This week saw one of the biggest MMO industry shakeups in recent memory, with big-name developers leaving long-term posts and Amazon giving Smedley a shot at redemption. Add in revelations about two major upcoming expansions, and it’s all we can do to bottle up the news and deliver it to you before it explodes all over the place!
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Show notes:
- Intro
- Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, FFXIV, WildStar
- News: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood reveals oh-so-many details
- News: Path of Exile reveals Fall of Oriath, starts up legacy league
- News: Skyforge is coming to PlayStation 4
- News: Smedley joins up with Amazon Game Studios
- News: Emily Taylor leaves Daybreak and Daniel Dociu leaves ArenaNet
- Mailbag: Level scaling blues
- Mailbag: Finding a game like Guild Wars 1
- Outro
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