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Fortnite hits 8.3 million concurrent players

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Belaying any claims that it's last year's fad or on the way out, Fortnite has surged forward to cross the 8.3 million threshold. And...

The Stream Team: Enlisting some ARK enforcers

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Massively OP's MJ has a tech stego and some monkeys, but she really wants her very own enforcer! So far it is the closest...

The Stream Team: Aye, it’s Fortuna time in Warframe

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Massively OP's MJ is pretty excited; Warframe's newest expansion just launched and she's eager to delve right in! Fortuna takes her to the frozen...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City Celebration begins next week

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Do you like clockwork? Do you like cities? And do you like celebrations? If you answered yes to those questions, then boy, does The...
THE BOX OF LOCKS

MMO Business Roundup: Japanese lockboxes, POGO and Square Enix financials, and Prima’s end

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"The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza" - that's the brutal headline plonked onto this week's Bloomberg report on Japanese lockboxes....

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG should have never been made?

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This could be a gruesome topic, but it popped into my head after GIbiz published an article with advice for game developers from Melbourne Games....
HAIL

DC Universe Online launches Atlantis today

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Come under the sea with DC Universe Online today! There'll be no accusations, just friendly crustaceans. Or... wait, let's double-check the patch notes... never...
Oh dang.

Square-Enix pulls three mobile titles from Belgium over lockbox rules

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Everyone's reacting to the lockbox laws in Belgium in different ways, but Square-Enix has apparently decided that it's easiest to just peace out of...

Elder Scrolls Online offers free membership trials, introduces new rewards for subscribers

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If you've been eyeballing an Elder Scrolls Online Plus membership but aren't sure that you want to shell out the cash for it just...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed

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The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...

Final Fantasy XIV’s 4.45 patch is live with Eureka Pyros and the further adventures of Hildibrand

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Let's be blunt: People did not like Eureka Pagos. But Final Fantasy XIV's patch 4.45, live today, pushes the storyline along with role-agnostic customizations...
Everyone is very mature.

The Daily Grind: What makes a game feel like an MMO to you?

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Bethesda is at it again. Years after its subsidiary bent itself over backwards to protest that Elder Scrolls Online wasn't an MMO, the gaming...
Here comes trouble.

Wisdom of Nym: How many antagonistic sides do we have in Final Fantasy XIV?

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One of my favorite moments from Order of the Stick (which is excellent anyhow) is when one of the villains makes it clear to...
It only became real very recently.

BlizzCon 2018: What the heck happened?

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Every year, I cover BlizzCon for Massively Overpowered. This is not new information; you've all seen my liveblogs running every year for quite some...

One Shots: A star is born

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It's time for another amazing Fashion Week here at One Shots! It's like Shark Week, only with sleeker looks and less chum. Last time,...
Such meaning.

Vague Patch Notes: The meaning of ‘meaningful’ in MMORPGs

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Ironically, the term "meaningful" has a long history of not meaning much of anything with MMOs. Back in 2015 I did a Perfect Ten about...
Better homes and/or gardens

Here’s how The Elder Scrolls Online’s new home-building tools work

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Decorating houses in MMOs is serious business. It's extremely serious business. The Elder Scrolls Online knows this, which is why the recently released update...

TERA’s Fiery Featherweights adds Elin Brawlers, new dungeon, and Enhancement Point system

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Even though TERA's Elin are pint-sized, that doesn't mean they can't pack a mean punch, as they will readily demonstrate in the game's upcoming...

Working As Intended: The gamification of the workification of games

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Last weekend, my husband made the bold choice to let our young son play The Stanley Parable. I am not entirely sure the kid...

Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play

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Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...

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