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Opposition.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Lich King 2, Tides of Lichness?

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All right, I guess we're doing this now. Yes, this column isn't just about how Blizzard screws up so badly that a lot of...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of Fallout 76’s musical score

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Last week, composer Inon Zur took to Twitter to celebrate a big moment: "Dear Friends, Fallout 76 has been nominated for Best Original Video Game...

Chronicles of Elyria shares another pre-alpha video that focuses on environmental sound

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There are plenty of ways for MMOs to set a scene. Visuals are certainly one of the more important, but audio plays just as...

Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music

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One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.

Black Desert preps Halloween and Great Expedition on PC, awakens the Tamer on Xbox One

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Black Desert Online's PC version is busy prepping its boat for the Great Expedition update coming next week, but in the meantime, there's Halloween...
To rather uneventfully go.

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s thorny patrol

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Cryptic is really hot to trot with Star Trek Online's new patrol system, and this past week the studio highlighted the third new one:...
GIRLS

Final Fantasy XIV outlines the changes coming to the game’s performance system in patch 5.1

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It'd be nice enough if Final Fantasy XIV had a system for musical performances that was just dropped in the game and then functionally abandoned,...

The MOP Up: KurtzPel is getting a dash of Lime

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KurtzPel is getting its newest hero, Lime, very soon, and to lead up to her release the game is winging a CP and AP...
Don't worry, something will happen any day now.

Jukebox Heroes: Exploring EverQuest’s official soundtrack

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It is fairly rare for an MMORPG to sell an official soundtrack these days unless the game is fairly prominent (i.e., Final Fantasy XIV...
There is a metaphor here somewhere.

Battle Bards Episode 154: Death and decay

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Get an early jump on Halloween with the Battle Bards, as they grab the nearest shovel and start unearthing all sorts of morbid and...

The MOP Up: Warframe’s community designs stunning fashion

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One really neat aspect of the ultra-popular Warframe is that Digital Extremes invites artistic community members to design cosmetics for the game. The best...

Elder Scrolls Legends will open the Jaws of Oblivion on October 8

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Personally speaking, I thought that The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion was the weakest of the original single-player RPGs. Perhaps that game's story beats will translate...
Here we go again.

Second impressions: Astellia Online’s launch version is a solidly average MMO

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So... here's the thing about Astellia Online. You remember my first impressions piece? I freely acknowledged that the game was fundamentally a fine title...

Sandbox MMO Project C launches $149.99 founder packs, plans October closed alpha

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Remember Project C? It's the SpatialOS-based open-world persistent sandbox MMO by Darewise, the same company that along with studio Nvizzio struggled to make the gorgeous space...
Style.

Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Moogle Treasure Trove until patch 5.1

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Did you think you were just about done with things in Final Fantasy XIV ahead of patch 5.1? Well think again, because the Moogle Treasure...
Pictured: Deep hurting.

Battle Bards Episode 153: Elder Scrolls Online Summerset

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Gryphons, Elves, and gobs and gobs of singing people — that’s Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset for ya! The Battle Bards return to Tamriel to...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of FusionFall’s soundtrack

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I can't say that I was ever that cognizant of Cartoon Network's foray into massively multiplayer online gaming. FusionFall is lumped into that category...

Astellia Online is launching into its first headstart tonight – are you playing?

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If you picked up the Legendary Pack for Astellia Online, then launch day is tonight for you, as the headstart begins at 8 p.m....

Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?

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Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...

Perfect Ten: Why Fallen Earth was a flawed gem of an MMO

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Even though I half-expected it for a while now, the news of Fallen Earth's demise earlier this month made my heart sink. Way back...

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