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What's old is new again. Remastered versions, enhanced editions, remakes, you name it. Nostalgia sells. MMORPGs are no exception. Just this week Warp Portal, Nexon's global publishing arm announced plans to launch a classic Ragnarok Online server. Yesterday saw the launch of Secret World Legends, a tightened up re-work of the 2012 MMORPG The Secret World. Reboots can even cross [...]
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Motiga's stylish MOBA Gigantic is set to officially launch on July 20, 2017 on Steam. It also launches officially on Xbox One on the same date. The game is currently available in open beta through the Arc Games platform. The game has been in open beta for some time already (since December, 2016). Today marks the game's final open beta [...]
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You would think after decades of experience, MMORPG launches would go off without a hitch. Not so. Friday, June 16 2017 saw the Early Access launch of Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood and with it a host of headaches. Long queue times, frequent disconnects, and even secondary queues for those who did manage to get in and wanted to enter certain [...]
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MMOs.com has partnered with the folks over at Neverwinter to give away 20 Heavy Mystic Nightmare mounts ($35 Value). These are rank 3 mounts that were originally available through Lockboxes back in 2012 and 2013. Winners will be randomly selected and given their item codes via email! Neverwinter Heavy Mystic Nightmare Mount Giveaway Learn more about the Heavy Mystic Nightmare [...]
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With Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion, Stormblood, on the horizon, and early access just around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to look back at the first expansion we’ve had, Heavensward, and see how far we’ve come from the end of A Realm Reborn, to where we are now. At the time, no one knew what [...]
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The star that burns brightest also burns the briefest. After only 15 months or so since its inception, Yahoo's eSports portal will stop being updated after this Friday (June 16, 2017) according to a letter posted by Travis Gafford, Head of eSports Media at Yahoo eSports. Unfortunately, Yahoo Esports will no longer be updated after this Friday (June 16th). As [...]
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On June 13, 2017 Valve announced the launch of Steam Direct, the replacement for the much maligned Steam Greenlight. Greenlight sounded like a good idea at first, it allowed players to vote for which games should be approved for Steam. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for shady studios to game the system. Lots of junk, broken products, and 'asset flips' [...]
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Microsoft revealed in their E3 presentation today that Black Desert Online will be coming to Xbox One in early 2018. Given the action oriented gameplay, Black Desert is well suited for console and I suspect it'll be quite successful on there. A PS4 release of BDO will likely happen sometime after the Xbox One release. Black Desert on Xbox One [...]
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Nexon just unveiled their latest update for MapleStory, titled OverRide, which is scheduled to release this summer. It'll be launching in 2 parts with OverRide: Evolve launching in June and OverRide: Venture going live in July. Override: Evolve’ will feature: Stronger Skills For 5th Job Advancement: Every class will gain access to new 5th job advancement skills, making them more [...]
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E3, perhaps the best known video gaming conference took place this week June 13-15. While the event was dominated by the big three console, there was something for everyone. What are you most excited for from this year's E3. Is it the new $499 Xbox One X? How about Bethesda's paid mod platform Creation Club? For me its twofold. First, [...]
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