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EverQuest emulator group gets a ‘written agreement’ with Daybreak
Who says MMO emulators are illegal? Not Daybreak, apparently, as the firm has entered into a "written agreement" with the creators of an EverQuest emu known...
Landmark is refunding players for basic material packs
It's not much fun to play a building game like Landmark if you don't have the materials to actually, you know, build. This is why the...
H1Z1 is getting a full wipe this Thursday
If you're an H1Z1 early access player, I hope you're not too attached to your stuff. Daybreak is prepping for a huge Thursday patch,...
DCUO’s stat flattening is not the end of the world
One upcoming change to DC Universe Online has some players concerned, although it may not be as bad as feared. Daybreak announced that it...
Daybreak launches new site, triggers week of celebratory events
Daybreak Game Company now has a new home and logo to make its transition from Sony Online Entertainment complete.
"We are so proud of our...
Koster’s final post-mortem: Did Star Wars Galaxies fail?
Raph Koster has wrapped up his Star Wars Galaxies retrospective with a blog post that asks whether or not the sci-fi MMORPG failed.
It's a...
The Saga of Lucimia focuses on ‘group-based emergent gameplay’
The days of coddling solo players through a massively multiplayer experience are over -- at least according to one upstart indie MMO.
Meet The Saga...
EverQuesting: Daybreak expounds on Landmark’s postponed wipe
Some pretty big changes are on their way to Landmark, not the least of which is the final full character wipe and an extensive...
The Game Archaeologist: What Star Wars Galaxies life was like before the NGE
A decade after Star Wars Galaxies' "New Game Enhancements" hit the game, controversy, grumbling, and revelations still pop up about the notorious decision to...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s dungeons
It's no secret that EverQuest II has a plethora of quests. The moniker surely fits: There are so many quests that it's impossible to...
Take a look at Landmark’s overhauled landmasses
Landmark's landmasses are getting a major facelift in the sandbox's last big wipe coming up next week. Not only are more biomes (underwater, volcanic,...
Koster on Star Wars Galaxies’ combat and social connectivity ‘glue’
MMO designer Raph Koster is back with yet another post-mortem on Star Wars Galaxies, this one the second part of his "living society" discussion. Get...
Raph Koster’s epic Star Wars Galaxies’ post-mortem
Veteran game designer Raph Koster has been delivering a series of Star Wars Galaxies post-mortem posts over the past few weeks. We've rounded up...
EverQuest II explains Rum Cellar pricing
Are you ready to head down into a cellar, get some rum, and become the lord or lady of rum in EverQuest II? Because...
How Star Wars Galaxies pioneered a ‘living society’
Former Star Wars Galaxies Creative Director and current Crowfall consultant Raph Koster returned to his blog last night to pen the fourth in his...
Landmark shows off its upcoming achievement-based progression
The next big update to Landmark will bring a major update to progression, and that means a major update to how the game's achievements...
EverQuest test server accidentally discounts cash shop items to pennies
Let's try to walk through this particular sequence of events; it isn't pretty. EverQuest puts a new patch update on the test servers with...
Koster on Star Wars Galaxies’ dynamic world
Raph Koster isn't done talking about Star Wars Galaxies yet, and that's good news for fans, aspiring designers, or really anyone who realizes that...
MMO Week in Review: Star Wars Galaxies’ new narrative [April 19, 2015]
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMOÂ news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review!
Raph...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why LOTRO needs a progression server
At some point this year -- Turbine isn't saying when, yet -- Lord of the Rings Online will be making an effort to consolidate...
