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Star Citizen highlights the music that will accompany...

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2024/12/06

If you’re a fan of the music that thrums along as you play Star Citizen, then you’re going to be getting some new audio treats when alpha 4.0 presumably arrives at some point at the end of this year. That’s right, a new star system means new music is being composed, which is the focus […]

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Fera The Sundered Tribes is a new multiplayer monster...

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2024/12/06

Looking for a new RPG that’s got a bit of everything stuffed into it? You might want to check out Fera: The Sundered Tribes for a delightful blend of several popular game modes. For starters, Fera is a multiplayer monster hunter game with proper online co-op where you fight impossibly large beasts for glory and […]

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Star Wars Galaxies Legends teases multiple theme...

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2024/12/06

Rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends is ending the year with one more newsletter for fans, and as usual, it’s packed with recaps and previews of what to expect. In fact, you probably already knew to expect Wookiee Life Day, as it’s one of multiple nostalgically hideous events celebrated in the game every Christmas. But […]

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The First Descendant’s second season is out now with...

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2024/12/06

If you were wondering what the cosmetics for The First Descendant’s second season looked like, well… they look more or less like you’d expect for a game that excitedly promised jiggle physics recently. But you don’t have to take our word for it, because you can see them for yourself in the trailer for season […]

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AdventureQuest 3D welcomes you to the snowy bliss of...

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2024/12/06

Ho ho holiday jingles are in the air over at AdventureQuest 3D, as the quirky MMO welcomes back the seasonal event of Frostval. The winter holiday transforms the central town into a “winter wonderland” while a nasty beast known as Frostfang stomps through it. This is but the launching ground for even more grand adventures: […]

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Overwatch 2 starts Season 14, Diablo Immortal preps...

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2024/12/06

It’s time for another gaggle of Blizzard news, friends! Is it a gaggle? Perhaps it’s a pile? A bunch? A chili bowl? However you want to class it, there’s some tidbits to report on from Overwatch 2, Diablo Immortal, and Hearthstone, so let’s begin. We’ll start with OW2, which has launched Season 14: Hazard this […]

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Ubisoft shareholders are apparently still in buyout...

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2024/12/06

Rumors of an Ubisoft buyout have popped up multiple times in recent memory – in fact, the last one was back in October, when Bloomberg insiders claimed that the Guillemot family was in talks with Tencent to take the company private. But now, Reuters suggests talks have advanced, as shareholders are “considering how to structure a […]

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Final Fantasy XIV continues to offer new Endwalker...

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2024/12/06

Every year, Final Fantasy XIV offers players a set of short fiction pieces on the site for the game’s anniversary, exploring little spaces that are otherwise easy to overlook. And for the second week in a row, a new story has gone up on the official site as part of the Tales under the New […]

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Marvel Rivals’ free-to-play launch hits over 400K...

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2024/12/06

For a game that most gamers might have brushed off as “Overwatch at home,” NetEase’s newly released free-to-play team shooter Marvel Rivals appears to be making a pretty big splash after its first day of launch, with some impressive player concurrency numbers, overall favorable reviews, and the kinds of problems that always plague online games. […]

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Throne and Liberty shows off the glacial weapon skins...

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2024/12/06

Throne & Liberty is keeping it cool with its new battle pass. Well, maybe not all that cool; after all, how cool is every game having a battle pass? But this one does feature the aforementioned glacial weapons, along with a rebellious teenager Gneiss which we assume someone might think is cool. If you think […]

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SpaceCraft is an online sci-fi exploration and...

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2024/12/06

If you like interstellar travel, space exploration, and sci-fi empire building, and you’re willing to take a chance on a smaller game in early access, then your boxes may be ticked by SpaceCraft, an upcoming “online space exploration and building game” from developer Shiro Games, who most might know as the studio developing Dune Spice […]

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Design Mockument: In defense of visual ability...

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2024/12/06

I will never know who it was working behind the scenes at City of Heroes who first had the idea to let players customize their powers in the game, but whoever it was deserves our gratitude. It was a huge amount of work – players have been told that for ages – but the net […]

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CCP does not want you calling its blockchain game EVE...

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2024/12/06

The side projects of EVE Online are bursting with news today, as the integrated FPS EVE Vanguard has decided to open up its testing for curious players and blockchain game EVE Frontier is selling founder’s packs – and trying to dissuade people from calling it a blockchain game. We’ll start with Vanguard and its newly […]

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New World’s Winter Convergence Festival returns...

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2024/12/06

While New World’s recent roadmap focuses heavily on the game’s seventh season coming in January along with more aspirational hopes for 2025, there’s one last update for the year: the Winter Convergence festival that celebrates the winter holidays. “The majesty of snow, the warmth of community, and a host of exciting rewards and activities can […]

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The EverQuest family breaks out another holly jolly...

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2024/12/06

Have you been naughty or nice this year? No matter, the EverQuest franchise is going to treat you very well either way (but we hope you’ve been nice!). Frostfell, the annual holiday event, returns to both MMOs this month. In EverQuest, there are four stages of Frostfell that roll out over the month with various […]

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Path of Exile 2 warns of launch queues and server...

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2024/12/06

Man, I wouldn’t want to be an RPG or MMO launching right about now because everything’s about to get wrecked by Path of Exile 2. “We’ve just reached 1 million Early Access redemptions,” Grinding Gear Games announced late last night. “The support you have all shown for Path of Exile 2 Early Access is far […]

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The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best combat...

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2024/12/06

Are you a tab-target person or an action-combat or somewhere in between? Maybe you’re a rogue and you’re about to chime in with turn-based combat like Wakfu or Book of Travels? Well, we’re about to find out, as today’s end-of-the-year Daily Grind is all about which MMOs actually brought some combat chops to the genre […]

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The Stream Team: Hobgoblins and A Cabal for One in...

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2024/12/06

Massively OP’s MJ and her D&D night crew are on hand to help open the gates into Gianthold Tor in DDO. However, apparently a tribute to the Stormreaver will be needed. What’s a good tribute? The stone giant Jorgundal ar’Grund thinks that an ancient Giantish relic would be a suitable offering, so MJ will be […]

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Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played...

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2024/12/06

I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list. What I actually get around to and make time to play is another story – and I bet I’m not alone! For this week’s Massively Overthinking roundtable, I’m asking our writers […]

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Here’s how Dark Age of Camelot’s latest Caledonia...

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2024/12/05

The Caledonia event is running right now in Dark Age of Camelot and it’s letting all players start right off at level 30 and rocket ahead in levels pretty quickly. If you’ve done this before, you know it’s a great opportunity to get a character leveled up. But if you haven’t taken part in one […]

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