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The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive item...

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2024/03/08

I’m talking about in-game currencies, not cash-shop crappies, mind you! Last night, I attended a posh auction in City of Heroes Homecoming on the Everlasting server, in a gorgeous base (vaultluxe-17647) by the kind @Easter Bunny and @BBBadger, and the roleplayers were auctioning off everything from charity dates and farming runs to pro Mids character […]

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The Stream Team: Starting Neverwinter’s The Dwarven...

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2024/03/08

She’s not going to lie: Massively OP’s MJ was put off from playing Neverwinter when her team discovered they cannot run any of the new content without using the cash shop. However, when she discovered that the next campaign adventure in her adventure book — The Dwarven King — was written by R.A. Salvatore, she […]

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Massively Overthinking: Are we ‘optimizing the fun...

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2024/03/08

MMO dev Damion Schubert recently retweeted a thread penned by a user named Zarathustra that presents our Massively Overthinking discussion for the week. Now, I’m 5’1″ – meaning the closest I ever got to playing basketball was leading the band. But I was aware the game was changing, just not quite how much – and […]

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Last Epoch puts out a fix-filled patch for...

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2024/03/07

The latest update for Last Epoch is another one of those decidedly unsexy but still necessary bug fixing patches. These things have to happen, especially when one of the bugs involves skills that were literally crashing the game’s servers. The impact of the bugs being addressed in the update aren’t quite so dire but still […]

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Overwatch 2 is collaborating with Cowboy Bebop on...

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2024/03/07

There are times when crossover events just seem like a bad idea at first glance. Not because of world inconsistencies, but… well, Overwatch 2 crossing over with Cowboy Bebop is a bad idea because Overwatch 2 has never been even half as cool as Cowboy Bebop. Very few things on the planet are as cool […]

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Sea of Thieves readies a preview event, anti-cheat,...

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2024/03/07

With Sea of Thieves preparing to debut on the PlayStation 5 next month and “sixth anniversary antics” in full swing, this PvP pirate sim appears to be cresting on the waves of excitement. But wait, there’s more! On March 20th, Rare will host a preview event of the game’s next three seasons along with other […]

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Here’s what we know so far about Elder Scrolls...

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2024/03/07

Not quite two months ago, ZeniMax Online Studios released not just the plot of Elder Scrolls Online’s latest yearly arc but also the basic outline of its roadmap for 2024. Now, we’re getting an even more detailed look at how the year is shaping up. First – next week, in fact – we’re looking at […]

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic is open for beta...

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2024/03/07

Remember when World of Warcraft had just launched Cataclysm? Are you eager to do that again? Stop shaking your head and shouting that you aren’t. It was a rhetorical question. This is what we’re doing now. Yes, WoW Classic has officially opened the beta gates for the next expansion to hit the game, and that […]

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‘Survival crafting MMORPG’ BitCraft plans closed...

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2024/03/07

That upcoming MMORPG sandbox BitCraft is heading into closed alpha is not a shock: Clockwork Labs has been teasing it for months. The new revelation today is precisely when it begins – and how you can sign up. “We are happy to announce that the first Closed Alpha test will begin on April 2nd, 2024,” […]

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New World delays Season of the Guardian indefinitely...

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2024/03/07

Just last night, I was telling my husband that New World’s Season of the Guardian was set to launch next week, so he’d better get ready. Well, scratch all that now because Amazon has just announced it’s delaying the launch – and we don’t know how long. “Thank you for playing the Season of the […]

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Q4 2023: NetEase’s revenues soar as the company...

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2024/03/07

I am not sure whether it’s dawned on MMORPG fans yet, but NetEase is doing a lot more than jousting with Blizzard and milking Diablo Immortal over here: It’s been absolutely pouring rivers of money into game developers – especially western game developers – and it’s one of the few such companies increasing its investments […]

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Throwback MMORPG Scars of Honor’s $200K Kickstarter...

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2024/03/07

Exactly a month ago, Bulgarian startup studio Beast Burst Entertainment began a $200,000 Kickstarter for its MMORPG Scars of Honor, and as of this morning, that Kickstarter has ended unsuccessfully, with under 20% of its ask pledged and just 261 would-be backers. As we noted back in February, Scars of Honor is an unapologetic knock-off […]

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Into the Super-Verse: What kind of legs does City of...

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2024/03/07

So it’s time to start talking about the future of City of Heroes. To be fair, I’m not talking about it from a financial standpoint. It seems patently obvious to me based on Homecoming’s donation drives and player stats that the audience is there to keep this running for a long damn while – years, […]

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Dune Awakening: Religion yes, player messiahs no

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2024/03/07

With Dune Part 2 in theaters and Funcom kicking Dune Awakening’s hype into high gear, it’s hard not to be swept up in the sandy thrills of Arrakis right now. Earlier this week, the studio delivered a trailer, preview, and interview about the upcoming survival MMO, and now it looks like Funcom isn’t inclined to […]

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Star Citizen and Squadron 42 recount February’s...

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2024/03/07

It’s time once more for Star Citizen and Squadron 42 to turn in their respective book reports and regale followers with February development reports, and that means it’s also time for us to dig in. We’ll (naturally) focus on SC, which has a long list of updates for core gameplay progress. Features that have made […]

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Hey game devs, stop namedropping Star Wars Galaxies...

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2024/03/07

If you’re an MMORPG gamer who watches the mainstream gaming space, you probably know that most gaming sites take any opportunity they can get to take a giant dump all over MMOs, especially classic and sunsetted MMOs. This is why it was a surprise to me to see this week that two different sites chose […]

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Helldivers 2 tries to further explain recent...

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2024/03/07

The days after a balance patch are never usually ones that are full of celebration and excitement, so in that regard the reaction from the wider Helldivers 2 community isn’t that surprising. Even with that in mind, the balance adjustments that went out earlier this week have seen some significant levels of resistance from fans […]

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Over 42,000 people played City of Heroes Homecoming...

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2024/03/07

Last night, the City of Heroes Homecoming team posted some intriguing numbers on player operating systems that got speculation about the current playerbase size pumping. In addition to the revelation that nearly 5000 people have logged in using Mac or Linux and that there’s at least one soul out there still running on Windows XP […]

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The Fallout TV show is finally airing on April 11 –...

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2024/03/07

Would you believe we’ve been talking about the Fallout TV show for almost four years? Yep! Announced back in 2020 and funded through Amazon, the show is run by the renowned production duo Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. It’s set to debut on Prime Video on April 11th – that’s all of the episodes to […]

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The Crew 2 heads into maintenance mode with this...

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2024/03/07

We suspected it was coming, but we can still be sad about it: Ubisoft is putting The Crew 2 into maintenance mode following its final update, which rolled out yesterday. “[A]fter 6 years of live service, Mad Vol.2 will be the final update to bring new content to The Crew 2,” Ubi says. ” This […]

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