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Riot takes action against League of Legends esports team Echo Fox over allegations of racist abuse

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League of Legends esports team Echo Fox is in hot water with Riot following allegations of racist abuse by one of the team's major...

Shroud of the Avatar addresses CEO confusion, playerbase ‘re-engagement campaign’

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Remember back in the fall of 2018, when there was a flurry of speculation over Shroud of the Avatar as Portalarium's Richard Garriott shed...
We know what we know.

Square-Enix posts annual revenues up, MMO revenues down with ‘brisk’ subs ahead of FFXIV expansion

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More companies with MMOs and MMO-adjacent games dropped financials this week. At Square-Enix, net sales for the the year were up 8%, though for MMOs...
Money talks, but what it says isn't engaging sometimes.

EVE Online releases its monthly economic report for April 2019

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It is possible that you are not the target audience for the EVE Online monthly economic report. If you aren't looking forward to frowning with...
Take him out.

Here’s another clue that Red Dead Redemption 2 is heading (or was supposed to head) to PC

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Rumors and frustrations over whether Red Dead Redemption 2 - and more importantly around these parts, Red Dead Online - will ever show up...

Make My MMO: Who do you love now? HOVERBIKES

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen once again made headlines with a concept ship sale, though it wasn't actually for a ship -...
Finally.

Betawatch: New World shuts its testing doors for mysterious changes

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This is probably fine: Amazon's New World will soon move from its test state of "everyone in the test can play whenever" to "no one...

Nexon’s huge first quarter financials made EA and Blizzard look downright shabby

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While EA and Activision-Blizzard reported truly meh first quarter 2019 earnings, Nexon was out there making the case for why somebody ought to pay...

The Daily Grind: Are we watching the AAA video game market burst?

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About four years ago, I wrote one of the pieces I'm still most proud of: It essentially argued that the MMO industry was suffering...

Path of Exile studio says it has no plans to make other games right now

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Path of Exile's Grinding Gear Games has been tearing up the forums and Reddit addressing its playerbase's big questions lately - it even prompted...
Such a compelling narrative of 'gun'

Tencent gives up on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds being approved in China

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Tencent has been waiting a long time to release PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in China. For more than a year, the game has been in "testing" whilst waiting...

MMO Business Roundup: Bonfire Studios’ new multiplayer game, EA Access on PS4, and Pokebrains

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Welcome back to another quick roundup from the land of games industry business... Remember in 2016 when former World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo...
Now my stats are good!

US Senator takes aim at lockboxes and pay-to-win with ‘Protecting Children From Abusive Games Act’

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The gamblebox issue isn't dying down any time soon, it appears. As Kotaku first reported, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has announced he plans to...

Leaderboard: Would you donate for a City of Heroes rogue server?

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Last night's public announcement that the City of Heroes Homecoming team was changing its stance on donations and felt "comfortable" accepting them now after...
hnn... colonel

EA sees quarterly and yearly revenue dropoffs, plans to port Apex Legends to mobile

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Activision-Blizzard wasn't the only company to see a weak start to 2019: EA also saw a drop off in revenue for Q1 2019, with...

Academics argue WHO’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification could cost South Korea billions

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Over the last couple of years, we've been covering the science behind gaming addiction and more specifically the World Health Organization's attempt to insert...

ZeniMax has begun pre-production on a AAA game set in a major new IP

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Could the digital wizards behind Elder Scrolls Online have a fresh spell or two hidden up their sleeves? It looks like this may indeed...
Hey, I duped that fair and square!

Meta: A heartfelt farewell to MMO Fallout

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Anybody who's been watching MMOs long enough knows MMO Fallout: It's been a staple MMO website for the last decade, perhaps known best for...

Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco

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On Friday, we reported that Riot Games' latest efforts to stave off a walkout at the popular League of Legends company were likely to...

Massively Uplifting: Destigmatizing mental health in games, celebrating loved ones in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Elite

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Spring started splendidly this year. While all may not come up roses in the world at large, plenty of good deeds and uplifting stories...

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