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10-year-old Camelot Unchained is launching ‘late next...

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2024/02/29

So, remember Camelot Unchained? The throwback sandbox MMORPG that was Kickstarted way back in 2013, hit beta in 2018, then added a second game to its repertoire all while stiffing some of its angriest backers on refunds? Well, the plot thickens this week as the Mark Jacobs-led studio behind the whole ordeal, City State Entertainment, […]

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Elite Dangerous shares initial details of the...

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2024/02/29

The beginning of February saw Elite Dangerous announce something it hasn’t done in literal years: plans for “at least” four new ships, the first of which being the Python Mk II. Naturally, players have been eager to learn more since that revelation, and they got some of that sweet, sweet info drip during Frontier Developments’ […]

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Massively Uplifting: Dragon Con and The Game Awards...

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2024/02/29

It is not uncommon to spend the beginning of a year reflecting back on the old while looking forward to the new. That’s something I have been doing since the dawn of 2024. There are changes I want to see in myself – and changes I want to see in the world. In light of […]

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Elder Scrolls Online is giving away the Orsinium DLC...

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2024/02/29

Hey, kid, want some free stuff? No, it’s not candy – but it’s free DLC for Elder Scrolls Online. ZeniMax Online Studios is giving away the Orsinium DLC for free this month as part of its full year of 10th anniversary festivities. All you have to do is log in. Twice. “The Elder Scrolls Online’s […]

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Vague Patch Notes: The day I deleted a character in...

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2024/02/29

Today, I’d like to tell you about how your characters in MMOs aren’t real, and you know that, but I want you to think about it anyway. In order to tell you about that, I’m going to tell you about the time I deleted my main in Final Fantasy XI. But in order to tell […]

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New World devs on PTR testing, Slayer Script,...

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2024/02/29

New World’s upcoming Season of the Guardian is already in the hands of players in the MMO’s public test realm, and feedback has been coming in fast and thick, so naturally those conversations are the main topic if the game’s latest Forged in Aeternum video as a couple of the devs discuss PTR matters. First, […]

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Dungeons and Dragons Online celebrates 18th...

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2024/02/29

The 18th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons Online hath arrived, and Standing Stone Games isn’t taking this lightly — especially during the Year of the Dragon. In fact, the studio is handing out free Dragon Lord archetypes to all players over the next month, with VIPs able to access it for free afterward as well. […]

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Star Citizen’s CIG admits to rumored layoffs, blaming...

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2024/02/29

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been reporting on an apparent wave of layoffs at Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games, starting first with the sandbox’s game director followed by revelations of other lead devs being handed pink slips. CIG has now finally elected to issue a statement to GIbiz, officially confirming what most […]

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Daybreak’s EverQuest-themed Fippyfest fan event will...

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2024/02/29

Last week, when Daybreak announced it’s planning a live/digital EverQuest community event called Fippyfest in June, the studio said it’d be opening ticket sales on February 28th. We somehow didn’t imagine it meant at 9 p.m. EST on February 28th, but that is indeed what happened. While the show will be free to watch for […]

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EA lays off nearly 700 workers to ‘deliver the...

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2024/02/29

If your friends decided to jump off a bridge lay off hundreds of the very workers who made their products, would you do it too? Apparently EA would, as it’s adding to the ongoing games industry carnage by laying off 5% of its workforce – 670 employees. EA CEO Andrew Wilson characterizes the layoffs as […]

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The Stream Team: Party Animals, the day after

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2024/02/29

Now that Massively OP’s Larry has been introduced to the dark and fluffy side of Party Animals, how is he holding up? Will he have a handle on things for his next round of stuffed animal pvp, or will it all just be a hazy blur? Either way, MJ may even introduce him to random […]

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Sandbox MMO Anvil Empires previews chunks of its...

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2024/02/29

The latest Anvil Empires dev blog is all about making the pointy end part of “stick ’em with the pointy end” as the Siege Camp devs discuss the in-development MMORPG’s bronze weaponry. “Up until now, the progression for tools & weapons in the Pre-Alpha has been relatively short and flat meaning that Settlements would go […]

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TerraTech Worlds is a new survivalbox for our...

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2024/02/28

It’s not a traditional MMORPG, but Payload Studios’ TerraTech Worlds is scooting right along the edge as a co-op PvE survival title that might entice you anyway. It’s notable not just because it’s a sequel to TerraTech but because it’s not the kind of survivalbox where you slowly level up by punching trees and trying […]

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World of Warcraft game designer shares the full...

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2024/02/28

While Mists of Pandaria isn’t exactly the talk of the World of Warcraft scene right now, it may be when Mists Classic is invariably announced. However, fans who are interested in the nitty gritty of game design might find a three-part essay from Blizzard Game Designer Alexander Brazie to be fascinating stuff as he talks […]

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Waven extends its tutorials and cleans up some...

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2024/02/28

Tutorials are kind of important when video games want people to actually play instead of stare blankly at the screen murmuring “so how do I make the happy chemicals happen,” so it’s a good thing that Waven is extending its tutorials. The latest patch extends those tutorials through Astrub, adds contextual explanation windows for systems […]

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Tower of Fantasy kicks off new events and casts...

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2024/02/28

Tower of Fantasy players may already have met Yanuo, the new simulacrum that was the headline of last week’s update, but that isn’t stopping Tencent’s Hotta Studio from tossing out a second highlight reel, this time with a bit less lore and more mechanics-specific details. This recent video gives players a more in-depth peek at […]

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NetEase opens LA studio Bulletfarm, working on a new...

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2024/02/28

“NetEase opens new studio” might elicit a lot of different reactions depending on whom you ask, but around here it’s news that perks up our ears considering the megacorp’s reach across our genre. So it’s naturally our duty to inform readers that that’s precisely what has happened: NetEase has opened a new studio based in […]

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The Stream Team: Taking first steps into Last Epoch

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2024/02/28

Today is the day when MOP’s Chris makes another initial sojourn in a new-to-him game! That’s right, the fully released Last Epoch stands before him, and he’ll be starting his very first adventure in this new OARPG. How well will it go? Will it confound him? How many different ways will he pronounce “epoch”? Tune […]

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Mabinogi opens a new microsite that details the MMO’s...

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2024/02/28

Unreal Engine 5 seems to be the bees knees among game devs, especially those who are looking to upgrade their existing games to the latest and shiniest engine, but we’re not sure how many people had the long-running anime MMO Mabinogi pegged for this kind of upgrade. That is indeed the case as Nexon first […]

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ASTRA Knights of Veda finally opens pre-registration...

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2024/02/28

We’ve been keeping half an eyeball on ASTRA Knights of Veda since last year, when publisher HYBE and studio FLINT introduced their 2-D “MORPG” to the western world. Yes, a morepig, but with less emm. 2-D might even be a misnomer as surely you’re immediately thinking of pixelart titles – but it’s not. It’s also […]

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