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Black Desert gives away a crafting hammer for easier...

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2024/04/04

Can there be an “I win” button for item enhancement? There is one now available for a limited time in the PC and console versions of Black Desert thanks to a new event that hands certain players a hammer item that will stop a particular pain point when attempting to enhance accessories. J’s Hammer of […]

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Fallout 76 reruns the Mothman event and offers a...

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2024/04/04

The Mothman cometh once again to the wasteland of Fallout 76. It’s time yet again for the Mothman Equinox event, which lets players help cultists summon an ambulatory moth cryptid to the forests of Appalachia. Which sounds like a really bad idea on the face of it, but how else are players expected to get […]

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Elder Scrolls Online kicks off freebie Gold Road...

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2024/04/04

As Elder Scrolls Online turns 10 years old, ZeniMax Online Studios is rolling out the red carpet for both new and old players. For starters, as of today, the Gold Road prologue quest is now available for all players, regardless of whether or not they’ve actually preordered the Gold Road expanshachapter due out in June. […]

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The Quinfall drops new gameplay overview videos,...

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2024/04/04

The Quinfall, aka the MMORPG with the loftiest aspirations yet, is in a show and tell mood recently, as the game’s YouTube channel has come alive with a pair of preview videos that provide some of the latest peeks at several gameplay systems from within the title itself. All without narration, which is either welcome […]

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Gigantic Rampage Edition summarizes its modes and...

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2024/04/04

Fans of Gigantic are already pretty familiar with the shooter MOBA’s overall gameplay beats, which we were pleased to confirm appear to have stayed completely intact, but maybe you’re a neophyte to what this stylish 5v5 battler brings. In that case, there’s a new trailer that runs things down for folks like you. This gameplay […]

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Lost Ark debuts new video series, talks upcoming...

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2024/04/04

Amazon is clearly taking a new tack with comms on its MMORPGs, as New World’s new video series Eye on Aeternum has now been followed with the new series Eye on Arkesia for Lost Ark. Lost Ark community manager Roxx recaps the contests and upcoming events for the game before reminding players that Thaemine hard […]

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Ankama launches DOFUS Touch on mobile as Waven adds...

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2024/04/04

Ankama’s MMOs have been busy this week: To start with, the French company has launched – actually, relaunched – DOFUS Touch on mobile, both iOS and Android. “Originally launched in 2016, the mobile MMORPG DOFUS Touch is now available with a brand-new English server, expanded early-game experience, and freshly polished UI,” Ankama says. “Players will […]

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Stop Killing Games is a modern games preservation...

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2024/04/04

The words “game preservation” are holy words here on MOP and in the MMORPG genre beyond, as few gaming communities understand the pain of the loss of an online game as we do. So naturally, we were pretty bummed in December when Ubisoft announced that it would be sunsetting The Crew 1, presumably part of […]

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Neverwinter announces Adventures in Wildspace, its...

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2024/04/04

If you watched Cryptic’s stream last month or even just caught our recap, you already know that the Neverwinter team has been hard at work on Module 28, dubbed Adventures in Wildspace, and that it was launching this spring. But as of today, we have a formal announcement of the module and a hard date: […]

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Palworld summons a raid boss and adds new items,...

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2024/04/04

Both of Pocketpair’s quirky early access survival sandboxes have gotten some new content added to them, so whether you’re a pal of Palworld or a crafter in Craftopia (or both), you’ve got some new things to see and do. Palworld’s newest patch has introduced its first summonable raid boss by the name of Bellanoir. This […]

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Into the Super-Verse: How to get started with...

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2024/04/04

It wasn’t so long ago that I mentioned how pleased I was about City of Heroes matching my different intensity and goals after I returned to Homecoming with zeal once the license was announced. This has not changed. But it occurred to me, not for the first time, that one of the major reasons to […]

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Blizzard’s John Hight on using AI to support World of...

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2024/04/04

Franchise director John Hight might have spent some of his GDC time last month drawing a mystery line for World of Warcraft subscriber numbers, but he also took the opportunity to discuss the pressing concern of our time in the form of generative AI. And according to IGN, he was very strong in the way […]

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Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street’s Fantastic Pixel Castle...

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2024/04/04

It may not have an official name yet, but Fantastic Pixel Castle’s Ghost has a face of sorts. This week, the Greg Street-run studio delivered its first development blog and sneak peek of the prototype that it’s building for the upcoming MMORPG. “We decided that now is exactly the right time to show the world […]

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WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery moves into Phase 3...

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2024/04/04

The third phase of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery goes live this afternoon, bringing with it yet another endgame shift and evolving scavenger hunt. If you’re trailing the pack on this special ruleset, don’t fret: Players who are a little behind in levels will see a 100% XP buff through level 39 and a 50% […]

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Derek Smart’s Alganon is planning a 2025 relaunch...

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2024/04/04

Derek Smart has been promising that Alganon is returning for years now, and it’s finally happening, or at least it has a timeline for happening. The 2009 MMORPG almost immediately smacked into controversy in 2010, when a clash between Derek Smart and David Allen led to a lawsuit and Allen’s ousting from the company. But […]

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The Daily Grind: Do you play different MMORPGs for...

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2024/04/04

A while back on the MOP Podcast, I was waxing on about housing and crafting and player cities in SWG Legends, when Justin asked jokingly, “Do you even do any combat in that game?” And I laughed because I do when I must, but it’s boring to talk about because combat in Star Wars Galaxies […]

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The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming goes into Star...

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2024/04/03

In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch the gameplay right along with you; instead of you commenting on their adventures, they will comment on yours! With so many events in the MMOverse, it is impossible for Chris and […]

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Age of Water will launch on consoles at the same time...

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2024/04/03

Did you just watch the notorious 1995 box office flop Waterworld starring Kevin Costner, read the Wikipedia article confirming that the film did eventually turn a profit off of home media sales, and think to yourself, “Gosh, I’d love to play an MMO with this as the setting on my home video game console?” And […]

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RuneScape outlines updates through June, Old School...

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2024/04/03

Curious what’s next for Gielinor? Then let the developers of RuneScape stare into the near horizon and share what they see for the MMORPG’s next three months’ worth of content. Whether they’re doing so at the edge of a windblown seaside cliff with a wistful look in their eyes or not is up to your […]

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Helldivers 2 balances weapons, raises level cap, and...

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2024/04/03

Yesterday was another patch day for the still popular co-op shooter Helldivers 2, with Arrowhead Studios making another round of various updates to weapons, characters, and life on the planets that teams are being thrown in to. One of the primary pieces of the patch is another round of balance adjustments for weapons, with tweaks […]

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