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Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for...

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2024/04/05

After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at last, kicking off last night at around 10:00 p.m. EST. This current test has opened its doors to 150,000 players, all of whom are invited to check out a plethora of […]

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Vague Patch Notes: Game preservation is way more...

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2024/04/05

Before I say anything with this week’s article, I want to make something very, very clear right from the premise: As you have probably gathered by now, I am very much in favor of game preservation. I think that as a concept, Stop Killing Games – one gamer’s educated effort to stop companies from sunsetting […]

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Multiplayer medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven has...

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2024/04/05

Pour one out for the medieval warriors who were fighting it up in the fantasy world of Warhaven, including but not limited to Crud Bonemeal, Kittyman Stan, and Legally Distinct Jack Black. Nexon has put the kibosh on the game as scheduled, turning off its servers and closing down its community channels early this morning. […]

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Classic EverQuest announces two new time-locked...

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2024/04/05

It’d be tempting to assume that EverQuest’s producer’s letter would just mirror EverQuest II’s earlier this week, as Darkpaw head of studio Jenn Chan recaps PAX and Fippyfest sales just the same. But there are a few bits that are different, starting with the fact that Chan says the classic EverQuest team is hiring. “If […]

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Tamriel Infinium: Everything you need to know about...

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2024/04/05

The Elder Scrolls Online celebrated its 10th anniversary just this week, an impressive milestone and a chance to reflect on just how far this game has come. And yet Zenimax Online is showing no sign of stopping, and as such it invited us to preview its upcoming Gold Road chapter. This expansion is certainly worth […]

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Palia studio Singularity 6 has been hit by layoffs –...

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2024/04/05

(This article has been updated with S6’s statement at the end; the original piece is as follows.) Palia studio Singularity 6’s frustrating deceptions regarding the beta status of the game on Steam may have a partial explanation, as last night workers at the studio began reporting that they’d been laid off. Programmer Brian “leetNightshade” Ernst […]

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The Daily Grind: Are you looking for drama in your MMOs?

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2024/04/05

The other day in Lord of the Rings Online chat, the topic of guild drama came up and took one hell of a twist. You know how people always says they want a guild with no drama, to the point that guilds will advertise themselves as drama-free? Well, the joke this time was… what if […]

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The Stream Team: Bashing Baba Lysaga in Dungeons &...

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2024/04/04

After a brief break, Massively OP’s MJ is returning to DDO, and she’s really been looking forward to this next Ravenloft adventure. She gets to bash on Baba Lasagna… er, Lysaga. The old witch in the ruins stole one of the magic gems from the Martikov vineyard, and MJ plans to get it back. All […]

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Massively Overthinking: Would you pay for a Guild...

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2024/04/04

WoodenPotatoes had a fun video this past weekend about Classic Guild Wars 1, and I fully admit I clicked on it just to hear the music again, but I’m glad I did because he cycles through a bunch of predictions and wishes – maybe more wishes than anything – about how ArenaNet might celebrate the […]

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Hearthstone launches co-op Battlegrounds Duos with...

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2024/04/04

Blizzard has taken the stress-free packaging off its new Hearthstone toy, announcing the impending launch of Battlegrounds Duos, which the team first previewed at last fall’s BlizzCon. “The basics of Duos are the same as when we first announced it,” Blizzard says in today’s announcement. “You and a partner queue together in a game against […]

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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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