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Paris Olympic committee considers e-sports for 2024

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The AP is reporting that the leaders of the Olympic Games are at least considering bringing video gaming on board for the 2024 program...
Whooops.

Crunch mode caused a young Netmarble game developer’s death, Korean government says

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South Korean MMO studio Netmarble is being criticized this week for contributing to the death of an overworked game developer in 2016. The Korea Times...
Strawberry fields forever.

Battle Bards Episode 102: Pure joy

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Is it even possible for pure joy to be derived from MMORPG music? Whether or not, the Battle Bards are going to take a...

Black Desert switches to biweekly maintenance, adds Terrmian Waterpark events

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Happy patch day, Black Desert folks. Did you enjoy getting maintenance patches every week? Not anymore. "Due to the changes in service maintenance, the next...

Elder Scrolls Online puts a high hall on the market

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Sure, you could be content with your little one-room cell for the bare minimum of comfort and space, but if you're going to be...

Anthem lead gameplay designer Corey Gaspur passes away

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The official BioWare blog announced last night that Anthem lead gameplay designer Corey Gaspur has passed away. Gaspur had been a staple of the studio...
Sit the eff down.

Gigantic devs liken their graphics to candy and plastic toys

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If you love to hate on brightly colored cartoony-stylized graphics of games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and even Wildstar, know that...

MMO Burnout: Nintendo’s ARMS and the Switch in public and private

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It won't surprise anyone who reads our WRUPs that a lot of my free time gaming has been mobile-based as of late, especially if...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more

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Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.

Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry

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Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...

The Stream Team: Win a Wizard101 Fantastic Voyage Gauntlet Bundle

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A new bundle of goodies is available for Wizard101, and you can either go buy it at Wal-mart or you could watch and win...

Wizard101 tests chat channels while Pirate101 has fun with a rooster sheriff

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Here's something interesting we learned this week by perusing the Wizard101 newsletter: The game apparently has a stronger following than you'd think among YouTubers, bloggers,...
Stepping back across time.

How I got married through World of Warcraft

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I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Tenception: Our ten perfectest Perfect Tens (since last year) – 2017 edition

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Massively OP's Perfect Ten column, helmed since the days of Old Massively by Justin and now by both Justin and Eliot, is one of my...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG craft skills can you do in real life?

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I've just gotten back from a family trip during which I bumped into various family members with some interesting craft skills, from gardening to jewelcrafting...

KingsIsle shows off new Wizard101 and Pirate101 content

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How long does it take for KingsIsle developers to go from concept to execution when it comes to Wizard101 and Pirate101 content? According to...

Funcom is working on a ‘tactical turn-based strategy’ game

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Funcom is apparently keeping itself busy with a new partnership and game. The company's investor relations site has a brief press release with the...

Exclusive: Wizard101 Q&A dev diary on its PvP update and monstrology evolution

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Kid-friendly MMORPG Wizard101 is on the cusp of a big update -- in fact, it's already landed on the official test server as of this...

E3 2017: Monster Hunter World demo, difficulty, global appeal, and leaks

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Monster Hunter World's reveal caught me completely off guard during its E3 2017 reveal. We'd already had a title announced for the Nintendo Switch, and...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon

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Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...

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