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The Game Archeologist: Halo Universe

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Since its debut on Xbox back in 2001, the Halo franchise has been a massive powerhouse and a mainstay for shooter fans. To date,...

NCsoft Q3 2018: NCsoft sales continue downward slide while online PC sales trend up

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Slides may be fun when you're a kid, but they're not something you want to see when you're a multinational games corporation that's operating...

The Daily Grind: What MMO festival reward do you use year-round?

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MMORPG holidays are funny events because while we kill ourselves to get thematic costumes, toys, mounts, and other goodies, the second the event is...

Crowfall’s November ACE Q&A delves into monumental 5.8 update

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November is looking to be a pretty big month for Crowfall. In addition to making a slew of recent improvements, such as the recently...
SO many things.

Jukebox Heroes: RuneScape’s orchestral album

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I have been saying for years that RuneScape has a truly impressive yet overlooked body of video game music. To my knowledge, it's the...
THE BOX OF LOCKS

MMO Business Roundup: Japanese lockboxes, POGO and Square Enix financials, and Prima’s end

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"The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza" - that's the brutal headline plonked onto this week's Bloomberg report on Japanese lockboxes....

The Stream Team: Songs of AdventureQuest 3D adventure

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What did Massively OP's Chris get himself into? MJ is pretty excited -- she's introducing him to all the craziness, pets, and fun that...

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG should have never been made?

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This could be a gruesome topic, but it popped into my head after GIbiz published an article with advice for game developers from Melbourne Games....
The string of capitalized names is an affront.

Gamigo promises ‘new content on a regular basis’ for ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove, Defiance, Atlas Reactor

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Players still awaiting more details on what's happening to their MMORPGs following Gamigo's buyout of Trion Worlds' assets have finally received a blanket announcement,...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: The dumb World of Warcraft stuff from BlizzCon

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It's easy to just think of this year's BlizzCon as having dumb stuff on display for Diablo, but let's be real here - there were...

Leaderboard: Are you playing on Lord of the Rings Online’s progression server?

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So many people showed up to play on Lord of the Rings Online's progression server Anor yesterday that SSG had to rush to put up...
This is the world we live in.

Black Desert Online shows off the Drieghan region arriving November 14

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It's not long now before players will get to explore the region of Drieghan in Black Desert Online in the localized version of the...

The Stream Team: Stepping onto LOTRO’s legacy server

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Although Massively OP's MJ has no plans to make a life on Anor, LOTRO's brand-spanking new legacy server that just launched, she's still willing...
Remember, he's bigger and stronger than you, but you're smaller and weaker!

Albion Online previews Arena and Faction Warfare changes in upcoming Nimue update

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Albion Online's upcoming Nimue update will not, despite being named after the mythical Lady of the Lake, allow you to wield supreme executive power...

MapleStory 2’s Chaos Rising update brings Chaos Raids and Thanksgiving events

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Starting today, MapleStory 2 players can celebrate the arrival of November with the two things that truly define the month: turkey and unmitigated chaos....
Now my stats are good!

Activision-Blizzard Q3 2018: Activision Blizzard revenue dips, WoW Battle for Azeroth did well

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It's probably a good thing for Activision Blizzard that its third quarter financials cut off at the end of September, given that its stock...

The Stream Team: Celebrating EverQuest II’s anniversary like a hero

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Today marks EQII's 14th birthday! Hooray! And in celebration of that milestone, Massively OP's MJ is diving in for some serious Heroes Festival fun....
Well, it's just a phase.

World of Warcraft Classic demo extended through the weekend

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BlizzCon 2018 may be over, but virtual ticket holders have still been digging into the World of Warcraft Classic demo. Although the demo was...

EverQuesting: EverQuest II’s 14th anniversary retrospective, from Columbus Nova to Chaos Descending

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During last year's anniversary retrospective for EverQuest II I dared to say things were too quiet. Big mistake! Why would I tempt fate like...
Just call me angel of the morning, angel.

Gamigo considers ‘quality of life improvements’ for RIFT post-Trion, but there’s little else shared

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We've  heard from the ArcheAge and Trove teams about just what plans Gamigo has for those games following Trion Worlds' apparent fire sale, and...

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