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Path of Exile 1 posts an FAQ all about its upcoming...

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2025/02/13

Ever since Grinding Gear Games unveiled the Legacy of Phrecia event for the original Path of Exile, it’s been gathering up some of the most common questions that players have asked in order to fill up a big chunky FAQ post. Here’s a general rundown of the highlights: First off: No, there is no firm […]

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Ghost MMO’s devs talk pre-production of blue zones,...

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2025/02/13

As the year slides along like a big hungry caterpillar, Fantastic Pixel Castle is laying out its forward-looking plans for its developing Ghost MMO in its latest developer roundtable podcast. After about 14 minutes of preamble, the devs outline where Ghost is at the start of the year, saying that it’s at “the beginning of […]

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Brighter Shores offers a progress report on the...

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2025/02/13

Last month, Brighter Shores confirmed that its zone-specific combat professions design was on the chopping block and would be replaced by a combat profession merge. The devs at Fen Research have now posted an update on those plans with a look at where the merge and its interlinked systems are currently headed. First off, the […]

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Vague Patch Notes: Understanding what you understand...

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2025/02/13

One of the most dangerous and yet often-used phrases to say to anyone when it comes to pretty much any media is to claim that someone just doesn’t get it. That’s because sometimes it’s very right, and sometimes it’s very wrong, and if it’s the latter, you look like an utter fool. I’m going to […]

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Pearl Abyss Q4 2024: PA is obscuring EVE Online and...

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2025/02/13

Pearl Abyss ended its 2024 financial year on a high-ish note – a welcome surprise after a year of muddling-through – but also a confusing one. In its Q4 investor report, the Korean company best known to MMO fans as the studio behind Black Desert and the owner of CCP Games’ EVE Online announced that its […]

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WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s housing design is...

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2025/02/13

I haven’t weighed in on this tiny little insignificant World of Warcraft housing news since it dropped last November, mostly because I’ve been waiting to hear more concrete details. Now that Blizzard’s started what promises to be an entire year of drip-fed hype for this long-awaited feature, I feel that it’s time to emerge from my […]

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Overwatch 2 unveils new perks system, third-person...

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2025/02/13

It would appear that the blowout success of another team vs. team hero shooter has helped prompt Overwatch 2 out of stagnation and into action as last night’s Blizzard stream took the wraps off a whole bunch of additions for Seasons 15 and 16, including new features, a new mode, and two more heroes to […]

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World of Warcraft offers a short audio story ahead of...

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2025/02/13

So there’s a new video out ahead of the next World of Warcraft patch, except it isn’t actually a video. It’s what amounts to a very short audiobook telling the story of Renzik the Shiv’s origin long before he went to Stormwind and joined SI:7, back when he was still an enforcer for the Krackslagger […]

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Throne & Liberty starts server merge transfers and...

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2025/02/13

Do you find server merges romantic? They’re kind of like a marriage, except instead of being between people, they’re between servers? No? Sorry, folks, that’s the best we got when it comes to the latest Throne & Liberty patch. It’s really just two things that don’t go together. As we’ve been covering, the server merge takes […]

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Don’t expect a Diablo IV expansion this year:...

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2025/02/13

Changing its mind is a downright Blizzard tradition in these here parts, so let’s not act too surprised that the studio decided to go back on its previous commitment to bringing a new Diablo IV expansion every year. At the recent DICE Summit, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson confirmed that Diablo IV’s second expansion won’t […]

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‘We’re not giving up on SMITE 2’ says executive...

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2025/02/09

The most recent round of layoffs at Hi-Rez Studios destabilized not only the current team but also fan faith in its product line. Of gravest concern is the still-in-beta SMITE 2, which is one of the biggest projects on the company’s horizon and saw developer Titan Forge Games take a hit from the departures. To […]

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Nexus Station has hit early access on PC, and the...

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2025/02/08

So do you remember Nexus Station? All right, fair enough, we only posted about it once. The short version is that it’s a new sandbox game put together by developer Social First, a team that promised a new approach to a sandbox MMORPG. But you don’t have to take our word for it, as the […]

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The Stream Team: An Astroneer launch anniversary in...

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2025/02/08

While Astroneer debuted a little more than eight years ago, it is notable that the survival game escaped the mire of early access and actually launched! Massively OP’s MJ is celebrating that very launch that happened six years ago this week. And what would feel more true to the spirit of the early game then […]

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World of Warcraft’s charity fox raises over $2...

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2025/02/08

Last December, we reported on how Blizzard started selling a special fox-and-backpack bundle in World of Warcraft to raise funds to help cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy. By the end of the run of this promotion, the studio and players raised over two million dollars to give to the nonprofit organization CureDuchenne. The fundraiser was conducted […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: Baubles are the stealth feature...

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2025/02/08

Cast your memory back to last fall when Lord of the Rings Online’s current expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, was announced. While there was excitement over further adventures in the game, a portion of the fanbase protested that the expansion lacked both a level cap increase and a tentpole feature. And while the former was true, […]

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Warframe’s TennoCon 2025 tickets sold out almost...

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2025/02/08

If you’re a Warframe fan who was hoping to attend Digital Extremes’ in-person TennoCon event this year, it would appear that you missed out, as tickets for the event completely sold out within mere moments of them going on sale – and many players are crying foul. The ability to buy tickets opened just after […]

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WRUP: The names I have given all of the forks in my...

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2025/02/08

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about media we thought we'd hate but actually turned out to love.

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The Daily Grind: What’s something you simply love...

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2025/02/08

There are many types of love, and so while we don’t think that you’re romantically involved with your MMORPG — but hey, no judgments you weirdo — we bet that there are parts of it that make you feel warm and fuzzy. Today’s discussion topic is as uncomplicated as it is sincere: What’s something you […]

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The Stream Team: Ghostly trials and treasures in...

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2025/02/08

It turns out, after helping Roderick Lanceler get into his family’s tomb, Massively OP’s MJ was offered the chance to take the trials for the family treasure in AdventureQuest 3D by Sir Lanceler’s ghost himself. Of course, she’s not about to pass that up! Tonight, she’ll face those trials and procure some sweet legacy loot […]

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Betawatch: Pantheon finally made it to Unity 6

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2025/02/08

It’s been delayed and pushed off many a time, but Pantheon finally launched its big patch upgrading to Unity 6 this week, so we officially cannot make jokes about how long that took any more. Like, it did take a while, there’s no lie about that, but it has also happened. We are ethically obligated […]

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