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Unleashed’s MMORPG Haven is aimed at parents who grew up playing EverQuest and WoW

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Back in February, we covered an upcoming but low-key crossplatform MMORPG called Haven by an indie studio called Unleashed games, whose star-studded dev team...

One Shots: Where’s the seatbelt on this thing?

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As flashy and fun as it might be to adventure in a galaxy far, far away, I don't think any of us would last...

Leaderboard: Are you going to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever it’s called)?

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Rumors about a follow-up device to Nintendo's massively popular Switch console have been swirling for literally years now, with the hype mounting in recent...

Pirate101 launches new story, gear, and deco in today’s Through Death’s Door update

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KingsIsle is continuing to make good on its plan to revitalize Pirate101 this week with its new story-driven update, dubbed Through Death's Door. "Through Death’s...

The Daily Grind: Do your visits to new MMOs just make you want to return your home MMO?

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Last weekend, I was away on a mini-vacation with my kids; we zipped down to Florida for my brother's beach wedding, then zipped back,...

KingsIsle announces Wizard101 single-player spinoff Ravenwood Academy

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If you've ever wanted to dive back into the Wizard101 world without actually being in Wizard101, now is your time, as this morning KingsIsle...

Last week’s massive Palia layoffs included waaaay too many senior Singularity 6 staff

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As Palia players continue to reel from last week's news that Singularity 6 had laid off 35% of its team, the staff are continuing...

Wizard101 opens the Portal of Peril that brings a new dungeon delving event in latest update

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Usually opening something known as the Portal of Peril would be ill-advised at least or very bad news at worst, but in the case...

Massively on the Go: 10 Mega Pokemon Legends Z-A could add to help Pokemon GO

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We have very little information about Pokemon Legends: Z-A, but one thing for sure is that it can make a big impact on Pokemon...

Heck yeah, Valve is finally fixing Steam Family Sharing so it doesn’t suck

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Last night, Valve announced a major - and long-awaited and desperately needed - revamp of its existing "family sharing" system so good that actual,...

Massively Overthinking: Are we ‘optimizing the fun out’ of MMOs?

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MMO dev Damion Schubert recently retweeted a thread penned by a user named Zarathustra that presents our Massively Overthinking discussion for the week. Now,...

Wizard101 expands its Steam offering and localization to European players

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It's the rare MMORPG that hasn't made its way to Steam by now, but we're adding another one to the list: kid-friendly MMO Wizard101. But...

Tamriel Infinium: Ranking Elder Scrolls Online’s 10 races from worst to best

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One thing that I appreciate about Elder Scrolls Online is that any race can be any class. None of that racial or gender-locking for...
I vant you to keel tunnel moose.

Vague Patch Notes: The day I deleted a character in anger in Final Fantasy XI

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Today, I'd like to tell you about how your characters in MMOs aren't real, and you know that, but I want you to think...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with interesting Guinness World Records

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I never quite know how much stock to put in Guinness World Records. I guess it's somewhere between "for amusement value" and "stone cold...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 ways LOTRO was vastly different at launch

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While I would argue that Lord of the Rings Online has grown in a remarkably cohesive way since its launch, what we have here...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs suffering from shrinkflation?

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So last week we bought some Girl Scout cookies from a neighbor kid, and I was surprised to find out they were only $5...
I HAVE TO RENEW MY HOUSE COME ON

Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market

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I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two

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Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...

Obituary: Former Free Realms creative director Laralyn McWilliams has passed away

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I'm sorry to report this morning that game developer Laralyn McWilliams has passed away at the age of 58. MMO fans will remember her...

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