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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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Pantheon Rise of the Fallen’s second pre-alpha...

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2024/03/31

While it’s no surprise that Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is still quite a ways out, Visionary Realms is continuing to find ways to provide its financial supporters an early crack at the game – Pantheon Seasons – and now the next one is upon us. First announced back in February, seasons are basically a […]

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The Stream Team: The Orsinium Orc King’s troubles are...

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2024/03/30

It’s down to the wire! With only two days left, can Massively OP’s MJ complete Elder Scrolls Online’s Orsinium story to earn the title and the mount? Yes! At least that’s the plan, then she wants to flee from the area forever. She is actually on the final quests and will be wrapping up the […]

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AFK Journey is a PC/mobile multiplayer RPG sequel to...

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2024/03/30

Mobile gamers are perhaps familiar with the RPG AFK Arena. If you are, then you’re probably interested in learning that the sequel AFK Journey is out now, and it’s promising some familiar characters and all-new features. And if you happen to be one of those who never played the first title, it doesn’t look like […]

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Ashes of Creation’s latest Alpha Two preview video...

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2024/03/30

The seemingly non-stop parade of Alpha Two preview videos from Ashes of Creation continues this weekend, as Intrepid Studios grants fans and followers of the gankbox a granular look at its Fighter archetype, hosted by several devs and the human equivalent of an excited Pomeranian Steven Sharif. The Fighter will be one of the many […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: Middle-earth’s world integrity is...

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2024/03/30

Back in 2018, Steven Spielberg adapted the popular novel Ready Player One into a film. It seemed like a great pairing: The master director of many ’80s film classics handling a story that’s all about ’80s nostalgia. Yet despite a predictably strong box office, Ready Player One didn’t seem to get a lot of love […]

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Path of Exile has cracked open the doors to its...

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2024/03/30

Considering how dark and brooding Path of Exile is, you have to imagine that the developers had to come up with a shade blacker than black to help deck out an underworld catacombs set in this universe. But hey, you can find out for yourself! Path of Exile: Necropolis went live last night with a […]

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WRUP: The five stages of grief by the Kubler-ross...

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2024/03/30

Editor's note: Please do not believe this, or any other thing recommended by WRUP. Just tell us what MMOs you're playing this weekend, hang out in our open thread, and maybe answer the bonus question - this week's is about the weirdest MMO dramas we've been entangled in.

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The Daily Grind: Should MMOs repurpose their old...

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2024/03/30

World of Warcraft certainly provoked the raising of many, many eyebrows last week when it announced that its secret March patch ended up being a pirate-themed battle royale mode that repurposed the Arathi Highlands map for a crazy mass competition. It wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and to be honest, it wasn’t mine either. But […]

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The Stream Team: Venturing into AQ3D’s Wiggly...

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2024/03/29

Around the beginning of April, things start getting a little silly. (We simply cannot figure out why!) And in AQ3D, there’s a new silly face to meet. Named Wiggly Whompa, he wants Massively OP’s MJ to experience his whimsical chocolate… er, experience. Visiting a candy factory was always a desire, so she’ll hop right in […]

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Betawatch: Throne & Liberty begins signups for its...

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2024/03/29

It seemed like we would never again hear about Throne & Liberty, given how long globally oriented comms had been silence, but that was not the case. Yes, at long last the game has announced that its open beta is arriving on April 10th, so you can put NCsoft’s claims that the Western playerbase will […]

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