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Aion spins out Mark of the Vandal on August 21 with a new class, zone, and dungeon for the US version

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Over there, in Aion! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... actually, it's the Vandal, the new class being added with the appropriately dubbed...

EverQuest II is launching a new fabled zone in August’s GU111

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EverQuest II would surely like you to stop fretting about the future of the franchise and focus on the immediate future of the game,...

Star Trek Online’s nerf to Advanced Beam Arrays causes a community uproar

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All right, so this one is going to take some explanation. The latest update to Star Trek Online has arrived along with the patch...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers have joined the Titan Network/NCsoft negotiations

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Exactly one month ago, tangent to our interview with the Homecoming server team that's part now-flourishing City of Heroes rogue server community, we also...

Warframe of Mind: Get ready to rock with playable instruments

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Digital Extremes can sure pack a bunch of good stuff in its Warframe Twitch shows, and July 26th's devstream #129 was no exception. But...

The Stream Team: SWTOR’s pirate inclusion

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As you might expect, pirates never stop! And they just keep causing problems on Dantooine, so Massively OP's Larry and MJ are back to...

PlanetSide 2’s long-awaited PS4 performance patch is going live today

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PlayStation 4 players of PlanetSide 2 have been very likely waiting a long time for today. The New Soldier update, otherwise known as the...

Perfect Ten: MMOs of the apocalypse

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It's the end of the world as we know it -- and for some reason, we are still gaming. I guess that your investment...
Someone wanted this, maybe.

TERA Classic shows off its gameplay in new trailers

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Despite the name, TERA Classic is not an intentionally backwards-looking server ruleset; instead, it's a completely separate mobile game by Kakao game that does...

Lord of the Rings Online patches in swamp monsters, Captain changes, and scion difficulty

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The pretty, fairy tale-like quality of Lord of the Rings Online's Vale of Anduin is being infested by a sinister streak, thanks to Tuesday's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 232: Girl Dwarves rock our world

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.

Lineage 2 Korea announces the arrival of the Death Knight on August 14

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The Korean version of Lineage II is seeing an update on August 14th, and it is properly good and spooky. Or extremely edgelord. Really,...

Fortnite’s latest patch brings new LTMs, a new weapon, and sends Neo Tilted back to the Wild West

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As Fortnite players now well know, things are getting pretty wacky with the timestream in the game's world, and no more is that apparent...

Star Trek Online’s Arena of Sompek returns on August 8 with some major adjustments

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Yes, your Star Trek Online character is going to face some combat trials in a deadly arena somewhere in space, but it's a kinder,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Chairs and other oddities in Guild Wars 2’s cash shop

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I love MMO cosmetics, and Guild Wars 2 has a great selection, from armor skins and outfits to gliders to minipets to mount skins....

Nexon’s PC and mobile consolidation ends up with employee layoffs after all

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It looks as if rumored efforts to merge PC and mobile divisions weren't just rumors, and according to Gamasutra, the company has closed two...

DDO starts testing permadeath server, LOTRO’s Stout Axe Dwarves will be included in fall expansion

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With the debut of Dungeons and Dragons Online's 90-day permadeath server heading our way on August 16th, it is fairly imperative that Standing Stone...

Massively Uplifting: Good deeds by the Paladins, Warframe, and AdventureQuest 3D communities

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Here we go again with the "games are evil" nonsense, right? We've had that agenda pushed in our faces before, and Massively Uplifting is...

RuneScape kicks off four weeks of skill-boosting bonuses with the Summer Escape

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I make no secret of the fact that I dislike summer. Any season that makes me feel sweaty and gross simply for existing in...
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Neverwinter previews the new Stardock Arena for PvP

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Look, if no one else will say it, we will: It feels a little weird to have a fantasy game like Neverwinter sporting an...

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