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Wild Buster is back as Champions of Titan under a new publisher

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Remember Wild Buster? Back in February, Valve booted its publisher, Insel Games, off Steam, accusing it of review manipulation after a dev leaked a...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 182: Follow the Torchlight

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Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, LOTRO, Torchlight Frontiers, Diablo, RuneScape Classic, Trove, and No Man's Sky. And also haiku!
We're the good guys this week, right? No? Well, we're going anyway.

Riot and Tencent appear to be on unpleasant terms with one another

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Some fans are still probably a bit miffed that Riot Games (maker of League of Legends and that's all) teased them about the possibility...

NCsoft Q3 2018: Aion, Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2 revenues dip, while NCsoft teases three new titles

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NCsoft's second quarter financials for the year hit this morning, and it's not exactly bad news. Sales are down slightly, but everything looks wimpy...

Hi-Rez reorganizes SMITE, Paladins, and Realm Royale teams as newly renamed substudios

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Hi-Rez Studios is making bold moves today: It's just announced that it's splitting up the band, unbundling its games teams into separate but joined...

EverFeud’s Kickstarter has been canceled, but the devs say they’ll ‘pursue other options’

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At the tail end of July, we covered the Kickstarter of EverFeud, a PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid that sought $105,000 to fund development. Unfortunately, the...
SIR

Monster Hunter World breaks its Steam record but now faces a regulation nightmare in China

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The record for highest concurrent users on Steam for a game launched in 2018 goes to Monster Hunter World, smashing the record set by......
Cool.

Bethsoft: Dodgy reseller lawsuits, new media review policies, and Legends crossplay ultimata

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Today in why we can't have nice things, it appears that Bethsoft is using its legal weight to crack down on folks selling fully...

Pearl Abyss sees hefty revenue bump thanks to Black Desert

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Pearl Abyss, the Korean developer of Black Desert, posted its Q2 2018 earnings report this past week, showing both significantly increased revenue and profits...

Fallout 76 signs on Inon Zur for another musical tour of duty in the wasteland

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It's hard to imagine a Fallout game these days without the haunting and beautiful score of video game composer Inon Zur. Fortunately, players this...
Success?

League of Legends Lead Designer Ghostcrawler moves to an unnamed project

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Let's play connect-the-dots today and see if we can see a picture forming over at Riot Games, shall we? Back in July, its co-founder...
Here we go again.

Elder Scrolls Online drops Murkmire, Wolfhunter trailers, buffs subscriber benefits

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ZeniMax is dropping some good stuff at QuakeCon for players of The Elder Scrolls Online. If you're a dedicated subscriber, you're in for some...

Greed Monger delays refunds again because of crypto market dips

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There's been another update in the long-running saga that is Greed Monger. Greed Monger is easily the most infamous MMORPG Kickstarter failure to date, having raised...

Discord has launched its own video game storefront into beta, and it kinda looks like a Steam-GOG mashup

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We all rolled our eyes when Valve's new Steam chat client borrowed heavily from Discord's proven best practices for chat, but most people didn't...
This seems like more of a half-move.

World of Warcraft makes some big last-minute class adjustments before Battle for Azeroth

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As the final few days count down before Battle for Azeroth drops, World of Warcraft's developers are making some significant last-minute class adjustments to...
Right round.

Netmarble’s earning report shows more revenue from North American markets than Korea

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Netmarble has released its earnings report for the most recent quarter, which means that if you love looking through investment reports for various companies,...

Runewaker’s Guardians of Ember is getting a relaunch in the west thanks to Gameforge

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It's been a weird 2018 for Guardians of Ember. Back in February, Valve booted its publisher, Insel Games, off Steam, citing review manipulation in...

Jace Hall confirms that he’s H1Z1’s new PC lead, promises the sky

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The rumors and hints are true: Monolith's Jace Hall has made the jump over to Daybreak to take on the position as PC lead...

Nexon’s financials hint at an upcoming western release for Moonlight Blade

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We have been waiting for a long, long time to see if and when Nexon would be bringing the mega-hit Moonlight Blade over from...
Oh, that works.

The Expanse started life as a failed MMO pitch

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It's always funny when you see the routes that various franchises take. The Expanse started life as a series of books, which became a...

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