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Shroud of the Avatar devs form new studio to make AI-generated roguelike battle royale Project Rise

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If you thought that the waters surrounding some of Shroud of the Avatar's bigwigs weren't muddy before now, things are potentially about to get...

Apex Legends esports tourney is hacked mid-match, postponing the event and raising security concerns

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Nobody likes to see cheaters win in an esports competition (or any competition for that matter), but a bout of cheating occurring in an...

Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained and Star Citizen eye 1.0 launches

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It's been a fairly dramatic couple of weeks for crowdfunded MMOs! Top of the pile is surely the fact that Kickstarted MMORPG Camelot Unchained...

EverQuest celebrates its 25th anniversary with an infographic, free gifts, XP boosts, and quests

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Today, March 16th, is the day when EverQuest first launched in 1999, and 25 years later this elder statesman of our genre is still...
Yay, I guess? Who cares.

Betawatch: MultiVersus rises from its grave

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Everyone was a little suspicious when MultiVersus shut down and promised it would be back again some day, since we were all pretty sure...
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The Steam Spring Sale brings savings for The Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and more

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Spring is about to spring and be sprung in Spring with... look, it's time for the Steam Spring Sale, one of the many times...

Has 2024 put the game industry ‘on the brink of disaster’? Extra Credits weighs in

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If you haven't been paying attention -- despite even our own hollering it from the rooftops -- this year has been absolutely terrible for...

Star Citizen finally posts its 2022 fiscal report, acknowledges Squadron 42 can’t be in ‘part finished form’

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Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has finally shared its homework (albeit very late, which means it's going to face a financial wrist slapping),...

Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds enlists ‘AI-powered’ character platform Popul8

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Well now, this is a weird press release I did not expect to get: Raph Koster's MMORPG "multiverse" company Playable Worlds has apparently signed...

The newly recognized Activision QA United is now the biggest union in the US games industry

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Yet another group of Activision-Blizzard workers under Microsoft have voted to unionize: a reported 600 Activision central QA workers in Texas, Minnesota, and California...
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Overwatch 2 previews a new legendary crossover skin mashing up D. Va and… Porsche

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Sure, Overwatch 2 may not contain the extensive PvE content that was ostensibly the entire reason for the sequel... or a lot of the...

EA CEO talks up aspirations for AI tools and expanding Apex Legends ‘beyond the traditional battle royale universe’

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If you need any evidence that the push for AI tools is akin to drinking some brainworm-filled Kool-aid, you need look no further than...

Q4 2023: NetEase’s revenues soar as the company invests in the western gaming industry

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I am not sure whether it's dawned on MMORPG fans yet, but NetEase is doing a lot more than jousting with Blizzard and milking...

Hey game devs, stop namedropping Star Wars Galaxies and make a spiritual successor

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If you're an MMORPG gamer who watches the mainstream gaming space, you probably know that most gaming sites take any opportunity they can get...

The Fallout TV show is finally airing on April 11 – here’s the brand-new trailer!

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Would you believe we've been talking about the Fallout TV show for almost four years? Yep! Announced back in 2020 and funded through Amazon,...
There is another shore, you know.

Final Fantasy XIV will launch on Xbox on March 21

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Well, it looks like the beta for Final Fantasy XIV on the Xbox Series X|S is not going to last particularly long after all....
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‘Professional fraudsters’ admit the 189GB hack of Epic Games was a hoax supposedly used to get $85K

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Last week news broke of a supposed hack of Epic Games in which a hacker gang called Mogilevich claimed to have gotten away with...

Skull and Bones is already seeing discounted prices at some retailers just three weeks after release

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Usually sales are considered a good thing, but in the case of Ubisoft's multiplayer pirate-em-up Skull and Bones, a discounted price might be considered...

Former Bungie composer announces he doesn’t want to enter politics but is running for Congress anyway

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Most people nowadays can only dream of being able to retire in general comfort and security, but it looks as if former Destiny and...
Like this, but airborne.

Rockstar developers push back against corporate demand to return to physical offices in April

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Apparently, Rockstar Games believes that the only way it can get its next big release out the door is by mandating employees to work...

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