Another week, another Albion Online controversy. The fantasy sandbox MMORPG had a very successful launch last month but has had several major controversies surrounding it already. The first involved changes to in-game ganking mechanics and was a perfectly normal issue that players could fall on either side of. This week's issue is far more complicated. In a reddit post with [...]
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This week we were blown away by the success of Fortnite, a game 6 years in the making. Despite announcing it will be free to play when it officially launches in 2018, the co-op third person shooter/tower defense title has managed to sell over 500,000 copies at a cool $39.99 minimum Early Access price in its first 24 hours. Part [...]
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Last month, Venezuelan twitter user @KalebPrime sent a tweet that helps put Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis in terms gamers can understand. The value of the Bolivar, the national currency, has fallen below that of gold in World of Warcraft. At the time of the July 14 tweet, the price of WoW gold stood at 8385 per US Dollar. The market [...]
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MMOs.com has partnered with the folks over at Gigantic to celebrate the successful Steam launch of the action packed MOBA by giving away Airship Supply packs! These packs are redeemable via Steam and include several goodies for players. We have plenty of keys available so be sure to tell your friends! Gigantic Airship Supplies Pack Giveaway Pack Contents: Tyto the [...]
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With the recent launch of Albion, a full loot open PvP MMORPG, the question of death penalties has come up again. Earlier MMORPGs tended to have harsh death penalties. Games like Ultima Online, RuneScape, EVE Online, and EverQuest all had players drop everything they were carrying on death. Ever since World of Warcraft, death penalties have relaxed considerably. A meager [...]
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Earlier today Portalarium, the studio behind Shroud of the Avatar, announced their partnership with Neverdie Studios and their Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Neverdie Studios is led by Jon 'NEVERDIE' Jacobs, a virtual real estate magnate in the sandbox MMORPG Entropia Universe. He is best known for his Club NEVERDIE which he built on virtual land purchased for $100,000 in 2005. [...]
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There's been a lot of mobile MMORPG news this week. Albion Online launched Monday (July 17), Nexon Korea revealed Mabinogi Mobile, and Jagex announced cross-platform mobile versions of both Oldschool and current RuneScape in the works. I've played and been modestly impressed by several mobile games over the years, namely Clash Royale, Cookie Run, and Pokemon Go. But none of [...]
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Mabinogi Mobile is an upcoming animated MMORPG playable right on your smartphone! Like its PC predessor, Mabinogi Mobile focuses on community activities and life skills like hunting, gathering, crafting, and writing music. [singlepic id=69989 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Nexon Playerbase: TBD Type: Anime MMORPG PvP: TBD Release Date: 2018 Pros: +Visuals & music retain charm of original. +Tons of life [...]
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Valnir Rok is a 3D survival sandbox MMO inspired by Norse mythology. Players find themselves washed ashore Valir island and must do whatever it takes to survive. [singlepic id=70491 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: encurio GmbH Playerbase: Low Type: Survival / Sandbox PvP: Full loot, open Release Date: September 27, 2017 Pros: +Action-oriented combat. +Multiple Clans/Factions to chose from. +Players can [...]
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Master X Master is a next generation MOBA that includes a mix of PvP and PvE content. Players unlock new characters, weapon upgrades, and runes by playing through PvE missions together. Competitive game modes include traditional 3-lane maps and a quicker deathmatch option. [singlepic id=13923 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: NCSOFT Playerbase: Medium Type: MOBA Release Date: June 21, 2017 (NA [...]
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