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New World frustrates players with bleeped-out video on its secret June reveal
The long wait for New World's big news continues as Summer Game Fest is now 25 days and change away, which means this week's...
Lawful Neutral: Defining toxicity in the MMO industry
One of my earliest memories from World of Warcraft isn't really a positive one. It was in back in the Wrath days. My guild...
Kickstarted Civil War game War of Rights adds big guns, infantry flags, and anti-trolling measures
It's been a good while since we last checked in on the controversial War of Rights, the Civil War battlefield simulator developed by Denmark-based...
For Science: New paper examines the whos and whys of online trolling
MOP reader Miol recently pointed us to an intriguing academic paper on trolling. Seriously. "Trolls" or "warriors of faith"? Differentiating dysfunctional forms of media...
The Daily Grind: How do you and your guild handle political discussions inside MMOs?
I'm genuinely curious about this one, so indulge me. From my vantage, it's seemed to me that casual discussion of politics inside MMOs has...
Raph Koster explains why griefing in virtual reality isn’t going away
Even if you can overlook the expense, the current lack of games, the potential for nausea, and the annoyance of wearing a clamshell on...
Asheron’s Call appears to be suffering DDOS attacks
If you've been trying to get into Asheron's Call this weekend for one last look ahead of its sunset -- and failing -- you're...
Could this algorithm detect a forum troll?
We've all known trolls who love to dwell in dank forum posts and shadowy comment sections, ready to spread ill will and spark flame wars...
Not So Massively: LoL’s streaming controversy, Star Citizen’s mining, and Diablo III’s microtransactions
The League of Legends community is in an uproar this week over a dispute regarding who owns the gameplay in a League of Legends...
