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THE FINALS launches new map, new modes, new weapons,...

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2024/03/15

A battle royale shooter like THE FINALS very often lives and dies by getting new seasonal content, so it’s probably little surprise that this week’s launch of Season 2 is jam-packed with things for players to do, whether it’s fighting on a new map, checking out new game modes, or blowing apart others with shiny […]

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The Stream Team: Making a quick jaunt into Final...

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2024/03/15

MOP’s Chris is off to face Ragnarok. More specifically, he’s off to face Final Stand Ragnarok to take his first-ever look at this early access multiplayer brawler. He’s not out to pass final judgment himself, but he is out to sate his curiosity and share his first fights with you, live at 2:00 p.m. EDT! […]

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Zenith Infinite Realms adds new course layouts, fixes...

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2024/03/15

Zenith Infinite Realms – the obstacle course-filled OARPG side piece that Ramen VR put out last month, not the virtual reality MMORPG that players backed in 2019 – has put out a mid-season update that’s focused on some new content for the game. At least in terms of some new course variations, anyway, which is […]

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DC Universe Online reruns St. Patrick’s Day event as...

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2024/03/15

St. Patrick’s Day is coming soon, but DC Universe Online is getting into the Emerald Isle spirit ahead of time the only way it knows how: with the return of its annual Mister Mxyzptlk’s Mischief event. Content for the 2024 edition of the event once more involves players completing an event mission to earn lucky […]

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Final Fantasy XIV starts cross-region data center...

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2024/03/15

It’s increasingly easy to pair up with people around the world in Final Fantasy XIV, but as it currently stands data center travel is limited to a single region. You can play with friends on any North American data center, but you can’t visit the house of a friend on the European servers… but that’s […]

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Trove brings back its lucky St Qubeslick event for St...

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2024/03/15

St Patrick’s day this year happens to fall on a joykill Sunday, but if you were planning to celebrate in video games rather than in a pub, then Gamigo’s blocky sandbox Trove might pose a suitable destination. That’s because the team has brought back the St Qubeslick event for the occasion. “Taking place from now […]

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The Crew Motorfest zooms into a free weekend and new...

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2024/03/15

If you’re the type of frugal gamer who sits on things until that magic word “free” pops up, then pay attention: The Crew Motorfest is hosting its first free weekend right the heck now on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Ubisoft is hosting the free play event (which goes through the 18th) alongside the start of […]

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Into the Super-Verse: Tips for building your...

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2024/03/15

I mentioned the other day exactly how much effort I have been putting into my characters at the top end of City of Heroes lately and how I’m pleased that even after the changes to how I play MMORPGs over the past several years, my enjoyment of CoH has not changed. However, one of the […]

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Black Desert hands out buff-increasing pie for Pi Day...

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2024/03/15

Whether or not you celebrated Pi (π) Day yesterday on March 14th, you can grab a slice of your favorite delicacy — cherry or pumpkin is the author’s favorite — and dig into a fun Black Desert event that’s continuing through next Tuesday. The Pi Day event allows players to activate a buff that increases […]

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Some Lost Ark servers were down nearly two days for...

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2024/03/15

It’s finally over, at least until the next round of merges this summer: Lost Ark is now fully back online after nearly two days of downtime for some servers. Amazon’s plan was to take down the remaining merging servers Wednesday and have them back up around 16 hours later – not an inconsiderable feat given […]

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Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts confirms development is...

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2024/03/15

Last week, one of the developers of Star Citizen made what looked like a passing few references to “SC 1.0” that seemed to suggest that Cloud Imperium Games was moving from alpha to launch. Those plans have now been confirmed by Chris Roberts, who actively talks about the space sandbox heading to release in the […]

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Nightingale expounds on its roadmap and why the...

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2024/03/15

Nightingale has spent the better part of the week focused on clean-up after a bug ate player homes last weekend, but now it’s releasing its first developer roadmap video since hitting early access. Inflexion Games Aaryn Flynn takes the start of the video to admit that there are things the studio isn’t happy with yet, starting […]

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The Daily Grind: What’s the most unlucky MMO?

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2024/03/15

A few weeks back when Fractured Online was contending with yet another round of exploits, rollbacks, and downtime, MOP reader Gidja remarked that perhaps the game deserved an award – and maybe not a nice one. “If you do the most unlucky MMO award, I think you already have a winner,” Gidja quipped on Mastodon. […]

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Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?

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2024/03/15

A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I’m still thinking about it: “Survival games are the new MMO,” MurderHobo opined. “Have been for a while.” He was echoed by TheDarthStomper in another thread: “I think we’re at the point where […]

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Vindictus’ sequel, Defying Fate, has kicked off its...

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2024/03/14

The storied Vindictus franchise enters into a new era this week as its action RPG sequel, Vindictus: Defying Fate, started pre-alpha testing. Nexon announced that this limited-time test is the first opportunity fans will get to check out the fantasy title. In the test, which ends on March 18th, players can select either sword-and-board Fiona […]

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Destiny 2’s next content drop, Into the Light, is set...

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2024/03/14

When Bungie admitted it was delaying Destiny 2’s The Final Shape all the way to June, that meant seven-month-long Season of the Wish – and prompted a promise from the team that it’d pack much more content into the season. As of today, we’ve gotten a tiny tease about what that entails. And we do […]

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The Steam Spring Sale brings savings for The Elder...

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2024/03/14

Spring is about to spring and be sprung in Spring with… look, it’s time for the Steam Spring Sale, one of the many times every year when Steam puts a whole bunch of games on steep discount so that you can fill your library with more games, some of which you will actually play. And […]

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Fortnite’s Ramadan-themed event, Lantern Fest, is...

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2024/03/14

I think I can count on half a hand the number of online games that even do the barest whisper of an event for Ramadan, but given the rise of Lunar New Year events over the last 10 years, I suspect Fortnite won’t be alone for very long in its efforts to truly embrace major […]

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Camelot Unchained prequel Final Stand Ragnarok...

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2024/03/14

As we noted earlier this week, the Camelot Unchained spinoff game Final Stand Ragnarok is launching today into its most formal early access yet. Readers will recall this is actually not its first rodeo with early access; it entered “first access” in December of 2020 as planned, followed by a $20 Steam early access in November 2021, but […]

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World of Warships March update heralds its April...

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2024/03/14

All right folks, pin a shiny gold star – or a set of googly eyes – on World of Warships, which has already laid the foundation for its annual April Fools’ Day event more than two weeks early: It’s called Piñata Hunt. “It’s no joke, this is for real! Starting at the end of March, […]

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