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TERA Console launches its newest battle pass,...

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2024/03/10

TERA Console is still swimming along in the wake of its closed PC sibling: The MMORPG has released another update this week that arguably manages to toe the line between maintenance mode and update in a weird and frankly uncomfortable dance. The marquee attraction for this patch is the launch of the Season 12 battle […]

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Nightingale rolls back last week’s patch after nasty...

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2024/03/10

Losing a home in an MMO hurts like hell, as our readers can attest, and unfortunately, that’s what’s been happening to Nightingale testers this weekend. On Saturday, Players across Steam, Reddit, and Discord began reporting that their realms had vanished when they left and returned. “We understand that some players have reported losing their Respite […]

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One Shots: Where are my draaaaaagons?

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2024/03/10

Despite what certain platinum blondes might tell you, nobody owns dragons. At best, you can rent one from Home Depot for some light yard work and BBQ assistance. But dragons are a limited resource and have to be shared with the whole world, even if you have aspirations of establishing a kingdom through napalm. “From […]

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The Daily Grind: Does your choice of computer...

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2024/03/10

If you have a Macintosh, your choice of MMO gaming is a bit more restrained than it is for others. It’s not nonexistent, of course, and with emulators you can even just fire up games that would otherwise be unavailable to you… but it does mean that you have to screw around with emulators first. […]

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The newly recognized Activision QA United is now the...

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2024/03/10

Yet another group of Activision-Blizzard workers under Microsoft have voted to unionize: a reported 600 Activision central QA workers in Texas, Minnesota, and California have unionized under the CWA banner, specifically as Activision Quality Assurance United – CWA. Microsoft has voluntarily recognized the union, and now the sides move on to contract negotiation. Before the […]

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Broken Ranks releases community-oriented update and...

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2024/03/09

Broken Ranks sits at a strange intersection of the MMO world: It’s turn-based, it’s isometric, and it’s a grimdark title that actually impressed us when we dived in for some playtime. The game’s latest update, which rolled out this week, includes revamps to orb mechanics meant to boost their value and trading, the Heurokratos instance, […]

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Lost Ark wants your feedback on why you quit – and...

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2024/03/09

Lost Ark is in a weird position right now: It’s in the middle of merges with more on the way, a plague of unrelenting bots, friction over the content update parity between East and West, and a much-reduced population since its breakout launch two years ago (though it’s perked up a little since its low […]

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Star Wars: The Old Republic’s date night patch goes...

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2024/03/09

Don’t be deceived by the over-abundance of decimal points — Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Update 7.4.1 will be fully operational and chock-full of interesting developments for this intergalactic MMORPG. When the patch arrives on Tuesday, SWTOR is introducing date night companion missions for those who wish to romance select characters more than they have […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: Untangling LOTRO’s complicated...

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2024/03/09

Considering how absolutely huge Lord of the Rings Online’s Middle-earth has become, I’d say finding efficient ways to traverse its landscape is paramount to any adventurer. Some questlines will have you hopping around to various regions or returning to lands you long thought you had finished, and figuring out the best way to get there […]

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Final Fantasy XIV plans a 14-hour stream to wrap up...

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2024/03/09

It’s fair to point out that the 10-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch took place back in August of last year, but the team behind the game is going to keep celebrating for a while longer, and that includes one last stream to celebrate. And it’s going to be another big one, with the […]

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WRUP: Uncomfortable things I have noticed while...

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2024/03/09

Editor's note: Please do not do this, or any other thing recommended by WRUP. Just tell us what MMOs you're playing this weekend, and maybe answer the bonus question - this week's is about the hardest challenges in MMOs.

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The Daily Grind: Are you an early adopter or late...

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2024/03/09

We’ve been talking in the MOP office and on the podcast about how many buy-to-play online games have hit the scene this year so far, including Last Epoch, Nightingale, Helldivers 2, and Skull and Bones. If you were to drop full price on all of these, that would set you back $165. And who knows […]

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The Stream Team: AQ3D’s March of the Undead Legion...

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2024/03/09

For most folks, March and impending springtime elicits thoughts of flowers, green grass, and cute bunnies. For AQ3D, however, it’s all about the undead! Dage and his Undead Legion, to be exact. And Massively OP’s MJ is ready for all the black and glowy blue goodness. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m. to join us […]

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Betawatch: Dune Awakening shows off but stays...

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2024/03/09

Hey, will you look at that, Dune Awakening finally has some of the forward motion happening! It got gameplay previews! It got film references! It won’t let you be the Sand Messiah to be as spicy as possible! (I might have skimmed parts of the book, but I’m pretty sure that Paul just wanted to […]

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Niantic’s Pokemon GO Fest date announcement was...

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2024/03/08

In true Niantic form, Pokemon Go‘s Go Fest 2024 dates and locations have been officially announced (hot on the heels of datamined leaks), and almost immediately the company ran into problems as players couldn’t purchase tickets thanks to “pricing discrepancies in some regions.” That issue has since been resolved, but also as usual, we’re still […]

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Kickstarted multiplayer sandbox ECO releases a...

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2024/03/08

It’s been a few months since we talked much about ECO, the Kickstarted sandbox that has enchanted pretty much everyone who gives in to pick it up. Way back in 2015, Strange Loop Games raised $202K on the platform to fund the perfect ecosystem-driven survival game, though not the sort where you punch trees and […]

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Overwatch 2 previews a new legendary crossover skin...

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2024/03/08

Sure, Overwatch 2 may not contain the extensive PvE content that was ostensibly the entire reason for the sequel… or a lot of the gameplay modes that were promised… or even happy players. But what it definitely contains is the opportunity for product placement! Just yesterday the game announced a crossover of dubious appropriateness with […]

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EverQuest II opens Brewday festivities ahead of St...

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2024/03/08

We’re not saying Brewday is just St Patrick’s Day with an EverQuest god name on it, but it pretty much is, and it’s returning to Daybreak’s EverQuest II from now through March 20th. “Help us celebrate Brell Serilis in the only way we know how, fill your frosty steins, cups, tankards, or skulls of your […]

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Mobile and PC multiplayer RPG ASTRA Knights of Veda...

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2024/03/08

It is the way of mobile titles to drum up hype for their release through a pre-registration drive. The decree was carved in ancient times by technomages in the Middle DigiVerse, whispering prayers for high MAUs, personal data, and rampant cash shop sales as their dagger-like fingernails scratched their hopes into the ur-tablet’s surface. ASTRA: […]

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The Stream Team: Sharing the classic action RPG world...

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2024/03/08

Sometimes, a game falls into your lap that completely takes a hold of you. MOP’s Chris has had that happen to him thanks to Secrets of Grindea, a multiplayer-optional action RPG romp that just recently left early access. And since he likes sharing what he enjoys with you, that’s precisely what he’ll be doing today […]

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