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Trove brings back its lucky St Qubeslick event for St Patrick’s Day shenanigans

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St Patrick's day this year happens to fall on a joykill Sunday, but if you were planning to celebrate in video games rather than...

Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?

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A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...

Besieged by bitcoin bots, BitCraft reiterates that it’s not a crypto or NFT MMO

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We've been shaking our head ruefully at BitCraft's name for several years now, as it seemed clear to us that the name could be...

RIFT plans server merges and hunt event while Trove readies its Gear Up! Date

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So here's something to add to your "I never thought I'd see this in 2024" list, and it comes with both good and bad...

Global Chat: What are the top dragons in EverQuest?

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If you were pressed to put together a top 10 list of the most famous and infamous dragons in EverQuest, which beasties would you...

Working As Intended: A guide to City of Heroes Homecoming’s best player-crafted portal bases

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A few years ago, I was wandering around in City of Heroes when someone advertised a cool base in chat. All I had to...

Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel

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A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...

Fight or Kite: Ravendawn has a great class system, but gameplay needs polish

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As an avid gamer of the '80s and '90s, I’ve got a real soft spot for all things retro-inspired. A lot of my favorites...

Dungeons & Dragons Online is giving away archetypes, mounts, and more for the Year of the Dragon

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Dungeons & Dragons Online teased its Year of the Dragon promotion last weekend, but now it's here: The D&D MMORPG will be following along...

Heckbugs in Love return to voxelbox Trove for Valentine’s Day starting next week

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It warms my heart to think that a lil tiny piece of Defiance lives on in Trove thanks to the game's bizarre Valentine's Day...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Under A Rock, Farworld Pioneers, Cyborg Immortal

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you've probably never heard of (but if you have, awesome!). Under a Rock If you're not living under a...

Minecraft claps hands with H&R Block to premiere a ‘tax-themed gaming experience’ February 3

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Nobody likes doing taxes - heck, we're pretty sure that CPAs don't like doing taxes and it's their literal job - so it's really...

The Game Archaeologist: Dragon Ball Online, the MMO that never made it to the west

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It was back in 1986 that Toei Animation, a Japanese company, brought a new series called Dragon Ball into the world. The initial run...

What we knew about Blizzard’s now-dead survival game, Odyssey

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The history of Blizzard's game development includes a graveyard full of titles that never made it to launch, including the likes of Starcraft Ghost,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have a permanent place on your desktop?

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On the MOP Podcast a while back, I mentioned that Project Gorgon had made its way into a permanent home on my PC, which...

Minecraft Legends releases its final content update before entering maintenance mode

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It hasn't even been a full year since the real-time strategy title Minecraft Legends released on multiple platforms, but unfortunately for fans of the...
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The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0

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Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...

The Game Archaeologist: The Sims Bustin’ Out, the online Sims game nobody remembers

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Many gamers who complete that Venn diagram of being fans of both MMOs and The Sims no doubt will be familiar with the tragically...

Trove’s Renewus event for 2024 is here to pump you up – in-game, anyway – as RIFT promotes 12-month sub

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Are you ready to build muscle and become a voxel-y Adonis? Then the New Year-themed Renewus event that went live this week in Trove...
The look.

Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are still just games you rent

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When I was a teenager, I accidentally stole a few games from a video rental place. You might wonder how you accidentally steal something,...

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