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Vague Patch Notes: Solipsism and what it means for...

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2024/10/31

We’ve been talking for the past couple of Vague Patch Notes columns about the fact that MMOs are, as a genre, defined by having other people around that you cannot control. This isn’t really up for debate; it’s the entire premise of the game. But there’s a connected issue that comes with video games in […]

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City of Heroes rogue server Rebirth delays its next...

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2024/10/31

The teeny City of Heroes rogue server Rebirth updated players on its Issue 7 patch yesterday – and it’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that The Coming Storm patch has apparently been delayed, and worse, it’s delayed all the way into 2025. The good news is that the team has an […]

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Elite Dangerous launches its Ascendancy update and...

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2024/10/31

While today marks the big release of Elite Dangerous’ oft-delayed and much-anticipated revamp to the powerplay system along with the early access for the exploration-focused Mandalay ship, players are even more excited about a few additional announcements from Frontier Developments’ latest livestream. First – and as promised – a fourth new ship is coming to […]

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Star Citizen pushes alpha 4.0’s engineering gameplay...

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2024/10/31

Star Citizen has long promised players the chance to become an engineer aboard a starship along the “road to 4.0” that CIG has been taking as it heralded the gameplay features arriving to the new build. Unfortunately it looks as if that can is being kicked down the road by the studio, as its latest […]

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World of Warcraft previews Patch 11.0.7’s Siren Isle,...

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2024/10/31

World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary patch has been out barely a week now, and Blizzard is already talking — and testing — the next content patch for this fantasy MMO. Patch 11.0.7 goes onto the PTR on Thursday, but you don’t have to log into it to get a preview of the new zone that’s […]

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The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you consider to be...

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2024/10/31

Someone said something in Final Fantasy XIV the other night that just stuck in my craw: “FFXIV is kind of a niche title.” I suppose it’s vaguely true in the sense that the game is not a generation-defining game that literally everyone has played, but it’s an installment in one of the most popular video […]

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The Stream Team: Tinkering with multi-ton nuclear...

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2024/10/30

MOP’s Chris isn’t exactly the most industrious sort of person. In fact, he should be kept as far away from toolboxes as possible. However, the multiplayer co-op mech battler MechWarrior 5: Clans has a whole lot of tinkering and tooling available in its customization options, and he and his friend can’t help themselves! Of course, […]

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Destiny 2’s Halloween-y Festival of the Lost brings...

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2024/10/30

Wizards hate this one trick for becoming a magic-wielding powerhouse! All you need to do is put on a floppy hat and bam – you’re a wizard. Or at least that’s the case in Destiny 2 as the Festival of the Lost Halloween event is back for another year, running from now until November 19th. […]

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EVE Online’s multiplayer mobile-only 4X strategy game...

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2024/10/30

Are you ready for a second mobile game from the EVE Online universe? Stop answering, it’s already happened: Say hello to EVE Galaxy Conquest, a new free-to-play 4X strategy title for iOS and Android from CCP’s Shanghai studio that lets players… well, conquer the galaxy. “In the midst of an unprecedented assault by nefarious forces, […]

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Guild Wars 2’s new dev blog on the warclaw’s...

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2024/10/30

I wasn’t entirely convinced that the warclaw mount re-introduced for Janthir Wilds would actually be a mount I used on the daily in Guild Wars 2, but I’m happy to say my skepticism was unwarranted, as it turns out to be an enormously useful tool, both for its jumping and its accessibility in combat. So […]

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Greg Street’s Fantastic Pixel Castle recaps Project...

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2024/10/06

It probably will not stun you that the team at Fantastic Pixel Castle is rather pleased about how its third prototype milestone for Ghost went, since… you know, otherwise the studio probably wouldn’t write about it. But it was also a very small prototype tested externally by about 20 people, and it’s still worth reading […]

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Final Fantasy XI’s October update improves gamepad...

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2024/10/05

If you want to play Final Fantasy XI on your PlayStation 2 right now… you can’t. The game has been only supported on the PC for ages now, even though it was originally developed for the console. But with the game’s October version update, you’re still getting a new option for playing with a controller, […]

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Black Desert launches Guild League PvP skirmish on...

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2024/10/05

Black Desert has more than just a big drop for console players this week, as the mobile version of the sandbox MMO has gotten some new PvP content and the PC version is previewing the next Awakening ahead of its launch on October 8th. We’ll begin with BDO Mobile’s latest patch, which is headlined by […]

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The Stream Team: Humans and experiments in V Rising

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2024/10/05

What’s a vampire to do? Massively OP’s MJ is cursed and attacked when she gets too close to human settlements in V Rising. Just because of her pale vampire skin and… propensity to drink the blood of said humans. So before she beats them, she’ll join them! In order to mix and mingle with her […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: The 10 most metal titles in all of...

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2024/10/05

You know, I’m simply not a guy who likes to slap titles onto my character’s name in MMOs. Never have been, probably never will be. And yet my favorite game is one that’s chock-full of titles, some of which are so ridiculously long that it can make a player look as though he or she […]

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Overwatch 2 kicks off ‘competitive drive’ event,...

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2024/10/05

With the end of Overwatch 2’s Season 12 in sight, it’s more than likely that many players are lagging behind in their climb up the competitive ladder. To help make up for this deficiency, Blizzard activated a new Competitive Drive event that’s running from now until early Monday morning. The studio added a “Drive Meter” […]

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WRUP: Deciding the future of What Are You Playing...

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2024/10/05

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

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The Daily Grind: What’s been your MMO highlight of...

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2024/10/05

The year isn’t quite over yet, but maybe it’s time to face the truth that 2024 is in the final quarter. Hopefully it’s been a good gaming year for you as it’s been for me. There have been several occasions that made this year more positive, such as the fun of jumping on a fresh […]

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The Stream Team: AQ3D ninjas and pirates and levels,...

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2024/10/04

If there’s one thing that doesn’t change, it’s that you can’t really rush Massively OP’s MJ through things — not even war. But just because she moseys doesn’t mean she won’t reach her destination! As promised previously, MJ worked her way through some grinding to (hopefully) get to the next story bit of the ninja […]

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Betawatch: Star Citizen crunching like it’s 2010

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2024/10/04

Remember last week how I mentioned that I couldn’t muster much in the way of anger toward Throne & Liberty having its whole paid access kicking off before everyone got in for a free-to-play title? This is part of why. Sure, that is a not super awesome decision in various ways, but then we get […]

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