While Netdevil's massively multiplayer online game "LEGO Universe" failed to capture an audience, every LEGO game developed by TT Games has been a huge hit.
But ask a gamer, and the answer may well be the name of a server that hosts his or her favorite massively multiplayer online game (MMOG).
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Two of them are "Elder Scrolls Online, " a massively multiplayer online game with a medieval setting, and "Dishonored, " a new stealth action game with a steampunk look.
Wizard101 is a massively multiplayer online fantasy game for children from Texas-based game developer KingsIsle Entertainment.
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The fact of the matter is, if no continuous plan of action is set in motion, and continually adjusted, third party merchants will continue to be a parasite in virtually every massively-multiplayer online game.
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What if strong competition were to come into the MMORPG space (massively multiplayer online role playing game) and take market share away from World of Warcraft?
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MapleStory is a 2D, free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game that has more than 9 million registered players in North America and more than 116 million players worldwide.
The LEGO Group is the latest video game publisher to venture into this free-to-play business with its LEGO Universe massively multiplayer online (MMO) game.
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That team was working on the third-person perspective spy-themed The Agency massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, which was canceled.
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Specifically from the famed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO), World of Warcraft.
In 2010, Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game featuring the voice acting of Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, was launched by Atari and Cryptic Studios.
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Pirate101 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game where players become swashbuckling pirates, assemble a crew, captain a ship, and explore exotic worlds in search of plunder and glory.
The Elder Scrolls Online merges the unmatched exploration of rich worlds that the franchise is known for with the scale and social aspects of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
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Trion Worlds jumped into the gaming industry with its online massively multiplayer role playing game Rift, which launched in March.
Try giving gift cards that let players download from services such as Xbox Live, WiiWare and PlayStation Network, or purchase in-game items from their favorite Facebook game or massively multiplayer online virtual world.
The concept of the massively-multiplayer-online-role-playing-game was brilliant years ago.
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Factors contributing to its cyclical and greatly exaggerated demise include rampant mobile game growth and declining subscriptions for MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) titles.
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