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Sea of Thieves adds Reaper Fortresses, performance...

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2025/10/18

Being a pirate in Sea of Thieves does not necessarily give you carte blanche to also be a jerkass to other players, but apparently Rare Ltd. has decided that this week’s release of the third act to Season 17 will also be the time when the studio extends an olive branch to some of those […]

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Guild Wars 2 discusses how it tackled server crashes...

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2025/10/18

Those who joined in on the Guild Wars 2 elite specialization beta for Visions of Eternity know that things were off to a very bumpy start as the devs at ArenaNet had to pause and unpause the test a few different times. If you were curious to learn the full skinny about what happened and […]

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The Soapbox: I ignore MMO betas – and I’m happier for it

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2025/10/18

When I first began covering MMORPGs professionally back in 2010, I was all about what I imagined were the grand prestige and perks of the job. OK, MMOs were a hotter thing back then, but I was still getting carried away. I couldn’t wait to be an “official” media representative at conventions and eagerly gobbled […]

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Marvel Rivals announces its new zombie horde PvE mode...

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2025/10/18

Dressing up in costume and facing off against zombies sounds pretty Halloween adjacent to us, which is pretty much what Marvel Rivals is going to be offering when Marvel Zombies, its first ever PvE mode, arrives to the shooter on Thursday, October 23rd. The new mode was introduced in a trailer that effectively performed double […]

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WRUP: Places where Cat Stevens is not allowed to cook...

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2025/10/18

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about the weirdest injuries we've managed to sustain. So far.

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The Daily Grind: Which MMO would you like to spend...

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2025/10/18

The thought of hitting that magical day of retirement where we cease to work and can enjoy rest, chocolate pudding, and a lot more free time is certainly appealing. Yet I’ve seen enough people retire to know that if you don’t fill your life with something (perhaps many things) purposeful, you’ll kind of shrivel up […]

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The Stream Team: Mogloween mischief in AdventureQuest 3D

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2025/10/17

It’s that most beautiful time of the year when spooky takes over! Mogloween is in full swing in AD3D, and Massively OP’s MJ is ready for some mischief! Speaking of mischief, there’s also a Mogloween gnome named Tricksy to give out treats treats which MJ obviously needs. There is also a new emotes update so […]

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Betawatch: Pax Dei and Necesse both enter the waters...

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2025/10/17

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye goes out to both Pax Dei and Necesse this week, as both games have officially entered a launch state. I’ll always remember when you were in early access, and if I am pressed on it, I might remember that the former title actually exists. Yeah, it turns out quirky pixel art […]

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Villagers and Heroes opens the third part of the Crux...

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2025/10/17

If you’re able to count you know that hitting level 99 isn’t as impressive as level 100, but if you got used to a certain generation of video games level 99 just feels very natural as a level cap. And Villagers and Heroes appears to know that, as its newest patch raises the level cap to […]

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Dark Age of Camelot brings three weeks of demonic...

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2025/10/17

Those pesky demons. Opening up rifts, invading realms, and just making things all around unpleasant and… well, demonic. It’s an infestation that’s going to have to be solved by players of Dark Age of Camelot as the elder sandbox MMORPG tears open demon-spewing breaches across the game world. For the next three weeks, players will […]

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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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