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Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago

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Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...

Goofy clowns and pizza mechs: Lost Ark’s Inferno Kakul-Saydon update launches July 12

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Lost Ark's July update is almost upon us: Amazon announced today that the release is set for July 12th. It's expected to drop the...

Lord of the Rings Online says more lag fixes are on deck after last week’s patch

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With one lag fix under Lord of the Rings Online's belt this past week, Standing Stone Games said that it has more work on...
Ongoing.

Wisdom of Nym: Pandæmonium’s flop in Final Fantasy XIV

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Raid series in Final Fantasy XIV have had a complicated history from a story standpoint. The Binding Coil of Bahamut was an interesting attempt,...
Never mind, I'm not real!

Battle Bards Episode 226: Echoes of MMOs that never were

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It’s always highly bittersweet when MMO fans sit back and consider the games that never were — the projects that got far along in...

Working As Intended: My 20 years of Star Wars Galaxies

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Last year, when Ultima Online turned 25 years old, I did a piece reminiscing on those early days and marveling that so much of...

The MOP Up: WalkScape opens up a community portal

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To bring all of the game's news and access together in one place, the in-development ARG WalkScape created a new Portal. If you'll recall,...

Genshin Impact announces in-person Summer Festival events launching across the globe in July

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Summertime is often the time for conventions, and while most are probably planning on checking out things like anime conventions, Genshin Impact is inviting...

MMO Burnout: Dramatic Labs finds the right tone for Star Trek Resurgence

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As a longtime gamer and observer of the industry, I know it can be tough to get excited about new announcements and releases. We’re...

Choose My Adventure: Settling into Age of Conan’s uncomfortable routine

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Today's Choose My Adventure column is about the groove. I think some folks know what I mean in relation to MMOs (or even gaming in...

Diablo IV sent cosplayers to hawk the ARPG at an LA baseball stadium and bar

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At this point, it's clear that Blizzard will throw anything and everything at the wall in order to promote the fact that Diablo IV...

Battle Bards Episode 225: Embers Adrift

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One of the newer MMOs on the market, Embers Adrift leaned hard into tougher PvE gameplay and the darkest of dark nights. But how...

Lawful Neutral: How might the so-called AI revolution affect the MMO genre?

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This article has been rolling around in my head since ChatGPT rocketed into the public awareness a few months ago, and just in the...

Vitae Aeternum: What Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO should (and shouldn’t) take from New World

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We've had one, yes, but what about second attempt by Amazon to deliver a Lord of the Rings MMO? During the last run at...

New World devs discuss PvP, DPS meters, raids, and the future of First Light housing

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Amazon is back with another episode of New World's Forged in Aeternum, and this one's the Q&A format, so it's not as skippable as...

Co-op PvE MOBA Project F4E schedules open playtest for June 10 – here’s how to join in

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This past April we wondered what happened to the social-minded PvE MOBA Project F4E and found that developer BetaDwarf has been running a series...

The Game Archaeologist: Coca-Cola’s crazy virtual hangout

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Part of the sheer joy and fun of the early online world of the late '90s and early 2000s was the experimentation that took...

Ashfall delays release to summer 2024, promises multiple beta tests beforehand

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As the self-described "adventure shooter MMORPG" Ashfall moves closer to its first closed beta test in July, developer Legendary Studios has had to follow...

One Shots: Day one of the conquest

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There's nothing like that heady feel of stepping out into the game world for the first time, taking in the sights of the newbie...

PlanetSide 2 celebrates the franchise’s 20th birthday with the Fortification update and an album release

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Daybreak successfully released PlanetSide 2's Fortification update for PC yesterday, ringing in what will - in two days, anyhow - be the franchise's 20th...

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