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Trove celebrates Pride with a new event, skin, and a monorail in the Splendid Summer event

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Gamigo continues to use Trove as a force for good in the world despite the shenanigans of its parent company: This week, Trove joins...

Choose My Adventure: Settling into Age of Conan’s uncomfortable routine

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Today's Choose My Adventure column is about the groove. I think some folks know what I mean in relation to MMOs (or even gaming in...
Shoot to wound!

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches Old Wounds today with new story content

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We're going to warn you ahead of time that anyone with at least a cursory knowledge of Simon and Garfunkel will be absolutely intolerable...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you spend the most time modding?

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A few weeks ago, MOP's Andy pinged me and asked for recommendations for Lord of the Rings Online, knowing how persnickety I am about...

Dauntless’ latest meager patch notes cause players to assume the worst

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MMOs and multiplayer games getting small patches isn't anything new, and is indeed often a necessary part of running a live title, but the...

All your favorite MMORPG subreddits went dark over Reddit’s ruinous anti-app plans

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Discord must be loving this: All the big MMORPG subreddits have been flagged private right now in protest over Reddit's planned API switcharoo, with...

The Daily Grind: Are there MMO cash-shop offerings you refuse to buy?

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I know I've spent a nice stack of cash on Lord of the Rings Online in the last couple of years. Two of my...

Destiny 2 discusses June 13 fixes, Last Wish raid numbers, and supremacy mode’s arrival to the Crucible

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This week's newsletter for Destiny 2 is a bit of a mixed bag, which is arguably the case for every edition of the post,...

The Stream Team: Sunday dailies in Final Fantasy XIV

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While it's not the end of the week as far as Final Fantasy XIV is concerned (resets are on Tuesdays), it is the end...
Sketchy.

Overwatch 2 finally expands Pride content to Poland and Romania following player backlash

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When Overwatch 2 decided to launch Pride Month content for the shooter, it did so selectively to accommodate countries the studio claimed had "laws...

One Shots: Lost in a quest-free painting

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So you're stuck in a painting. Don't panic, for starters. Sure, you're compressed to a 2-D existence, but it isn't all bad. The scenery...
Ogre, without layers

The Daily Grind: How important is your computer’s performance in MMOs to you?

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There are a lot of factors that made World of Warcraft so popular, but I don't think you can discount the fact that the...
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WRUP: Ask sSSksrt’sntk the sandworm who can sort of type and maybe read edition

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Dear sSSksrt'sntk, Recently, I got a big promotion at work. While I'm proud of myself, I now make more than my husband does, and he's...

The Daily Grind: What gaming ‘chores’ do you find yourself doing in MMOs?

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When I divide up the activities of my life, I find that they generally fall into three categories: the ones that I do to...

Albion Online sets next guild season to run on both East and West from June 17 to September 11

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If you've been curious about how the large-scale guild PvP in Albion Online will work since the opening of Albion East earlier this year,...

Battle Bards Episode 225: Embers Adrift

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One of the newer MMOs on the market, Embers Adrift leaned hard into tougher PvE gameplay and the darkest of dark nights. But how...

Pearl Abyss announces Black Desert FESTA event for July 1 in South Korea

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Black Desert is having a helluva June: It's already launched the Awakened Woosa, the Maegu awakening is on the way, and then Land of...

The Stream Team: Playing around in the creative space of Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis

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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis has released its ver. 2 update, and while there are some different features added to the game with...

Riot Games and pro League of Legends esports players reach compromise to end strike

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At the end of May, we covered a disturbance in the Riot Games League of Legends esports community: Riot had slashed the North American...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: The WoW Token, selling gold, and institutional power

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Last week, I wrote about the addition of the WoW Token to the classic version of World of Warcraft, and I noted at the...

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