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The top winner of this year’s Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships contest is getting a trip to Gamescom 2019
Fancy a free trip to this year's Gamescom in Cologne, Germany? Then you're gonna want to take stock of ArenaNet's latest Guild Wars 2...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Korean community welcomes the Grandpa of Light
Longtime players of Final Fantasy XIV may well remember Isildaure, the elderly Elezen whose granddaughter Alianne accompanies him into joining the Scions and then remains...
EVE Online fan builds a custom fishtank with a Keepstar battle station
Considering how much nautical terminology space battles tend to adopt, we think it feels like a natural progression to include some scenery from space...
Star Wars Galaxies emulator plans Carrie Fisher tribute event on December 27
When Carrie Fisher died two years ago this month, I actually sat in my car and cried. This is not something I normally do,...
Elite: Dangerous raises big money for charity with a 24-hour stream
The team at Frontier Developments put on quite a show on December 17th with a bit of livestreaming. But the Elite: Dangerous crew wasn't just...
Fortnite: Epic announces sandbox Creative mode, streamer donates $164,000 in tourney prize money
It looks as if you're getting some Fortnite Game Awards announcements early thanks to (what we'll assume is) an accidental upload from Fortnite...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you saw something truly heartwarming in an MMORPG?
A few weeks ago, my husband found himself in a bit of a reorienting Overwatch match. There was a young kid on chat sounding super depressed,...
Guild Wars 2’s GuildMag is available until December 4
Are you eager to read a swanky magazine about all the latest fashions and trends in Tyria? The Guild Wars 2 2018 GuildMag has you...
Elite: Dangerous guild adopts sea cow, presumably plans to take it to space
The manatee, commonly known as a sea cow, are herbivorous marine animals known mainly for being so ugly that they're cute, coming into conflict...
‘Tenno Against Crunch’: Warframe players urge devs not to overwork on updates
Here's a feel-good story to cap off your Veteran's Day whether you're stuck working or not: Warframe players on Reddit last week begged Digital...
Guild Wars 2 devs and players raised over $65,000 for charity for Extra Life
It's always heartening to see MMO players band together for a good cause, as the Guild Wars 2 community did for the recent Extra...
Elite Dangerous’ player-run Fuel Rats have rescued 50,000 stranded pilots to date
One of the worst things that can happen to a pilot in Elite Dangerous is that you run out of fuel in the deep...
Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play
Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...
A story of rags to recovery (not quite riches) thanks to Warframe’s player-made content
Artist Frelling Hazmot is doing all right these days. He's paying back debts and making do with a rather substantial income. It's a far...
World of Warcraft factionless player Doubleagent hits 120 after years of picking herbs
World of Warcraft "celebrity" player Doubleagent has done it again: leveled to 120 solely on harvesting without ever picking a faction in the eternal WoW...
US Library of Congress grants DMCA exception for preserving online games
It's a win for the good guys, at least if you figure the good guys are on the side of preserving video game and...
Funcom allowed a fan to publish and sell a novel based on the Secret World franchise
Here's one for the warm fuzzies bin: MOP reader Ocho (@BigMikeyOcho) of Casual Aggro and Beyond the Veil was first to cover the fact...
Here’s how Overwatch’s Pink Mercy charity donations help fight breast cancer
It seems fitting to have used Overwatch's Mercy as the face of a charity for a medical cause, which happened earlier this year with...
Go gnome or go home: The Running of the Gnomes in WoW kicks off tomorrow
It's once again time for the Running of the Gnomes in World of Warcraft, as the community bands together to help fight breast cancer...
Players are apparently trying to save Pirates of the Burning Sea, so Portalus delayed its sunset
Earlier this month, we delivered the sad news that Portalus Games' Pirates of the Burning Sea was due to sunset at the end of...
