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Skirmishes arrive in H1Z1: King of the Kill

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Those into the PvP scene in H1Z1 might want to check out King of the Kill this weekend. Daybreak announced that its activated a...

EverQuesting: The gaffe of gating EverQuest II’s content behind a sub

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With last week's release of GU100 in EverQuest II, an interesting conversation reared its head again -- a not necessarily flattering one for Daybreak. While...

Perfect Ten: The final minutes of beloved MMORPGs

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"This is how the world ends," T S Eliot wrote in his famous poem, "not with a bang, but with a whimper." That might well...

The Stream Team: Rebuilding EverQuest II’s ancient Stein of Maggok

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While searching for an assassin for the latest EverQuest II Heritage Quest, MassivelyOP's MJ also picked up the task of rebuilding the ancient Stein of...

Daybreak scrambles new servers after DC Universe Online’s huge Xbox One launch

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Here's a sentence I never thought I'd be typing: DC Universe Online might actually be too successful for its own good. Since the game's launch on...

The Daily Grind: Do your MMO choices actually reflect your playstyle?

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Massively OP reader Leiloni tipped us off to a great blog post by MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie, in which the author questions his...
Hate the player, not the game! It's not the player's fault that they're in the game as it is.

Former PlanetSide 2 Creative Director Matt Higby snapped up by Ubisoft Massive

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Looks like former PlanetSide 2 Creative Director has landed on his feet and then some: He posted on Twitter today that he's now working...
Yes, this is harder than having a fortress.

H1Z1: Just Survive outlines upcoming experimental servers and improvements

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Your goal in H1Z1: Just Survive is stated right there in the title, but survival is pretty easy when you have a well-fortified base...
Build down.

PlanetSide 2 guides players through the new construction mechanics

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The good news for PlanetSide 2 fans is that the game now allows players to construct things as they wish, thus freeing you from...

Global Chat: What can MMORPG devs do to foster community?

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One of the neat aspects of the MMO blogosphere is how writers will often interact and collaborate with each other. Recently, four bloggers ganged...

DCUO launches on Xbox One, previews the next three episodes

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Surprise! After announcing at PAX East that DC Universe Online was coming to the Xbox One, Daybreak is launching the title on the console...

The Daily Grind: How would canceled MMOs be doing right now if they were still operating?

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Many of us have our private (or not-so-private) sorrows regarding shuttered MMORPGs. Yes, we wish that they were still alive and often opine that...

Zek is reborn as EverQuest II launches GU100 for members

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If you've been looking forward to seeing EverQuest II's Zek in a whole new way, GU100 has delivered up a tasty treat to All...

EverQuest brings back nine years of anniversary events

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After 17 years of operation, EverQuest has racked up quite an assortment of anniversary events stretching back to the pre-smartphone era of humanity. You...

Dragon’s Prophet EU squashes dungeon bugs

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Although Dragon's Prophet was shuttered in North America last year, the game is still flapping its wings in Europe. The Spring Awakening patch 3.0.1592...

PlanetSide 2’s massive construction patch has deployed

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PlanetSide 2's big patch today introduces a brand-new construction system for those patient enough to wait out the extra-long maintenance downtime. Entering the MMO...

Landmark NPCs can talk your ear off after today’s patch

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Are you ready for another whopper set of patch notes for Landmark? Today's hotfix will see combat tweaks, equipment rebalancing (along with a slower...

The Stream Team: EverQuest II’s flight of the Fury

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While MassivelyOP's MJ and crew have been spending time working through Heritage Quests, the rat has gotten all of the attention; MJ's Fury has...
The first dozen of cuts are all equally deep, really.

PAX East 2016: Hands-on with NCsoft’s Master x Master

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Master x Master might very well be the MOBA that I learn to love in spite of any and all preconceptions. I am not, categorically,...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Daybreak exec on early access, e-sports, VR, EverQuest Next, and the future of EverQuest

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GamesIndustry.biz has published a lengthy interview with Daybreak chief publishing officer Laura Naviaux Sturr on the evolution of the MMORPG studio over the last year....

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