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Path of Exile creates the industry’s first ‘transparent’ lockbox

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We've all griped and grumbled about how MMO lockboxes are too much like gambling and tend to swindle players out of money for a...
Why do you have the Dreamworks Faces.

Paladins bumps up Essence gains significantly for players

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The Paladins community was not terribly happy with the changes made to the game's microtransaction model for, let's face it, entirely understandable reasons. Introducing...

Digital game sales took off in 2016

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Don't look now, but we're putting the cap on "the biggest year in digital games and playable media ever," according to SuperData Research. Thanks to...

Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Worst MMORPG Business Model of 2016

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Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Worst MMORPG Business Model of 2016, which is another new consideration for us this year...

Player drops $1M of stolen money on a free-to-play game

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If you could spend someone else's money on a free-to-play game without shame, how much would you blow on microtransactions and other in-game advantages? For...

Mech_Con 2016: MWO skill trees, game modes, and MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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As one might hope for from a convention, Mech_Con 2016 was a time to not only hang out with other fans and meet the...
but appreciate the scenery too

Path of Exile: Breach is launching today – right now, actually

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Going live today -- right as this post is published, in fact, if all goes well -- is the latest content addition to MMOARPG...

Conan Exiles answers questions about its upcoming early access launch

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With Conan Exiles' early access launch just around the corner, you can better believe that the community has a mountain of questions about the...

Enter the Breach in Path of Exiles’ next league, launching December 2

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If you've ever wanted to call out "Once more unto the Breach!" as a battle cry, Path of Exile offers you just that chance...
What's cooler than being cool?

Path of Exile offers experimental 64-bit DirectX 11 client

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Watch out: Path of Exile has split in twain! What has happened is that with this week's 2.4.2 patch, the MMOARPG has rolled out...

RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy expansion is live today with a brand-new trailer

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Trion Worlds is throwing its hat into the expansion ring this week with today's launch of RIFT: Starfall Prophecy. The MMO's third expansion takes...

Grimm: Dark Legacy releases the game of the TV show

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Back in February we announced that an online prequel to the NBC series Grimm: Dark Legacy was coming to computers at some point this...

EVE Evolved: Alpha Clone economics, bragging rights, and restrictions

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Yesterday at EVE Vegas 2016, developer CCP Rise held us spellbound with tales of his recent misadventures in EVE Online recently when pretending to...

Blade & Soul’s Beluga Lagoon update is an homage to a whale

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It might not be the best idea to theme your MMORPG updates around "whales" in the current microtransaction climate, but that's exactly what NCsoft...
What's it worth to you.

Skyforge is cashing in its extensive currencies

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There are a lot of different currencies in Skyforge - so many that it's easy to lose track of all of them, some of...

Massively multiplayer mech shooter Antraxx seeks $33K on Kickstarter

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If you're a fan of robots and can handle pixel graphics, point your eyeballs at Antraxx, which bills itself as a next-gen, massively multiplayer...

Path of Exile promises improvements to the Atlas system

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In a development manifesto for Path of Exile's relatively new Atlas, the team at Grinding Gear Games identifies some of the problem areas with the...

EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE

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This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...
Nope!

RuneScape: Idle Adventures launches on Steam early access

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Announced back in February and originally planned to debut last spring, RuneScape: Idle Adventures has finally landed in Steam early access for PC players....

RIFT defends swing back to buy-to-play model for Starfall Prophecy

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Trion Worlds has been doing its darndest to get out in front of any consumer issues with its decision to revert back to a...

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