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Gravity's YouTube page posted a cryptic video that may point to a new title called Ragnarok R, or it may just be an already released game. The video is a hand wielding a pencil drawing the Ragnarok logo and then throwing an "R" underneath. What does that "R" stand for? Steparu points out the "R" may mean "Revival" which would [...]
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Lawbreakers' first Closed Beta weekend just ended and while I enjoyed the FPS quite a bit, it stirred up my nostalgia for older shooters. Every modern multiplayer game with a gun—at least the ones from the last couple years—have incorporated the same ingredient: characters, singular choices that have abilities or weapons that only they can wield. It's a page from [...]
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Considering all of his wandering rants I can’t help but wonder what MMO Socrates would play. It wouldn’t be the typical, run-of-the-mill game. No, no. As one of the founders of Western philosophy Socrates was a special character, and the MMO would have to let him carry his famous—or infamous—traits into his second home. Which is why the perfect MMO [...]
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Putting together game trailers is an art: editors have to make a game look epic and the music underlying whatever visuals you show should foster that epicness. Somebody at the Kingdom Under Fire 2 studio goofed. The below "Epic Raid Teaser," (as provided by the venerable Steparu) starts out fine enough, with a mystical guitar and ominous wind rush, setting [...]
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Crafting and gathering can seem pretty daunting when you first take a look at the interface in Revelation Online. That's why today, I'm going to elucidate the finer features of the systems. If I miss anything or you're still confused by the end of the guide, let us know in the comments below and we'll do our best to clarify. [...]
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As it was previously announced that Kingdom Under Fire 2 would be entering Closed Beta in Russia this summer, with a full release set for this fall, it was inevitable that we would find out which Russian company would be publishing the game sometime soon. According to MMOCulture, Blueside announced today that Innova Systems, the company that operates 4Game, will [...]
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EverQuest is finally of legal age—at least where I live—and there are plenty of events and goodies to celebrate its 18th Anniversary. Much has changed since 1999, and now EverQuest is the wise hermit on the block who can still party with the kids. To commeorate the event, the Daybreak team is introducing two new player-designed missions, a new quest, [...]
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The Dark and Light team has officially announced that their sandbox MMORPG has been delayed until summer. That's right. What was supposed to release before the end of 2016 has once again been pushed back. The announcement was made on the official website, so it is not in English, but if you use Chrome and Translate you can check it [...]
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Square Enix has announced that they will no longer support the Playstation 3 edition of Final Fantasy XIV when the next expansion, Stormblood, releases. Starting March 18, 2017 (this Saturday), the automatic renewal of PS3 players' 90-day recurring subscriptions will be suspended. If you have a PS4, or plan to get one, you PS3 players will be able to upgrade [...]
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Character shooter Lawbreakers is holding its first Closed Beta test, but it only lasts until Sunday, March 19th. The game is available through Steam. While I haven't played, apparently the game has changed quite a bit since Alpha. (Expect a first impressions soon.) The PAX East 2017 gameplay, which you can watch below, shows off fast-paced gameplay with a bit [...]
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