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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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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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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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Get your pitchforks ready because we're about to turn brother-against-brother, friend-against-friend. Are those closest to you holding back your gaming experience? Do you have the potential to go Plat but you're one friend you queue with is just terrible? I listen to people play MOBAs while sitting in Discord, and boy-o-boy it sure does sound like one or two people [...]
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Looks like I owe Reddit for this one. We've talked about it before; there aren't many big MMORPG releases coming out this year, but there are many games continuing to receive support from their developers/publishers, including WildStar. Maybe it's apt to call 2017 "The Year Of The Return," as redditor loanwolf88 suggests. I could see myself returning to Black Desert [...]
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The other day the MMOs.com crew stumbled on a video of a pristine internet cafe in China and we asked ourselves, "Why have we never played games in an internet cafe?" I used to go to a kid's basement and LAN DOTA and play WoW, but I've never gamed in a public setting. Part of the reason is obvious: there were [...]
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