Now that Nostalrius is no more I'm curious what everyone thinks about the latest Vanilla World of Warcraft server to bite the dust. Blizzard has every legal right to send a cease and desist letter, but why have they bothered? The situation raises quite a few questions and reveals a seeming disconnect between fans of Blizzard's MMORPG and the company itself. [...]
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Dear Blizzard, We need to have a pow-wow. What have you done? Shutting down Nostalrius accomplishes nothing more than inspire the contempt of Vanilla World of Warcraft fans. You can flex your billionaire legal muscles and claim what is rightfully yours as far as the law is concerned, but to what end? What purpose does sending one of the most [...]
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Guns and Robots Music & Soundtrack Guns and Robots is a game where players create, customize, and control robots with guns to lay waste to enemies. The Guns and Robots soundtrack was composed by Masthead Studios for use withing the game. The Soundcloud embed features all of the BGMs, tracks, and music from Guns and Robots The game was released [...]
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Yeah I’ll tell you a little something bout’ selling items, it ain’t what it used to be. Been standing behind this counter for 20 years and my bone’s bout ready to pick up a cutlass. A part of me wants to teach these new adventurers a thing or two. When I first took over the shop from my father—Tobias II, [...]
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Lockboxes are for players who want something but like to spend money rolling dice to chance getting it. They entice transactions by coveting some brilliant reward you likely won't get on the first chance. And that's a great way for companies to raise profits. But is a lockbox any different than going to the casino and pulling the lever on [...]
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The online community r/MMORPG over at Reddit has won the Friendliest Online Community Award™ from Society Working For A Friendly Internet based in Tongling, China. The gaming community is receiving the highest honors for "it's outstanding commitment to excellence in friendship and tolerance." Reddit's r/MMORPG has long been a place where players looking to discuss their favorite MMORPGs, game mechanics, [...]
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Dogma: Eternal Night was an upcoming horror-themed MMORPG geared towards adult players. Become a vampire or other mythical creature and roam a shadowy world where its always night. [singlepic id=49188 w=428 h=240 float=left] Publisher: Prelude Games Factory Type: MMORPG Abandoned: October 23, 2017 PvP: Open World Pros: +Distinct aesthetic. +Geared towards adult players. +Permanent character loss. Cons: -Limited information. -Abandoned [...]
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Every year the MMO hype train is followed by the disappointment express, games that failed to live up to their overemphasized expectations. I think we all have one, or two. Maybe the game's following on the coattails of its predecessor, or a marketing campaign was more impressive than the final product. Ragnarok Online 2 is perhaps the biggest disappointment in MMORPG [...]
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IMC Games is putting Tree of Saviors Founders Exclusive Early Access packs to a vote on the game's official forums. A lengthy post details the company's reasoning for choosing a three month Early Access schedule: We thought that the best way to provide a much more pleasant and stable gaming environment would be to estimate the approximate amount of players before [...]
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Masangsoft has risen GunZ The Duel from the dead in South Korea, to bring back glorious "janky" combat for a new generation. The 3D third-person shooter shut down in North America back in 2013, after a 7 year run. It was perfect for after-school basement LAN parties thanks to its low system requirements. Using a mix of guns and melee weapons up [...]
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