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Top 10 Upcoming MMORPGs

Gaming Union writes "MMORPGs have become quite popular over the years, and some, like World of Warcraft have found a place in popular culture. However, that's the now and they won't last forever. We mentioned a fortnight ago, five of the biggest MMORPGs at the moment, but what's around the corner that will be able to dethrone those currently flying high? Should Blizzard be concerned about some of the upcoming titles?

Most of the titles up for discussion in this article are in the late stages of development and are running their beta testing phases. There are quite a few of notable merit and a fair few that are targeting specific niches, for example fanatical sci-fi groups. This is our top ten -- in no particular order -- of the titles we expect to make quite a bit of noise amongst gamers when they finally surface and that MMORPG players should definitely keep on their radar."

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mephman - 197 days 8 hours ago

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Pretty extensive list, definitely some good MMORPGs coming out soon.

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Nuri - 197 days 7 hours ago

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I'd definitely like to try
+Linneage III
+Star Wars: The old republic (this is a must try for me)
+DC universe online

out of those I'd say star wars probably has the most priority followed by lineage then DC. Don't know much about stargate or star trek though; but may take a peak at them later on.

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mephman - 197 days 7 hours ago

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Yea, The Old Republic definitely has a lot going for it.

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Selyah - 197 days 7 hours ago

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Indeed personally looking forward to Star Wars myself.

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i3eyond the Circle - 197 days 7 hours ago

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MAG, APB, DC Universe, The Agency are the upcoming MMOs I look forward to.

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Selyah - 197 days 7 hours ago

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Yeah, I agree I actually did forget about MAG sorta looking forward to that.

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Nuri - 197 days 6 hours ago

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Forgot about APB and The agency the moment I was typing my comment, but I agree. I'm also looked forward to both. Mag, I may not so sure yet; but I know I will try the Agency for sure.

Wallets carry very little in this gaming age can't get every game sadly.

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mephman - 197 days 5 hours ago

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Haha, yea. It seems like it's just good game, after good game these days.

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Wilhelm - 197 days 3 hours ago

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MAG seems interesting.

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OhReginald - 197 days 7 hours ago

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All you need is Champions Online, The Agency, and Star Wars: Old Republic.

At least thats what im gonna get

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Claudinho69 - 197 days 6 hours ago

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i want a good mmorpg that is not super heroes and not star trek star wars stuff...ffxi-2 would be nice

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mephman - 197 days 5 hours ago

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Well, Square Enix have Codename Rapture in the pipeline, and that's rumoured to be FFXI-2

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Selyah - 197 days 4 hours ago

5.2 - @ mephman

I sincerely hope its something slightly different than just a direct carry on to XI.

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Kyll - 197 days 2 hours ago

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last thing I need in my house is FFXI-2, I just got my friend off of it xD.

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Nuri - 197 days 1 hour ago

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Yeah codename rapture, supposedly comes out this year I believe (if I remember correct); yet not much has been shown, not much known as far as my knowledge goes at least.

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I should retract this statement apparently still heavy in development, so probably not expecting anything as of yet.

http://www.finalfantasyunio...

(3/11/2009 - is the date of the article)

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Claudinho69 - 196 days 8 hours ago

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that sounds good, now hopefully it comes out this year

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Reibooi - 195 days 22 hours ago

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there was a rumor a little while back that SE would unveil Rapture at E3 this year so maybe we will get to see it finally.

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ShapelyChops - 197 days 4 hours ago

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It's about time we had some decent-looking Sci-Fi MMOs out there! Star Trek and Star Wars look pretty fantastic!

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Selyah - 197 days 4 hours ago

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Yeah they do, hopefully SG Worlds is pretty solid too.

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Kyll - 197 days 2 hours ago

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I needz me some Star Trek after that movie :O

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blackpanther25 - 197 days 4 hours ago

7 - only two on my list

Blade and Soul
APB

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mephman - 197 days 4 hours ago

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Blade and Soul?

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blackpanther25 - 197 days 1 hour ago

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yeah it being developed by ncsoft and could be coming out in 2010

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IDemonstalkerXI - 197 days 1 hour ago

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Blade & Soul is going to pwn me, it probably wont be out for awhile though 2010 would be nice. NCsoft bringing Aion to the rest of the world first.

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Wilhelm - 197 days 4 hours ago

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Sounds like an interesting list. :)

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Kyll - 197 days 2 hours ago

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I don't recognize enough of them xD

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Kyll - 197 days 2 hours ago

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I read PC Mag today about some of these. God I'm out of the loop on MMOs.

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Spike47 - 197 days 1 hour ago

10 - Aion looks good but i'm only gonna do mmo gaming on my console

for now on.

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Gun_Senshi - 197 days ago

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No Aion and Soul And Blade in List = phail

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Jsynn7 - 196 days 23 hours ago

12 - honorable mention

I'm suprised that blade and soul wasn't mentioned. That game looks insane.

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No Way - 196 days 22 hours ago

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On the list, I want:
Star Wars: The Old Republic, Champions Online, DC Universe Online, and Lineage 2.

Not on the list, I want:
APB, MAG, and The Agency.

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DraconicPanda - 196 days 14 hours ago

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Aion and Star wars for me, looking up blade and soul right now though.

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DraconicPanda - 196 days 14 hours ago

14.1 - blade and soul

looks visually great but im not sure how pvp combat is gonna work, ill have to keep an eye on it

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Chriswsm - 196 days 12 hours ago

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It will be interesting to see which takes the superhero MMORPG title out of Champions and DC.

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Omg_Armageddon - 196 days 10 hours ago

16 - Continent of the Ninth..... EPIC

they need to bring this MMO to Eastern side of the world.

I've seen Blade & Soul but after seeing more and more of the C9 it's sure is a better game for my taste.

Coming from Korea it most likely will be free (F2P) but always with the catch of paying for extra in game content. Just waiting on a english release.
I've gone as far as to create a Korean account but I lack an actual Korean Social security number and land line. Most people that see this always say normally.."where can I download this".

Hopefully they will give us a date soon since it's been out since November I believe.

Always remember mmo's always come down to the long ass grind and if you can do it in style beside just clicking the left mouse ,maybe you might find C9 more worth your time with multiple keyboard keys combos for juggles and air combos.

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Omg_Armageddon - 196 days 10 hours ago

16.1 - C9 Video

This can get really crazy, I don't mind FFXI but that was to slow pace for me and matrix online, DDO, LOTRO,CONAN,WAR,WOW, Swords of the new world was great but lack updates.

This is looking mighty fine.

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