Category Archives: MMO

Sci-fi MMO Defiance has been updated, making good on the promise of transmedia connections with the SyFy series of the same name.

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As new purchases of Guild Wars 2 tail off, publisher NCSoft has noted a dramatic drop in sales revenue – but is still very much back in the black after a few chancy years.

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SWTOR is getting dye modules with game update 2.1, and to show these off a bit, BioWare has released a new video. It’s less than a minute long, but it gives you the idea well enough. Have a look below. Game update 2.1 is expected on May 14 and update 2.2 is set to roll out on June 11. Thanks, Massively.

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Syfy has renewed Defiance for a second season by greenlighting 13 new episodes. Season two will begin production in Toronto in August for a 2014 premiere. The news coincides with Trion’s announcement of new content headed to the game end of Defiance, which includes five content updates for the year, with each one offering free, paid and micro-transaction items along with a new playable species on the docket.

World of Tanks developer Wargaming has sued Changyou.com Limited and Beijing-based Gamease Age Digital Technology Co for their hand in creating Project Tank, a title the Warsaw outfit claims borrows heavily from its highly successful MMO.

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Whether you want to cough up a few bucks or not, you’ll benefit from the new content headed to Defiance.

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Wildstar has a new video in which developer Carbine Studios discusses gameplay mechanics and how movement plays a major role in every part of the game. Even double jumping will be important in some instances, such as when you are exploring high places with platforms and missing one means death. You can watch the video below. Wildstar is expected later this year and you can sign up for the beta here.

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Jagex has even bigger plans for its long-running browser-based MMO beyond the upcoming launch of Runescape 3, including branching out to other platforms.

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Marvel Heroes is holding its final open beta weekend May 10 -13, and you can still register to play through here. In celebration, Gazillion has released featuring Thor, the man with the mighty hammer. Marvel Heroes releases on June 4.

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EVE Online players celebrated the 10th anniversary of the space MMO by getting together and battling it out. While there were planned events organized by CCP, players themselves organized the “Flight of a Thousand Rifters III”. The goal? To destroy Nyx Supercarriers, the largest ships in the game, only using Frigates -which are the smallest. 3,000 players participated, and you can get a look at how things went below, courtesy of Scott Manley. Via Kotaku.

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UFO Online is now in open beta and you can get in on the tactical MMO browser battle, by protecting the Earth from extraterrestrials who are out to probe your special place.

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ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2′s next update, The Secret of Southsun.

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Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 11: Treachery of the White Hand is out next week, and to get you ready to venture into the Wildermore, Turbine has released a set of shots and a video showing off the Eastern Rohan.

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Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine will be taking virtual bulldozers to abandoned homes in its MMO as of Update 11.. Players who own the buildings will have two months to pay off their debts or face eviction.

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EVE Online turns ten today. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with Hilmar Pétursson and David Reid about the next decade of CCP Games’ ambitious MMO.

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I’m not going to fib to you: this new trailer for Monster Hunter Online is 100% cinematic. It’s pretty lovely, despite being entirely uninformative.

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Neverwinter, currently in open beta, has a new video available to show you what you’re missing out on if you aren’t testing it. The video gives you a look into to the Whispering Caverns, mines which are located below Neverwinter. Wouldn’t you know there would be a Beholder lurking in the tunnels. Hateful things. The Cryptic Studios MMO is out sometime this year.

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PlanetSide 2′s latest update has gone live and players can now get their hands on the Harasser Assault Buggy.

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Fable as an MMO could do “reasonably well,” according to former Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux. The 22 Cans founder has shed light on the team’s brainstorming around the project while he was involved.

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Transmedia poster boy Defiance has roped in 1 million punters with its TV series and MMO combination.

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