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Ashes of Creation is ‘close’ to Alpha 2, shows off...

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2024/07/05

If there are two things that we know for certain about Ashes of Creation’s second alpha test, it’s that (1) Intrepid Studios really loves talking up its features, and (2) Intrepid Studios hasn’t given fans a hard date for the alpha’s release. However, this may change in the near future, as Creative Director Steven Sharif […]

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The Daily Grind: Are you reluctant to start new MMORPGs?

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2024/07/05

When I sat down a few weeks ago to play Tarisland – whenever I sit down to play any new MMORPG, really – I had a weird mixture of feelings. First is that rush of wonder from any new toy, of knowing there’s a great world out there to explore and a new character to […]

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Massively Overthinking: Do you have a ‘mental block’...

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2024/07/05

Back in June, MMO blogger Belghast from Tales of the Aggronaut penned a fun blog about having had a mental block against tanking. “Something happened though during Shadowbringers that sort of broke me. I am not sure how or why it happened, but I stopped being willing to queue for random groups with strangers. I […]

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Whatever happened to ‘nostalgic’ 2-D MMO Kakele Online?

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2024/07/04

If you are thirsty for some old school MMO vibes in a more modern package and don’t mind dipping into the shallow end of the population pool, then Kakele Online may be worth a look. This free-to-play cross-platform 2-D MMO bills itself as a “nostalgic” experience with no pay-to-win elements and a pretty cute pixel […]

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The Stream Team: Celebrating the 8th AQ3D-iversary

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2024/07/04

As of today, Massively OP’s MJ has been enjoying AdventureQuest 3D for eight years! So she decided to celebrate in Lore on her 8th AQ3D-iversary instead waiting for her regular Friday night adventures. What will said celebration involve? There are plenty of quests to catch up on and housing items to obtain. Not to mention, […]

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Midnight Murder Club is a multiplayer FPS game of...

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2024/07/04

What happens when six people are given firearms, then told to enter a completely dark mansion filled with traps to kill one another? You get a fun new multiplayer game, obviously. This is the broad strokes setup for Midnight Murder Club, a deadly game of first-person shooting hide-and-seek from developer Velan Studios. “Trust your senses […]

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Vague Patch Notes: The stuff that has me excited...

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2024/07/04

Raph Koster is a smart guy. Not just an experienced one (he’s that, too), but a smart one. The man knows his stuff front to back, and while there are things on which I may disagree with him, it’s not like it comes from a place of disrespect. Having said that, I know Stars Reach […]

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Ankama’s Waven is now available in early access for...

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2024/07/04

Are you reading this on a mobile device right now, like a tablet or your phone? Are you doing so because you believe you have no option but to do so because you can’t be playing Waven right now? Well, good news: The game is now available in early access on mobile devices as well! […]

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The Crew Motorfest launches Season 4 complete with a...

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2024/07/04

Look, you might already have plans for this weekend, but if your plans do not involve driving cars around, you may wish to alter them. The Crew Motorfest has launched Season 4, and as part of the celebration everyone is getting access to the game for a free weekend running July 4th (today) through July […]

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Temtem applies a fix-filled patch, gives out cosmetic...

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2024/07/04

While Temtem will not be receiving any more new content after its 1.7 update, that still doesn’t mean that the game isn’t being patched after the fact, which is demonstrated with the release of the 1.7.1 patch. This is what maintenance mode does, for the most part: It maintains things. The patch in question does […]

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The Daily Grind: Do you have an MMO lore friend?

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2024/07/04

I do not have an MMO lore friend. This is because I am the MMO lore friend. I am the friend who, when the new boss is announced to be Senor Boujoujou of the Lake Titicaca Island Baseball Team, is asked about why we’re fighting the Lake Titicaca Island Baseball Team in the first place. […]

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The Stream Team: The painful process of Mandalorian...

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2024/07/03

Adopting a pet is not easy, especially not in SWTOR. And especially not when it’s a Mandalorian war machine, er good boi. Massively OP’s Larry continues the process of trying to get one of the pup-bots of his very own. (Sadly, MJ can only watch from the sidelines as she has not been found worthy […]

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Aion Classic EU offers unique rewards to those who...

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2024/07/03

Usually clearing an MMORPG’s dungeon is meant to offer rewards for your character. That’s hardly news. However, a new event that’s kicked off for Aion Classic EU is offering even more rewards for clearing one specific instance, and these goodies are unique ones besides. From now until July 17th, the Red Throne: Telos dungeon will […]

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Torchlight Infinite previews a new hero trait, new...

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2024/07/03

There’s new stuff coming for Torchlight: Infinite in the very near future – on July 4th, as it happens. You can catch all of it in a video preview just below, but that in and of itself is half an hour long. One of the biggest things is the addition of a new hero trait […]

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EA is killing PS3 and Xbox 360 online functionality...

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2024/07/03

If you’ve been enjoying playing Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, or Battlefield Hardline on your older consoles, you should get in your last matches in while you can. As of July 31st, these games will be de-listed from digital storefronts on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the three titles scheduled to have their online […]

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DC Universe Online rolls out Aquaman-themed Tides of...

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2024/07/03

Daybreak’s DC Universe Online’s servers were offline a bit yesterday, but only for good things, as the Tides of War summer event and concomitant sales and boosts were patched on in for playing. “The battle for the throne of Atlantis continues!” Daybreak says. “Ocean Master, Aquaman’s conniving half-brother, has rallied a force of mutineer Atlanteans […]

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Here’s how the ‘cellular automata simulation’ in Raph...

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2024/07/03

In the wake of the announcement of Stars Reach, Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster has been making the rounds of Reddit and the gaming blogosphere – and now, he’s heading to the studio’s YouTube channel to begin dishing out the string of promised explainers on the MMORPG sandbox’s many standout features. Today’s video is all about […]

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RIFT brings Summerfest around through July 24

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2024/07/03

Hokay, RIFT, we need to talk about something with your announcement of Summerfest’s return. You start that announcement by stating that it’s been a whole year since the last go round, and… yes. That is true. That’s how linear time works. One would expect that a yearly festival happens once a year; you did not […]

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The Stream Team: Entering Nexon’s looter shooter The...

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2024/07/03

It’s time for MOP’s Chris to get his best sci-fantasy gun and go out hunting! He’s hopping in to the recently launched multiplayer looter shooter The First Descendant, and of course, you’re invited to ride along! Join him today at 2:00 p.m. EDT as he takes his first live peek! What: The First Descendant Who: […]

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Mortal Online 2 releases its mastery tree system,...

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2024/07/03

No, Mortal Online 2 is not making characters masters of climbing trees; it’s adding a mastery tree for them to climb in its latest update. These are two entirely different things. Unless, of course, you consider characters clambering up a mastery tree the same thing from a purely illustrative standpoint. Hmmm… Followers of the game […]

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