MMOs.com Podcast – Episode 175 - Korea Criminalize Boosting, Atlas, Valve, & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 175 - Omer (@remotayx) and Erhan (@Ehaltay) This is episode one hundred and seventy five of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. We started off with the [...]
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Korea has always had stiffer gaming regulations than the West. For years, account registration on Korean portals like Nexon or NCsoft required users to enter their Korean Social Security numbers, something alien to those of us who often use throwaway emails, names, and birthdays when registering. On November 20, 2011, Korea's Youth Protection Revision Act came into force. Commonly reffered [...]
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South Korea takes boosting in video games pretty seriously. The government passed a law this week that makes 'Boosting', artificially increasing a player's skill ranking by getting a more skilled player to use an account, illegal and punishable by fines up to $18,000 and up to 2 years in prison. People often purchase 'boosting' services from more skilled players to [...]
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Star Wars: The Old Republic patch 5.10 "Jedi Under Siege" launched today and with it comes a new Republic vs Imperial storyline on the the planet Ossus. Key Features of Patch 5.10: New Ossus storyline and daily mission area New Master Mode operation "Gods from the Machine" Guild system improvements (Better management tools, New PvP challenge system, progression system) New [...]
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MMOs.com is giving away Webzen holiday item pack coupons which can be redeemed for a special item pack in Mu Legend, Mu Online, Continent of the Ninth Seal (C9), Flyff, or Rappelz. Item Pack Contents: MU Legend 7-Day Platinum Service Ticket MU Online Talisman of Ascension II (1 Day) Wizard's Ring (7 Days) [Bound]Bless of Light(Greater) C9 Media Promotion Cash [...]
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Studio Wildcard, best known for the survival game ARK: Survival Evolved had a surprise announcement at this year's The Game Awards. Atlas, a pirate-themed sandbox MMO with a game world 1200x bigger than an ARK server map, is coming to Steam Early Access on December 13 for $30. Atlas is being developed by a new sister studio of Wildcard called [...]
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Survived By is an online bullet-hell roguelite MMO with fast-paced gameplay, varied classes, and permadeath. Explore the charming pixel-art world and and slay hordes of enemies all while advancing through the game's unique progression system. [singlepic id=75266 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Digital Extremes Type: 2D MMORPG Release Date: Dec 5, 2018 Shut Down Date: April 19, 2019 Pros: +Unique permadeath [...]
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MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #177 December 10, 2018Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #177 - December 10, 2018 A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending December 10, 2018. This is episode 177 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: [...]
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L&K Logic released their latest update for Record of Lodoss War Online last week which added second job advancements. Upon reaching level 80 players can unlock their second job advancement. The new job advancements are as follows: Scouts -> Perfect Strider Thief -> Master Assassin Elementalist -> Elder Druid Ranger -> Spiritual Sniper Mercenary -> Eternal Champion Avenger -> Frenzied [...]
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Survived By, a Roguelite bullet-hell MMO from Human Head Studios, launched onto Steam Early Access today. The game is published by Digital Extremes, the company best known for developing Warframe. The game looks and plays a lot like Realm of the Mad God, as it's a permadeath online bullet hell with RPG elements. The game is free to play and [...]
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