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So, probably not.

Oculus drops the price of its VR headset to $499

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Do you know people who would love to hook themselves up with VR headsets but balk a bit at the price? Oculus is making...
What is even

Smilegate pushes Crossfire in the west with a new European office

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What the heck is Crossfire? It's a game that makes quite a bit of money, according to SuperData; we're talking in the "massive numbers...
So, probably not.

Best Buy is pulling Oculus demo stations

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The best hope for VR headsets to move units is indisputably in the field of demonstrations. That's really always been the hope that the...
With a bullet.

Square-Enix saw MMO profits from FFXIV and FFXI dip in 2016

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Now is the time for all good companies to report profits and losses for the previous year, and at first glance Square-Enix's report looks...
this is duuuuuuuumb

Shots are still being fired in the Oculus/ZeniMax lawsuit

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All right. The Oculus/ZeniMax lawsuit ended, ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in Oculus money by the courts, and while the plaintiffs got less than...
this is duuuuuuuumb

Palmer Luckey took the stand in the ZeniMax/Oculus lawsuit

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The lawsuit between Oculus and ZeniMax Studios is a complex one, but you knew that the person behind the genesis of Oculus and the...
Meet the new boss.

Nexon America’s leadership is getting shaken up

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Nexon America is the American branch of Nexon, the company behind Riders of Icarus, MapleStory, Vindictus, and Mabingoi. It's also in the middle of...
It's really the least of their problems.

Star Citizen is reportedly unaffected by the Crytek shutdowns

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Here's the bad news: Crytek, the company behind the CryEngine, has been forced to shutter five separate studios as part of a major restructuring....
We all go together.

Activision brings Vicarious Visions in to work on Destiny

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Some big things are happening with Destiny. We already knew that Destiny 2 was on its way, and there's the rumor that it's coming...
Perhaps like this, but with pants for ladies?

Kakao Games signs on as publisher for Bluehole’s next MMO, Project W

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What is Project W? Is it part of the most ambitious ARG ever that kicked off with last night's World Series win by the...
Holy elves, Elfman!

Tencent, Activision Blizzard, and EA among top-grossing game companies this year so far

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If someone were to ask you which video game company was absolutely dominating the revenue charts in 2016, what would you say? Unless you...
Well all right, then.

Gameforge is hit with layoffs as the company turns away from mobile gaming

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German company Gameforge was recently hit with a round of layoffs as the company shifts its development efforts away from mobile. Yes, you read...
We deserve this.

The Daily Grind: What MMO do you think is more important than people realize?

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Here at Massively Overpowered, we talk a lot about MMOs. (Shocking, I know.) Some of that means covering games that other people just plain...
Remember, if we meet any primitive cultures on this planet, I'm the god. Unless they're one of those cultures that kills their gods, in which case Bradley is the god.

Video game voice actors to strike on October 21st

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Voice acting, increasingly, is a big part of MMOs; while Star Wars: The Old Republic puts it forth as a core feature, games like...
Throw wide the gates to let us pass once more.

Rob Pardo of World of Warcraft fame launches Bonfire Studios

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Rob Pardo is the former lead designer of World of Warcraft, but he's since moved on from Blizzard. Now, he's embarking on a new...
Nope.

The Daily Grind: Do low-budget imported MMOs have a place in the current market?

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The sad news about Asta and ELOA's upcoming closure prompted a musing from longtime commenter GreaterDivinity regarding the import-run-close model that has long been...
THAT WORKED SO WELL

Webzen is closing down ELOA and ASTA in October

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About a year ago, Webzen announced that it was bringing Asta: The War of Tears and Winds over after the game had been shut...
Bah, it was just a bird.

The Daily Grind: How long does an MMO have before it’s considered a success or failure?

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Watching the latest news about Pokémon Go brought to mind something I still like to say about the MMO industry: It's a marathon, not...
Ashes.

Empyrean Interactive outlines its plans to resurrect the MMO genre

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Empyrean Interactive doesn't like the label of making an MMO; as we've covered here before, the studio prefers to frame its future games as...
Oh, this is going poorly.

Nexon chairman steps down following corruption indictment

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Kim Jung-ju is one of the richest men in South Korea and co-founder of Nexon. He also was chairman at Nexon, but he has...

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