It’s Star Wars Day and MMOs are celebrating one of the most influential pop culture icons in the galaxy with their own Star Wars-themed events. Here’s what’s happening: Star Wars: The Old Republic is running a double EXP boost for the entire month of May while Star Wars Galaxies rogue server, Star Wars Galaxies Legends is offering double boosts on [...]
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Over the past few years, Blizzard Entertainment has been introducing features to World of Warcraft to make the classic fantasy MMORPG more accessible to all types of gamers. Today’s Shadowlands Alpha update introduces another accessibility feature that will allow players to ditch their keyboard and use a controller instead with the addition of gamepad support. In case you’re wondering, that [...]
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MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #243 May 4, 2020Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #243 - May 4, 2020 A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending May 4, 2020. This is episode 243 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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As we all know, the current COVID-19 situation has now affected every community and industry on the planet, including the gaming industry. As developers are forced to work from home for everyone’s safety, we’ve seen delays in the release of updates and the development of upcoming games. City State Entertainment’s Mark Jacobs, however, says that they're still on track to [...]
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Ashes of Creation is slowly making its way to full release as they will be kick off their first Alpha test this month. In preparation, Intrepid Studios is giving players their first look at actual alpha gameplay footage in the latest monthly development update stream. During the stream, the developers takes players on a virtual tour of one of the [...]
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PvP has been a controversial issue in New World ever since Amazon Game Studios changed their mind about their initial plans to implement hardcore full loot PvP in the upcoming 17th century survival MMO. Last month, Amazon penned a dev blog that explained how factions will play a role in PvP. Today, we’re treated to a new developer video that [...]
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Just the other day, Blizzard Entertainment co-founder Mike Morhaime commented that the social value of World of Warcraft had declined due to gameplay changes that made the game more accessible to casual gamers. Former WoW Lead Systems Designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, responds with a short Twitter thread defending the game. “People forget sometimes that when WoW became popular, things like [...]
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Starborne is a free-to-play sci-fi MMORTS where players build and expand their space empires. Players must gather resources, build space fleets, and launch attacks in real-time while forming alliances with other players to dominate the galaxy. [singlepic id=78921 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Solid Clouds Playerbase: High Type: 3D Sci-fi MMORTS Release Date: April 2, 2020 Pros: +Casual “set and forget” [...]
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Eternal Magic is a free-to-play 3D fantasy MMORPG with a flexible class system and a choice between tab-targetting or an action combat system. The game also features dungeons, 80-player PvP battles, mounts, pets, player housing, and a MOBA mode. [singlepic id=78869 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: 101XP Type: 3D Fantasy MMORPG Release Date: April 17, 2010 Shut Down Date: January 10, [...]
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Royal Crown is a multi-platform free-to-play 3D isometric battle royale set in a medieval fantasy world. 60 players must scavenge for loot, gather resources, craft items, and eliminate the competition to be crowned the last man standing. [singlepic id=78984 w=428 h=240 float=left] Publisher: LINE Games Type: 3D Battle Royale Release Date: April 29, 2020 Shut Down Date: April 28, 2022 [...]
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