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WoW Factor: Getting hyped for World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands

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That title up there isn't sarcasm, folks. I want to actually get hyped up about the next World of Warcraft expansion and talk about...
Not riding a dinosaur.

World of Warcraft’s 15th anniversary celebration starts today

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After 15 years of World of Warcraft, you'd expect something of a blowout for the game's anniversary... and that's exactly what you're getting with...
Whee!

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1 in review, part 1

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I always think I can get these patch-in-review things done in one column. That never turns out to be the case. This time, though, I'm...
Please love me again.

Fight or Kite: PvP games to play if you’re still boycotting Blizzard

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The past couple of weeks in the land of Blizzard have made for a wild ride. Some of us have extremely strong feelings and...

Aion Europe adds a 2,000-player PvP battle and a 12-player dungeon in update 7.2

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The European version of Aion has launched its latest big update, with emphasis on "big." As in 2,000-person PvP battle and 12-person dungeon run...

Nexon’s mobile MMO Spiritwish has launched around the globe today

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It's been a year since NEON Studio's Nexon-published mobile MMO Spiritwish hit closed beta in South Korea, and now it's officially landing here, having...

Lord of the Rings Online posts Minas Morgul patch notes

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With its Minas Morgul expansion scheduled for next week, Lord of the Rings Online is all but ready for players to re-invade Mordor and...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Quality-of-life upgrades Guild Wars 2 still needs

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Today, ArenaNet is finally launching the long-awaited build and gear template features in Guild Wars 2. While it has brought with it its fair...
Ah yes, teamwork.

Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty

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It's patch day once again for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you think that means the game has made tons of things available for players...

Lineage II updates raid bosses, hunting zones, questing, and vitality system October 30

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A supplemental update to Lineage II's Fafurion update is on the horizon, bringing with it some new raid bosses to whale on and a...

Developers from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, and Final Fantasy XIV talk about raid design

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Raids. You either find them to be the apex of MMORPG content and challenge, or liken them as the source of community gatekeeping and...

Raph Koster’s new MMORPG will reward social gameplay, not just hack-n-slash

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Since announcing he is building a new MMORPG with the apparently respectably funded new Playcraft studio, Raph Koster has been doing a long string...
Kershadow

Wisdom of Nym: Prepping up for Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1

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Here we are, people; the day before Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1. It's happening tomorrow, so let's hope you've finished up anything you wanted...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you play ‘wrong’?

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On the MOP podcast a few weeks back, Justin and I chatted briefly about playing MMOs all wrong, and not really caring what anyone...
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...

Interview: Population Zero explains its combat, training, raiding, and more

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Population Zero, the survival MMO from Enplex Games, is currently in the midst of closed beta test weekends, with its third CBT live now...

Massively Overthinking: Niche MMOs vs. everythingboxes

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Earlier this month, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster announced that he's finally making a new MMORPG, with a suite of top devs and a...
Who could have seen this coming.

World of Warcraft: Classic layering, Corruption, and the BlizzCon Q&A

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Layers! Huh! Good God, y'all, what are they good for? Keeping player populations in early phases of World of Warcraft: Classic at manageable levels (say...
There were some decent tabletop Star Trek games, but no.

Perfect Ten: The many flavors of MMO PvP

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Not so long ago (so, at the rate news has come out since then, what feels like decades ago) I wrote a column about...
No, not like this.

A gamer was killed after witnessing a robbery whilst playing Pokemon Go

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So, yes, let's just open this story by acknowledging that this is horrible. Nobody wants to be murdered over a video game, but Cayla...

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