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Betawatch: Camelot Unchained is working for its beta on July 4 (March 2, 2018)

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After a lengthy wait, the first beta for Camelot Unchained is here at last! That's what we'll be saying in about a hundred days,...

Rumor: Diablo III might be heading to Nintendo Switch

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Let us see if you are bright enough to crack this clue. Blizzard Entertainment sent out a tweet earlier this week in which it...

Black Desert celebrates two years and three million players in the west

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Black Desert isn't content to celebrate its second western anniversary with just an in-game event and some free stuff, oh no. Today it's rolled...

The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest MMO peripheral you’ve ever seen?

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Massively OP is heading to GDC this year, which means we're being deluged by PR from techware and software companies that'll be on site....

SuperData says ‘pay-to-play’ MMOs declined again in January 2018

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SuperData published its January recap of the worldwide digital games market this week, and the analytics firm doesn't have much good to say for...

Raph Koster on the ESA’s DMCA battle: ‘Preservation matters’

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Remember last week when we covered how the Entertainment Software Association is fighting a proposal to amend the DMCA that would help preserve online...

Funcom reports that 2017 was the most profitable year in its history

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With significantly higher revenue and sales coming in 2017, Funcom announced to its investors that it just came off the most profitable year in...

Funcom announces Mutant Year Zero, a tactical adventure game

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If mutants, post-apocalyptic settings, and turn-based combat sound intriguing, then Funcom's got a pleasant surprise in store for you today with its announcement of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching

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Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.
I own two books about this game's lore, for reference.

The Soapbox: Six responses to the ‘gaming is wrong/evil/an addiction’ argument

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I recently went on a rant about gaming, but it wasn't directed at gaming. It was in defense of gaming. I am so weary...
May foulness attend thee.

The ESRB proposes new microtransaction label, while Hawaii’s Chris Lee questions the ESA on lockboxes

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The Entertainment Software Rating Board claims it's taking steps to solve the lockbox crisis, in part in response to bills before multiple state governments...

MMO Business Roundup: EA Spouse 14 years later, PUBG poaching from Riot, and Funcom financials

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Welcome back to another edition of our informal business roundup, where we wedge all the fun MMO industry tidbits that pile up in our...

The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO you genuinely wanted to shower with money?

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Last week, blogger and prolific tipster Kinya sent us a link to Reddit where a Fortnite fan outlines his crush on the game, basically...

SuperData says VR has ‘nowhere to go but up,’ while HTC VR division sees layoffs and Facebook apologizes for VR shooter demo

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SuperData continues to express confidence in the future of virtual reality - however you want to label it. Last week, the analytics firm updated...
Seriously, cool it.

Warcraft movie director says the production experience was ‘traumatic’

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During an interview with SyFy about his upcoming movie, Duncan Jones dishes on his experience directing the 2016 Warcraft film based in the universe...

Cabal 2 calls it quits in the west

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If you have any pressing business left in Cabal 2, don't put it off for too long. ESTsoft announced last week that it will...

The Daily Grind: Given H1Z1’s plight, are you worried about Daybreak?

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Last week, it became clear that H1Z1 has forfeited a ton of ground in the battle over battle royale games as it's lost 90%...

Make My MMO: Pantropy will send teamkillers to jail on ‘Troll’s Island’ (February 24, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, online shooter Pantropy broke the 33% barrier on its ongoing Kickstarter. The game has half a month to go...
lol

Betawatch: Where have all the H1Z1 players gone? (February 23, 2018)

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Oh, the many antics of H1Z1 have brought us so much joy over the years. Remember when the game launched into paid early access...

Massively Overthinking: Why doesn’t video game marketing reflect our demographics?

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Steve, and it's a frustration for our team as well, I promise. "If the following statistics...

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