improve the online shooter

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It worked out for the last game apparently, so maybe it'll work for this one too: The Division 2 is looking to form up...
No fighting.

PlanetSide 2 updates players on future plans like a social hub and mandates

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There's more development arriving for PlanetSide 2, and one of the plans includes a version of Sanctuary to serve as a social hub. A...
whee summer is miserable

Blade & Soul kicks off its summer celebration on August 21

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All right, someone has to ask this question: Why does Blade & Soul's Hongsil Summer Blast involve collecting ice cubes? Why is that the...

Dungeon and Dragons Online’s permadeath server opens its grisly doors

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Prepare to die. That's the mentality that Dungeons and Dragons Online players should be in should they dare step foot onto today's new time-limited "hardcore...
Huh. That... huh.

Shroud of the Avatar hosts a livestream about fishing in fetid water

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If you want to watch a community livestream about Shroud of the Avatar's community team hosting a fishing contest in fetid water, gosh, today...
That's a big oops.

Fallout 76 shows off its upcoming Vault 94 raid

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It's hard to know how to feel about the preview of Fallout 76's upcoming raid on Vault 94 as a long-time MMO player. The...
Vogue.

Albion Online removes tons of items from its marketplace in advance of its wardrobe system

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The latest patch for Albion Online is a bit frustrating in the sense that most patches add things. Today's patch is mostly taking things...
Similar to teamwork.

Black Desert Online recaps its PlayStation 4 beta issues and performance

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The beta testing for Black Desert Online on PlayStation 4 has come to an end for now, but there is in fact a nice...
Very mature.

WoW Classic’s PvP server community is already at war over streamers

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Browsing the subreddit for World of Warcraft: Classic will pretty quickly reveal something about the community as it exists now. Specifically, a lot of...
Opposition.

The Daily Grind: What’s the MMO with the biggest anti-fandom?

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When an MMO gets big enough, you get its anti-fandom. This is not the same as people who don't particularly like a game; some...
Everyone hates options.

Perfect World Mobile reveals its lineup of launch races and their associated classes

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Did you forget about Perfect World Mobile? Because it's still coming for us, and the mobile version has just revealed its lineup of races...
Sure. That sounds right.

Diablo III is going to do more themed seasons and more short test sessions moving forward

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If you weren't a fan of Diablo III going the themed season route with its last update, we're sorry to inform you that you...
I see.

No Man’s Sky heads into Beyond today

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The latest update to No Man's Sky is at once the sort of thing that feels more isolating and less so. You can imagine,...
fa la la la la la ~

Overwatch’s latest patch adds Sigma and a (briefly bugged) role queue

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Another Overwatch patch has arrived, bringing with it a brand-new hero for players to fling at enemy teams. Or, perhaps more accurately, fling things...
but your acronym

Guild Wars 2 players organize a raiding tourney for August 24

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Seeing player-run tourneys in Guild Wars 2 isn't exactly unusual, but this one is something a fair bit different. On August 24th, six guilds...

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