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Diablo IV tests Patch 2.5 with an overhaul to item...

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2025/10/17

Another season is on the way for Diablo IV, but before it arrives, a test must be done. Such is gaming law! Blizzard announced that it’ll be running Patch 2.5 through its paces on the PTR from October 21st through the 28th for anyone who would like to get a sneak peek at what’s coming […]

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Goofy pixelart sandbox MMO-lite Necesse officially...

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2025/10/17

After six years in early access, 1.5 million copies sold, and a short delay, Necesse finally launched this week with its 1.0 update. “It has been an incredible journey and we are eternally grateful to have had the love and support from all of you, throughout the development of Necesse,” developer Fair Games said. The […]

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Black Desert kicks off Halloween festivities on PC,...

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2025/10/17

We were remarking in the MOP work chat this morning how it looks like there are few MMORPGs more excited about Halloween than Black Desert. Don’t believe us? Then just take a look at all of the seasonally spooky delights that are live in the PC version of the MMORPG. The only thing that’s missing […]

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The Stream Team: Hoping to help out a triple-headed...

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2025/10/17

It’s not every day that you see a cer-bear-us, let alone get tasked with helping one out, but that’s just what MOP’s Chris is looking to do! That’s right, he’s in Soulframe’s Preludes 11 build to help Bromius and maybe find out whether he can learn the bear necessities along the way. Join him for […]

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Elder Scrolls Online tweaks Writhing Wall progress...

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2025/10/17

Elder Scrolls Online players are currently fighting a wall. That might not sound particularly compelling on the face of it, but it’s also the very barebones synopsis of the ongoing Writhing Wall event that sees all of the MMORPG’s servers racing to communally gather supplies, assault the wall, and ultimately break through to defeat the […]

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Fight or Kite: Starting over with a new character to...

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2025/10/17

Smack dab in the middle of summer, Albion Online released the Abyssal Depths update. It included a whole host of new content for players at the endgame but also a slew of features for new players – namely, a sort of achievement tracker that could take you from your humble beginnings and lead you swiftly […]

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World of Warcraft rogue server Turtle WoW issued a...

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2025/10/17

One of the major MMORPG stories of the year thus far has focused on Blizzard’s apparently major crackdown on World of Warcraft rogue servers – that is, unauthorized WoW servers run by players with various rulesets and monetization schemes using the WoW IP. To date, that we know of, Blizzard has initiated a lawsuit against […]

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Storyboard: The dark lure of the wallflower in MMORPG...

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2025/10/17

One of the great lies about roleplaying is that it’s a chance to play your favorite character from other media. That is only occasionally true. And it becomes a real problem when you are trying to play a more recalcitrant character. I’m referring to this class of character as wallflowers, but that’s not really accurate; […]

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MMO Business Roundup: Sony vs Light of Motiram, EA...

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2025/10/17

Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And yes, we’re once again entering “MMO-adjacent” territory with this series of headlines. Make sure that you voice your displeasure at the number of players involved in the comments; we adore those thought-provoking and carefully crafted reactions. Sony claims “the damage is done” […]

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WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Legion Remix hits the...

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2025/10/17

Nostalgic games can occupy a precarious place in our lives. We think on them and reminisce about them fondly, yet we may be worried that revisiting these titles might tarnish their memories with a modern perspective. I will admit to a little trepidation at returning to what I consider to be World of Warcraft’s finest […]

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Star Citizen begins the finale of its Pyro Must Burn...

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2025/10/17

The story line that’s been interweaving through Star Citizen ever since last November’s Save Stanton event is now reaching its finale. Alpha 4.3.2 is now officially on the live alpha servers, bringing with it the closing series of events in the wider Pyro Must Burn narrative that’s been a headline for many of the sandbox’s […]

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First Impressions: A housing skeptic samples World of...

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2025/10/17

Housing in games has always been a bit of a hard sell for me, but the feature finally arriving in World of Warcraft with the upcoming Midnight expansion after 20 years of people clamouring for it is big news, and as a long-time fan of the franchise, I can say that being able to claim […]

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More Blizzard workers unionize as the World of...

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2025/10/17

Does it feel like it was just a couple days since we were last talking about Blizzard employees unionizing? That’s because it was just a couple of days, but there’s a new group of workers who have voted to unionize and be represented by the Communications Workers of America. This latest effort is already being […]

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No, New World is not using AI voices in Nighthaven,...

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2025/10/17

Earlier this week when Amazon launched New World’s spooky Nighthaven update, there was an uproar in the community over some of the voice acting in the release. According to players (and even our own New World columnist), some of the voiceover work sounded like a placeholder effort with some oddly flat and amateur delivery. An […]

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The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you clocked the most...

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2025/10/17

Back in July, PC Gamer decided to make some random ARK Survival Evolved fan the main character of the day. Well, actually, the dude probably had it coming: He was notable because he’s clocked 35,000 hours in the game, issued a negative review, and demanded a refund. I don’t want to talk about the refund […]

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The Stream Team: Getting done with DDO’s The Dreaming...

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2025/10/16

In a once-in-a-streamtime twist of fate, Massively OP’s MJ and her group were able to run through the the first three quests of a Dungeons & Dragons Online arc in just one sitting. That leave just the final quest to finish up The Dreaming Dark. To wrap things up, MJ needs to repair the Interdiction […]

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Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs have taken a...

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2025/10/16

A while back, I was chatting with a reader on Bsky who said something about the current state of an MMORPG that gutted me. “I’m just sad to see the MMO I’ve loved and played since beta change itself into this,” Aqua said. It doesn’t even really matter what MMORPG it was because man, do I […]

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Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is fundraising for Extra...

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2025/10/16

Among the core MMORPG studios that have turned Extra Life charity work into an annual tradition is Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet, and it’s back to do it again here in 2025. “We’re preparing for our ninth annual Extra Life event, and we invite you to join us,” ArenaNet says. “Extra Life is a yearly […]

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Monsters and Memories invites you to a quick stress...

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2025/10/16

For the second time this month, old school EverQuest-styled Monsters & Memories is holding a stress test to see how some new server optimizations hold up under the strain of as many players as will try to break things. This weekend’s test will take place from Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST until Sunday at midnight […]

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Pax Dei celebrates its official launch with a new...

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2025/10/16

If you weren’t already in the Pax Dei headstart, then today is your day: The sandbox MMORPG has formally launched out of early access and “opening this new chapter” for the “true beginning” of the game. “Since October 14, our Founders have been exploring the new shards, settling plots, and beginning their stories,” studio Mainframe […]

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