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RuneScape’s Christmas Village returns for 2024

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2024/12/01

It turns out that a large swath of RuneScape players have indeed been nice this year, because Papa Jagex is giving them the keys of the Christmas Village and not banishing them to the coal mines. What? Of course Jagex has a coal mine. How did you think it made its profit margins? In any […]

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The MOP Up: New World’s deadly laser turkey

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2024/12/01

“What started as an office joke about a giant turkey with laser eyes turned into an actual world boss when one of our AI designers made Turkulon on the side. Here is the origin story for Aeternum’s most fearsome turkey,” said New World. And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on […]

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The Stream Team: Post-holidays with family in Final...

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2024/12/01

While Thanksgiving is technically over, MOP’s Chris is continuing to feel the holiday mood of togetherness here on OPTV, and that means it’s time to be with family and friends in Final Fantasy XIV once again. Join them for another chilled-out Eorzea Sunday today at 2:00 p.m. EST! What: Final Fantasy XIV Who: Chris Neal […]

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Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny...

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2024/12/01

Pokemon Go’s winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I’m thankful for that. The rest of the preview, however, suggests that Niantic severely underestimating the negative feedback of last season’s new feature, Max Battle raids, as it’s seemingly trying to monetize […]

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Star Citizen reportedly let go of more staff shortly...

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2024/12/01

It would seem as if the shaky Squadron 42 prologue shared during this year’s CitizenCon has caused some firings to occur. Or at least that’s the presumption, as a now-former member of CIG’s staff has reported that another round of layoffs has impacted the Star Citizen developer. According to Insider Gaming, developer Gill Eadesseo has […]

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One Shots: The billiards of the universe

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2024/12/01

The irony of going on lengthy adventures to exotic settings in MMOs is that your character usually doesn’t bring a smartphone to take pictures of these discoveries. So did they actually happen? Or is the player him or herself a floating phone documenting the trip? As you ponder that, take in Greaterdivinity’s stellar shot: “Getting the […]

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The Daily Grind: When have you definitely played too...

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2024/12/01

Yes, folks, this is truly the time of excess for those of us in the USA, when we all gorge ourselves on about four hundred million calories of turkey and then invent reasons like “lots of tryptophan” to justify feeling sleepy afterwards. But food isn’t the only thing we can indulge in. Don’t you “citation […]

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Make My MMO: Star Citizen passes $750M in...

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2024/12/01

It’s been over 12 years since Star Citizen’s record-setting Kickstarter, and while the game is still being dragged through alpha, its crowdfunding has only increased: This week, the space MMO passed $750M in total crowdfunding in the middle of its free-fly event as people just can’t seem to stop throwing money at this unfinished game […]

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Wild Terra 2 is adding a PvE server while...

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2024/11/30

If you’ve ever looked at the screenshots of Wild Terra 2 and thought that it looked like a lot of fun right up until you realized that it would involve some of the old open PvP… well, we have good news for you. On December 6th, the game will open a PvE server with all […]

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Rumor: Ubisoft is developing a cozy MMO with...

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2024/11/30

Did you think that the “cozy multiplayer game” trend was dying out? That would mean all it needed was for one major publisher who gets to be late to the party to announce an upcoming title… like, say, Ubisoft working on one. According to a report from Insider Gaming, that is indeed what is happening, […]

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The Stream Team: Going to the doctor in V Rising

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2024/11/30

Health is really important — even if you’re a vampire. So Massively OP’s MJ will be taking a trip to see the doctor in V Rising. Now, just because this doctor has a creepy mad scientist lab shouldn’t dissuade her from her goal. And those lightning flashes and electrical arcs are just ambiance, really. Tune […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: 10 additional helpful tips for...

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2024/11/30

Every so often in this space, I like to share helpful tips and tricks to make your Lord of the Rings Online experience more enjoyable. As I’ve personally discovered, even when you’ve played the game since launch, there are still things to learn about it — perhaps even more so because you’re gotten into a […]

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Project Gorgon’s latest update makes it easier and...

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2024/11/30

Sing a song of a Project Gorgon update, as any patch for this quirky MMO is music to our ears. A small patch arrived on November 22nd with changes to the continually evolving Necromancy skill and revisions to the Bard line. “The changes here ensure that bardic songs can be powered up at high level […]

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WRUP: Auditioning replacement Eliots edition

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2024/11/30

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about what we do for Thanksgiving aka Thursday.

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The Daily Grind: What MMO meme should be retired in...

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2024/11/30

Jumping back into WoW Classic with the new fresh start servers has been quite the amazing (and nostalgic!) experience. But I was taken aback when the discussion in general chat started to bash Hunters with that old pejorative of “Huntard.” It’s honestly been years since I’ve heard this or thought of any class in a […]

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The Stream Team: Thanksgiving dinner with...

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2024/11/30

Yesterday, Massively OP’s MJ focused on holiday stuffing. Today, it’s all about enjoying the Thanksgiving meal in AQ3D! A new quest in Yulgar’s Inn has appeared, called A Thankful Feast. Of course MJ wants to celebrate this holiday with friends, enemies, frenemies, and a certain fluffy duck. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m. and enjoy […]

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Betawatch: Corepunk finally launched into early...

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2024/11/30

Are you sufficiently punk at your core? If not, you may not be allowed to play Corepunk because that’s kind of the whole thing right from the title on down. But the game is in early access now after so many, many delays, so you can find out for yourself just how punk you are […]

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Survivalbox ASKA just added dedicated servers, road...

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2024/11/29

Sand Sailor Studio’s survival sandbox ASKA (say that 10 times fast) dropped a juicy patch this week for fans who want to leave! …Leave the official servers and take up residence on the new custom dedicated servers, that is. “Players can now set up Dedicated servers allowing more freedom to play with friends and in […]

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UK regulatory body calls for investigation into Apple...

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2024/11/29

Over the past couple of years, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating whether Apple and Google have stymied growth and competition within the mobile market sector. Last week saw the preliminary findings of that investigation published, which concluded that both companies have “an effective duopoly on mobile ecosystems, including operating systems, […]

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Star Citizen discusses larger adjustments coming to...

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2024/11/29

The master modes system that was introduced last May in Star Citizen has, by CIG’s own admission, generated mixed reception: Some players like what it’s doing, others really don’t. That means that something has to change, which is discussed in the sandbox’s latest episode of its IAE Show video series. The devs first state that […]

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