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Lord of the Rings Online showcases new mount and...

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2024/04/14

Lord of the Rings Online players are getting a celebratory hamster pet. That’s it. That’s the headline. We can all stop reading, and I can stop writing so I can curl up in a corner and cry jealously about the fact that I don’t have an in-game fluffy bean that has party fireworks strapped to […]

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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite weird MMO zone?

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2024/04/14

I do not know what the sixth zone in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail will be, but I know it’s going to be wild. The sixth zone is almost always wild, from “secret Allagan research islands” to “underwater memory city” to “existentialist depression at the end of the universe.” And we already know that the completely […]

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Destiny 2 outlines April 30 Pantheon activity and The...

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2024/04/14

While much of what’s happening in Destiny 2 is naturally focused on the content release that is Into the Light, Bungie’s weekly newsletter continues to offer a few peeks forward into the near and distant future of the shooter, with some rundowns of a new activity coming later this month and some HUD quality-of-life tweaks […]

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PSA: Elder Scrolls Online is handing out its Thieves...

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2024/04/13

Who doesn’t love free DLC? If you’re an Elder Scrolls Online player and an in-game thievery enjoyer, then an anniversary promotion has you covered, as players can get their hands on a free copy of the Thieves Guild DLC for a limited time. Snagging this free add-on is a simple matter of getting the Pocket […]

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Ubisoft inists its AI-powered NPC tech will be used...

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2024/04/13

When Ubisoft debuted new generative AI NPC tech at GDC this year, it made a lot of promises that it would gather industry feedback and carefully note reactions (all while gassing up the project). A similar kind of tone is being struck by the developers of NEO NPCs, who are trying their best to assure […]

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Jeff Strain shuts down Possibility Space studio via...

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2024/04/13

Jeff Strain, the owner of Prytania Media, has elected to shut down another of his company’s sub-studios. This time it’s Possibility Space that has gotten the axe, with workers reportedly being fired via email and because of internal leaks to the press, according to Strain. The internal email, published via Polygon’s sources at the studio, […]

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The Stream Team: My first ICARUS mission

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2024/04/13

Since ICARUS allows folks to move the character between modes, Massively OP’s MJ is taking a break from her survival world to try a round of temporary deployment resource collection on a new planet. Of course, she’s not abandoning her homestead; this is a method to increase her XP and levels so she can start […]

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Final Fantasy XIV shares pre-Dawntrail schedule,...

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2024/04/13

Want to make yourself a Hrothgal in Final Fantasy XIV? Want to see what you’ll look like Vipering about? (Yes, Viper is not a verb. Hush up.) You’ll have to wait until Dawntrail launches on July 2nd to really get the full experience, but when the expansion’s benchmark arrives on April 14th, you can at […]

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WRUP: There is a hidden message about a chocolate...

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2024/04/13

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: How long is an ideal boss fight in...

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2024/04/13

I tend to have a bone to pick with World of Warcraft’s boss fights, which is a bit of an issue when there are a lot of them. My general feeling is that most of them tend to have a rather small list of mechanics to engage with and you just wind up cycling through […]

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The Stream Team: A trip to the new AQ3D museum

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2024/04/12

A new museum has opened in the world of Lore, and Massively OP’s MJ wants to visit! AQ3D has added in a new feature a bit back, but MJ missed the opening. It’s a museum that she can help fill. That means she’ll have to tear herself away from the housing — for a short […]

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Betawatch: Echoes of Elysium is unveiled as a new...

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2024/04/12

Do you really want a survival sandbox to play but insist that you must be allowed to build vehicles for navigating the sky while doing so? And do you further insist that those vehicles cannot be planes but must instead be boats? Well, let me tell you, buckaroo, I like the cut of your jib. […]

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Overwatch 2 premieres a new trailer for its April 16...

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2024/04/12

For the past several weeks, Overwatch 2 has been highlighting the variety of features that are en route with its April 16th Season 10 release, which has now culminated in the expected summary trailer to bring it all together in one sizzle reel. The new season, subtitled Venture Forth, stars the new nonbinary damage hero […]

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Four years after MapleStory 2’s western sunset, the...

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2024/04/12

We still mourn the loss of MapleStory 2 ’round these parts, particularly since the well-liked sequel appears to have been frustratingly canned as an apparent result of Nexon’s fiscal woes. And while we can always hope for a revival, we’re reminded of an old Reddit post from two years ago that invited fans to access […]

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Ultima Online’s publish 117 sends players scavenging...

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2024/04/12

The release of Ultima Online’s publish 117 to the live servers isn’t far off now, as the third set of patch notes hit the test server this past week. The central focus of the update is the high seas – literally. The High Seas mini-expansion from years ago expanded the existing ocean content (seriously, this […]

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Cozy multiplayer game Farm Together 2 is launching...

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2024/04/12

You might not know this about me, but I really love the idea of farming in video games. I just… almost universally hate the implementation of farming in video games, especially games that took a look at FarmVille and thought, “Hey, let’s do that, but worse in every way!” And unfortunately, I haven’t managed to […]

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Genshin Impact’s April 24 update adds a new area, new...

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2024/04/12

Normally when Genshin Impact introduces a new character to its big giant gacha machine (which incidentally has helped developer Hoyoverse to be valued at $23B), it’s someone who wants to help players out, not actively kill them. That’s not going to be the case for the upcoming character that headlines update 4.6, who will act […]

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The Stream Team: Taking our first steps into the...

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2024/04/12

MOP’s Chris has had his eye on Sky: Children of the Light for quite some time now, as he patiently waited for the game to make its way to PC. That time has finally come, so naturally he’s eager to share his first steps into this new universe with all of you! Join him today […]

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Star Wars Galaxies Legends expands its bounty hunting...

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2024/04/12

Hot on the heels of its spring newsletter, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has dropped its April content update, and as one Discord fan put it, “tldr patch notes – these devs are doing the work of the gods.” The core content live as of this morning is the space bounty hunting system. […]

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New World is still mopping up exploits and server...

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2024/04/12

Amazon has continued shoring up New World in the wake of last week’s slippery Season of the Guardian, with multiple updates this week. For starters, folks who were exploiting the Penetrating Shot and Poison Shot bugs are in for a world of trouble. The studio has disabled both skills as of last night and warns […]

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