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Pixel art MMO Necesse is adding a new adventure...

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2024/11/01

Back in August, we covered a new-to-us pixel art MMO called Necesse. The game, which allows servers of hundreds of people, had been in early access already a whopping five years, but the advent of a huge graphics upgrade patch had brought the game into the limelight. By September, the game counted over a million […]

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EVE Fanfest 2025 talks up the week’s worth of extra...

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2024/11/01

EVE Online’s Fanfest convention isn’t only about a weekend’s worth of reveals and information for the sci-fi sandbox; it’s also a whole week of tourism of Iceland and fun side events for fans. This year’s event is definitely no different, so players who want to get the most out of their visit to the top […]

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Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads patch brings new...

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2024/11/01

Today saw another Live Letter broadcast from Final Fantasy XIV, which was once again all about the MMORPG’s first post-Dawntrail content update, Crossroads, along with a release date for the first portion of the patch: Tuesday, November 12th. The stream provided some looks at Patch 7.1’s expected features such as the first set of new […]

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Post-sunset, The Wagadu Chronicles team says it...

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2024/11/01

One of the saddest sunsets of 2024 affected Kickstarted afrofantasy The Wagadu Chronicles. The MMORPG was Kickstarted by players for nearly $200K all the way back in 2020 and bolstered by backing from Riot Forge. But it launched early access before it was truly ready, and the early access curse struck again (and Riot Forge […]

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World of Warships teams up with Star Trek again with...

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2024/11/01

World of Warships is back in cahoots with Star Trek, of all franchises, supposedly under the assumption that a ship is a ship, even if it’s in spaaaaaace. The latest World of Warships x Star Trek collab introduces three new Operations in the game where players will fight back agaisnt a Borg incursion. By participating […]

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Soulframe deep-dives the changes to its next...

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2024/11/01

The pre-alpha “preludes” build of Soulframe is headed for its seventh iteration, and this update is a pretty beefy one as it changes several aspects of the action RPG, which means that the latest developer video digest has a lot of ground to cover. The features outlined in this vlog are nothing particularly new if […]

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The Daily Grind: Which dead MMORPG needs a...

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2024/11/01

A while back, our team was working on a MapleStory piece when we did something we often do when writing about MapleStory: lament the death of MapleStory 2. Seriously, it was really cute and just did not get enough time to expand before Nexon axed it on our side of the world, which is a […]

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Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted...

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2024/11/01

Earlier this month, when some World of Warcraft players were protesting massive nerfs to specific classes, MOP reader Sloth explained the problem superbly: The issue isn’t the nerfs as much as it is how those nerfs affect the people stuck in WoW’s toxic meta culture. “I was kicked from a heroic raid guild for having […]

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Neverwinter tests Module 30’s Unvaulted zone and dungeon

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2024/10/31

Neverwinter wasn’t just flinging smoke and mirrors your way when its team said that development was continuing on the Dungeons & Dragons MMO in the wake of significant Cryptic layoffs. In fact, Neverwinter began testing Module 30 on Tuesday with a new zone and dungeon. The centerpiece of Module 30 is a new Unvaulted adventure […]

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Loftia targets alpha testing by the end of this year...

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2024/10/31

Since last year we’ve been keeping eyes on the “mediumly multiplayer” cozy title Loftia, a life sim RPG that puts players into a colorful solarpunk sandbox world that’s about repurposing scrap and cooperative survival; we’ve seen its Kickstarter climb to over $1M, the studio nail down investor funding, and its devs detail development all along […]

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Active Matter is a PvPvE ‘mind-bending tactical...

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2024/10/31

If there was any doubt about what the new bandwagon in multiplayer gaming is, let the arrival of another upcoming PvPvE extraction game dissolve any illusions. This time around, Gaijin Entertainment subsidiary Matter Team is throwing its hat into the ring with Active Matter, a self-described “mind-bending tactical hardcore shooter set in a fractured multiverse.” […]

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Black Desert opens a season server on mobile, adds...

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2024/10/31

It’s another week of things and stuff for Black Desert’s three editions, and once more we’re starting off with BDO Mobile as the headliner because it’s now got a level-boosting season server open for the autumn. From now until December 17th, the season server will let players cut through the leveling path five times faster […]

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Ubisoft stealth-launches its NFT figurine PvP...

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2024/10/31

Last year we first reported on Ubisoft’s third attempt at making NFTs and gaming work with the creation of Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a self-described “competitive turn-based RPG” that would be linked to the blockchain in some fashion. It turns out that last week Ubisoft quietly launched the game in full to PC over the […]

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Pax Dei debuts a new trailer and condenses the...

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2024/10/31

Tuesday, November 5th, will be upon players of Pax Dei before they know it: That’s when the big juicy Proving Grounds update will arrive to the survival MMO. Now it’s really ultra giga officially official because the studio has released what it’s calling release notes, in addition to a new trailer. The notes are less […]

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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s November looks...

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2024/10/31

Ah yes, November. The month of my favorite feasting holiday! Pokemon Go is hoping to deliver a feast of its own this month, but… well, you know where this is going. The fine print, continued lack of storage, new Max Mondays, and a new supposedly yearly event on the horizon should give any critical player […]

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Throne and Liberty launches Phantom Tracker’s Star...

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2024/10/31

In the wee hours of this morning, Amazon pushed out another patch for Throne and Liberty: The 1.5.0 update launches the new battle pass for the Phantom Tracker’s Star season, which promises “new emotes, an Amitoi, and an outfit, among other useful items and materials for your journeys in Solisium.” We also spy a range of […]

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The Stream Team: A parade of pumpkins plus a maze in...

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2024/10/31

Last year, Massively OP’s MJ discovered the neatest little Halloween game to explore and enjoy, but she could only do so for a short time. Sadly, the annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is open only for the spooky holiday season! The good news is, finally the season is back, so it’s time to again peruse […]

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New World Aeternum says multiplayer PvE and PvP let...

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2024/10/31

Earlier this morning, Amazon sent over an interesting press release about New World that included a batch of “most asked” questions with dev answers specifically focused on “the single-player experience and PvP within the game.” We generally pass on releases like these, but in this case, the messaging on the game has been so weird […]

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Casually Classic: Looking back at my 20+ year journey...

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2024/10/31

When was the first time you ever heard of World of Warcraft? As a fan of the three Warcraft RTS titles, I became aware of this title around March or April 2003 and instantly sought out more information. I came upon the early version of the website, which looked like this, and spent a memorable late […]

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Embers Adrift’s devs discuss the Digital River...

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2024/10/31

Earlier this week we had the unfortunate duty to report a serious legal and financial crisis for Embers Adrift developer Stormhaven Studios: The company says its payment processor, Digital River, has been withholding player payments for the game since this past June, a situation that has forced the MMORPG to temporarily go free-to-play. As one […]

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