This week, Mech fans went nuts for the news that a MechWarrior MMO will finally make its way to our screens in the form of Piranha Games' F2P MechWarrior Online.
It's also been another sad week for MMO studios; we learned that both LEGO Universe and Troy Online have been doomed to an early sunset and that Gameforge has laid off 100 employees and canceled two games of its own.
Lumber on past the cut for a peek at this week's other top MMO stories.
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Want to freelance for Massively? We want you!
We're looking for event freelancers in certain cities. Why not apply? -
DCUO's free-to-play rollout has begun, registers 330,000 new players, sees concurrent user spike
SOE's superhero MMO made the transition to F2P. -
More pets, more combos, more burning: Big changes for Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet open up about Engineers, pet skills, and more. - Zynga is Blizzard's fault, according to Lord British.
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Wizard101 introduces Zafaria and Grub Guardian minigame
KingsIsle revealed the newest expansion and adjunct mobile/browser game. -
Go go Power Rangers Online! For real!
Ntreev announced its upcoming Power Rangers MMO. - BioWare kept the Star Wars: The Old Republic hype simmering.
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Maverick Studios working on Unveiled: The Supernatural horror MMO
These vampires do not sparkle. -
The Secret World beta coming 'before Christmas,' forums erupt
Funcom later denied the speculation. -
The Perfect Ten: MMOs in movies and television
Justin featured his top 10 MMO references on the big and little screen. -
Warhammer 40K planning multiple payment options
Dark Millennium Online won't be subscription-only. -
Free for All: The real damage of botting, in the words of a botter
Beau makes a case against MMO botting. -
The Soapbox: The battle for story
Justin explains why story in MMOs is so important. -
The Game Archaeologist and the Classic MMOs in October
We round up all this month's news from classic MMOs. -
NCsoft releases brief Lineage II F2P trailer
The company claims L2 will be "truly free." -
Beta registration opened for upcoming sci-fi MMOFPS Repulse
Is it an MMO or not? You decide.
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The New Class: Monks and class balance
The hybrid vs. pure debate in World of Warcraft. -
Mists of Pandaria: The myth of the talent tree choice
WoW Insider puts the proposed talent changes into perspective. -
Ghostcrawler details potential solutions for gear inflation
Blue names suggest fixes for power creep.
