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MMO Hype Train: What could make EverQuest 3 a future...

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2025/05/02

When I think about the gut punches that came as part of crushing MMO news over the years, the announcement that Daybreak was scrapping its highly touted EverQuest Next may be one of the worst of them. I loved everything I was seeing and hearing about this project, including the passionate ambition on the part […]

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Lord of the Rings Online shares the harrowing details...

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2025/05/02

Here’s a fun fact that a lot of Lord of the Rings Online players may not know simply because not as many people dip into the “monster play” PvP side of the game: Standing Stone Games recently added a public dungeon underneath the Ettenmoors for Freeps and Creeps to explore and conquer. According to a […]

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Star Citizen shows off the new Starlancer TAC ship...

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2025/05/02

It’s time for another year if in-universe military celebration and real-world attempts to sell Star Citizen to the faithful and yet-to-be-indoctrinated. Invictus Launch Week is coming back again, slated to run between May 15th and 27th with a free fly offer in tow. The event will showcase several ship manufacturers , let players temporarily try […]

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Grand Theft Auto VI delays its release from autumn...

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2025/05/02

If, for some reason, you were building your entire life around playing the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, we have some bad news for you: Rockstar has officially confirmed that the crime-filled open world title that was originally projected to launch this fall is instead being delayed into next year, launching on May 26th, 2026, […]

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World of Warcraft’s anniversary classic servers are...

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2025/05/02

Hang on a second. Didn’t we already talk about going back to Zul’Gurub in World of Warcraft, only this time it’s for the WoW Classic anniversary servers that turned back the clock again? We did. We did talk about that. Well, then. There’s not a whole lot to say here; it’s basically hoping that this […]

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The Daily Grind: Do you play the same MMOs as your...

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2025/05/02

One of the things I love about having a dedicated room in my house with all the computers is that my family games together a lot – even if we’re playing different games. And more often than not, we are! Sure, sometimes we combine forces for a group in Guild Wars 2 or City of […]

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The Stream Team: A Blown Deadline in Dungeons &...

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2025/05/01

Massively OP’s MJ already knew Vaunt was a massively scummy villain, but now that she’s uncovered that his device also creates the Forgewraiths wreaking havoc in the Cogs in Dungeons & Dragons Online, more of the Sharn’s powerful are turning against him. Even the High Priest of Kol Korran (who happens to be the god […]

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Massively Overthinking: The unforgivable sins of...

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2025/05/01

Last week, I was continuing my first trip through Lord of the Rings Online’s Gundabad (yes, I am behind), and I bumped into some questing that drove me up a wall. Naturally I complained to the most effective nearby person, our LOTRO columnist Justin. “I was in there last night doing more Gundy, and I […]

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Hearthstone adds new mini-set May 13, Overwatch 2...

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2025/05/01

It’s time for yet another set of news stories that make up a Bundle O’ Blizzard. A snow pile? Whatever you want to call it, there are multiple smaller headlines across the studio’s various non-WoW multiplayer games, so let’s try not to think too hard on what we would call this collection of news piece… […]

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Cozy multiplayer life sim Dinkum departs early access...

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2025/05/01

Earlier this month, MOP’s MJ streamed Dinkum, a cutesy multiplayer life sim we’ve had our eye on for a few years now. If you missed it then, you can snap it up now, as the game has officially left early access for its 1.0 release. Publisher Krafton and Aussie solo dev James Bendon pushed it […]

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Dungeons and Dragons Online unlocks the Covered...

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2025/05/01

Are you in favor of time-gated content releases in MMOs? That seems to be a thing this summer, first with World of Warcraft, and then with Dungeons and Dragons Online. And speaking of the latter, DDO unlocked the latest quest line in its new pack of stories from its Tavern Tales bundle yesterday for players […]

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Elder Scrolls Online is giving away a massive new...

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2025/05/01

Fancy a new house in Elder Scrolls Online? The MMORPG’s monthly Golden Pursuits campaign is live today, and players who complete 25 of the activities by May 29th can pick up the Grand Gallery of Tamriel house. “That’s right, this month, you can unlock a grand manor (located in the Rift) unlike any other for […]

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Path of Exile 1 kicks off fresh private league...

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2025/05/01

It’s good news and not-so-good news over in the world of Path of Exile, as a new feature is available for players to use in the original OARPG while the early access sequel experienced yet another stumble as it attempted to make adjustments. We’ll begin with Original Flavor POE and its upgraded private leagues event […]

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Quinfall adds ‘safe’ 1v1 fight pits, improves arena...

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2025/05/01

As a lesser-known punk song said, “Don’t you think that maybe every once in a while / A good fist fight makes everyone smile?” That might best contextualize the decision to introduce “safe” fighting pits in some of Quinfall’s major cities. These miniature arenas effectively create safe PvP zones within Meadow, Kineallen, Larcbost, and Horus, […]

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Elite Dangerous unveils its next upcoming new ship,...

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2025/05/01

Yesterday we pointed out how Elite: Dangerous had teased its upcoming new internet spaceship and planned to give more information during the monthly Frontier Unlocked livestream. Well, that stream has indeed come and gone, and practically everyone within the community guessed correctly: The next ship coming to the sandbox is the Panther Clipper, specifically the […]

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Not So Massively: Overwatch 2’s stadium mode is a...

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2025/05/01

Outside of the occasional versus-AI game every six months or so, I’ve largely ignored Overwatch 2 since Blizzard abandoned the idea of adding further PvE content. However, the addition of the new stadium mode and its third person camera caught my interest, so I decided to give it a shot, expecting an hour or two […]

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Ashes of Creation merges realms, temporarily closes...

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2025/05/01

This week brought in a bunch of server changes to the Alpha Two testing of Ashes of Creation, as the earlier announced merging of US servers and opening of a fresh start server kicked off as scheduled. What might have taken fans by surprise, however, was the fact that this move also saw EU test […]

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Vague Patch Notes: Maybe chill out about the metagame...

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2025/05/01

Today, we’re going to do a thing. But it’s going to be a kind of unusual thing. I want you to find a piece of paper and write down what you think should be the most rewarding activities for player progress in an MMORPG, first, second, and third. There’s not a list you have to […]

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‘This is an injunction, not a negotiation’: Apple’s...

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2025/05/01

Surely the gaming commentariat has not forgotten the drawn-out popcorn drama that was the Epic v. Apple case, right? It was one of the few highlights of 2020, when Epic injected a secondary in-app purchase option for Fortnite mobile, was summarily kicked off Apple and Google’s mobile platforms, and then sued them both over mobile […]

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Fight or Kite: Havenhold is an action combat MMO with...

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2025/05/01

I’ve discovered that when it comes to my online gaming, I’m kind of like a kid driving to the candy store with my parents. I want to try everything even though mom and dad said I need to pick just one. So I tell myself that when I get there, I’m really going to focus […]

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