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Classic EverQuest introduces new level 100 advanced characters for around 40 bucks

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Daybreak is boosting boosters in classic EverQuest, essentially raising the level of the advanced character players can buy. "New level 100 Heroic Characters are...

SWG Restoration launches 1.0 version on Saturday with Mustafar and Jedi unlocks

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Among the many (many!) player-run rogue servers for the long-defunct Star Wars Galaxies is Star Wars Galaxies Restoration III, a hybrid CU/NGE server that...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 388: Elyon descends through finite care

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Wrath pre-patch, New World's new servers, Elyon's sunset, Bless Unleashed's sunset, EVE Online Uprising, Star Trek Online's Wil Wheaton, and Temtem's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, with a lightning round of MMO questions from the mailbag.

The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Ultima Online

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Last week in The Game Archaeologist, we traced the history of Ultima Online’s origin, development, and testing -- not to mention one pesky in-game...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends has officially kicked off its 2022 abandoned housing pack-up event

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Star Wars Galaxies deals with packing up abandoned player structures a bit differently. Instead of simply bundling up buildings and making them disappear from...

Massively Overthinking: The weirdest ways we’ve leveled in MMOs

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One of my favor flavors of fluff post we do occasionally is report on folks who have accomplished fame by leveling "wrong" in MMOs,...

Global Chat: How can MMOs help us navigate better?

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Contains Moderate Peril recently tackled a subject that is very near to my heart, which is the tools, difficulty, and art of navigating around...

PlanetSide 2’s lead designer confirms a slower cadence of content updates through the rest of the year

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The year 2022 is about halfway over with, and Michael "Wrel" Henderson, the lead designer of PlanetSide 2, is taking stock of what's to...
Ultimate pens.

DC Universe Online posts its fall development update and previews the Sins of Black Adam

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Do you absolutely hate events in DC Universe Online? If so, we've got some bad news for you: You're going to get more of...

Perfect Ten: Recent promising MMOs that died before they were born

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Is there anything more agonizing to an MMO fan than to get excited about a promising title and then see that title cancelled before...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends’ latest update brings GCW changes, ability updates, and more decor items

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The latest summer update for rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends has arrived, and while it's not bringing anything particularly explosive to the game,...

The MOP Up: Witness the creation of a Dauntless behemoth

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Dauntless shared a neat video of a collaboration between its players and artists: "Back in April, many of you joined us for a community...

MMO dev Raph Koster disambiguates sandboxes, themeparks, simulation, and stagecraft

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Veteran MMO developer Raph Koster, who himself is working on a sandbox MMO couched in a metaverse, is back with another dev blog this...

PlanetSide 2 releases a ‘pre-war patch-up’ that fixes some issues for PC players

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The bug fixing patch. We all know that it's something of a staple and necessary evil for MMOs, MMORPGs, and multiplayer gaming. Such a...
Effing OOPS

Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects

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Everyone makes mistakes, and that's all right. That's not necessarily a big deal. Yes, this is true when it comes to MMO studios too....

DECEIVE INC is a new ’70s-spy-themed multiplayer shooter from Tripwire

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Our use of the term "deceive-em-ups" to characterize stealthy multiplayer mystery titles just got a little more confusing with the reveal of a new...

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO system you just do not understand no matter how hard you try?

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Today's Daily Grind is inspired by a blog from friend of the site Ocho over at Casual Aggro in which he chronicles his attempts...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends will let players relive the classic city-destroying Battle of Restuss on September 2

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Star Wars lore nerds are probably familiar with the Battle of Restuss, which saw Imperial and Rebel forces fight over a new technology known...

The MOP Up: Closers Online promotes from within its ranks

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Two of Closers Online's roster got a major tune-up this past week. Sylvi got promoted to a Prime Agent, while Levia joined the Fatal...

Pantheon calls Brad McQuaid’s old friend out of retirement to finish the game

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A new article over at the International Business Times put together an uplifting portrait of one significant MMORPGs that is in the works. The...

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