The Repopulation has taken to the forums to announce that the developers have begun handpicking players to internally test the relaunched edition of their sci-fi MMORPG. It's been a long time coming. As of this morning, the Steam transfer is finally nearing completion! I know that we've all been on the edge of our seats so far, and luckily the [...]
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Grim Dawn has unveiled a brand new NPC, fresh from beauty school, as part of the upcoming expansion, who serve as player's go-to stylist: the Illusionist. What does he do? Simply, my friend, for a modest fee the Illusionist will bedazzle your clothing, changing the appearance of your gear into any other item within the same category. Sound familiar? Using [...]
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The other day, one of my comments unintentionally spiraled into a conversation about labor systems in MMOs: are they good? Are they bad? Where do we stand? And the discussion became a little heated; the coals had caught fire that Sunday Funday. So we're bringing it back in the appropriate timeslot: the MMOs.com Podcast. Fatigue systems are everywhere, especially mobile [...]
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Overwatch is looking to add their 24th hero but it likely wont be Doomfist as most player speculation has been guessing. In a forum thread—about Sombra's sitting emote—Game director Jeff Kaplan cryptically responded to a question, saying "24 is not who you think it is." Remember, the Overwatch team is always working multiple heroes at the same time. And they [...]
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I am disappointed to share that the latest MapleStory patch has removed an NPC that looked suspiciously like Donald Trump, sporting the same haircut and smile. The NPC, named "Donald," was a package deliverer, a serviceman who is pivotal to any MMORPG community: delivering the mail. Funny enough, the character was added in 2011. Way before politics kicked up a storm. [...]
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Pokémon Go's Johto update, that added 80 new pocket monster to catch, has secured Niantic the number one most profitable game for iPhone spot, again, according to GamesBeat. Looks like the update is making the cash flow. Even though there are a number of iPhone users reporting that the latest update is crashing their game. “Pokémon Go hadn’t been No. 1 [...]
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When I decided to browse Greenlight today, I didn't expect to find that a new hardcore PvP MMORPG had been listed, but I definitely didn't expect that any new hardcore PvP MMORPG that I found would make use of a cutesy art style with bright colors and chibi-styled characters. And yet, that is exactly what The Tale of Toast did. The Tale [...]
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Following some time offline, Life Is Feudal: MMO's second Closed Beta test began today. The test is expected to last two weeks and is available to those that pre-order the game on the official website. Additionally, there is a new Life Is Feudal: MMO mobile app that allows players to play "fun mini-games where you can store your results for later [...]
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It's the end of an era for Blizzard Entertainment—literally. The company announced at the end of last week that it would be ending support for Windows XP and Vista "later this year." The announcement pertains to all of Blizzard's modern games, including Diablo III, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft. The full announcement is as [...]
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There are any number of reasons that one might decide that region-locking servers is a good idea; language barriers, time zone differences, and lag reduction are just a few of them. Funcom recently decided that it would be "East/West region [locking]" the official Conan Exiles servers and its reasons for doing so seem to be all of the above. Here [...]
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