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Analysts see ‘potential for earnings growth’ in NCsoft’s trio of upcoming titles

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If you walked away confused by NCsoft's most recent quarterly financial report, Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. might be able to sort it out for...

Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained’s beta will be born on the fourth of July (February 17, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained invites you to break out the sparklers because the game will finally launch its long-delayed beta one...

Citadel Studios and Nexon are recruiting talent

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If studio job postings get your blood pumping with the thoughts of what could be, here are a couple of tantalizing tidbits that perhaps...

Pantropy works to simplify crafting and protect players from offline raids

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With $24k out of $94k raised so far, the German mech shooter Pantropy has a long road ahead of it in its Kickstarter campaign. The...
Someone thinks that's neat, probably.

Cyberpunk 2077’s CD Projekt Red takes a stand against lockboxes and unfinished games

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The studio behind The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 isn't mincing words when it comes to business practices that involve lockboxes and partially delivered...
Guns hurt more when you're shot in the back, I can only use this gun for that, sorry, don't make the rules.

Rumor: Disney eyes Ubisoft and Activision to take over Star Wars video game IP

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Raise your hand if you're a little tired of Electronic Arts' handling of the Star Wars video game franchise since its acquisition in 2013....

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the absolute best if you’re a whale?

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At the end of every year, I always do a Daily Grind on the most expensive MMO to play at that exact moment, with...
NO

Black Desert’s Kakao Games enjoys $131.6 million in investment

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It's all coming up Kakao Games these days. The Korean studio received a large investment package recently that totals $131.6 million. The bundle comes from...
ride eternal shiny and chrome

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has a roadmap for 2018 coming soon

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So what's actually going on for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds? Most of the news we've heard about the game this year has been focused around jumping...

Chaos Theory: Do you need to sub to enjoy Secret World Legends?

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A question I am asked quite a bit about free-to-play games is whether or not one needs to sub to really play. It is...

New Hampshire senator Maggie Hassan has picked up the lootbox and gaming addiction cause

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Up until now, the political grumblings about video game gambleboxes has been mostly limited to state governments, specifically Hawaii's Chris Lee, who submitted four...

Black Desert players protest lag, bugs, pay-to-win, and lack of account security

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Agitators on the Black Desert subreddit are attempting to whip up press and players over a range of grievances players have with Kakao, the...

Dauntless argues ‘bespoke purchases’ are replacing the lockbox model

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It might be tempting to think that the industry is doomed and that no studio will ever be able to ignore the siren song...
Well this is... not great.

Steam terminates its relationship with MMO company Insel Games over alleged review manipulation

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It's really unusual to see publishers outright booted off of Steam, but Valve has done exactly that to Insel Games following reports of review...
But the same old story.

Amazon’s New World seeks a software development manager

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Despite coming onto the scene with a flurry of prospective titles, Amazon Game Studios has yet to really make a great impression on the...

It’s getting more expensive to join the Overwatch League

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If you didn't get in on the ground floor of the Overwatch League with a professional team of your own, just know that it's...

Nexon sees huge increase in revenue, splits stock

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Things are looking pretty rosy for Nexon as the studio posted its Q4 2017 financials. Revenue and profit both shot up compared to the...

Take a look at the gameplay for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on mobile

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At long last, your nightmare of having moments in the day when you might not be playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is coming to an end....
Great! Roll some dice to see if I'm getting drunk.

Sea of Thieves may have microtransactions, but it will never have lootboxes

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In Sea of Thieves, your character is a pirate roaming the high seas for boxes of treasure, but in real life you won't need...
Oh, nice.

Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragon Bones DLC and update 17 are live – and the new outfit system is not cheap

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Elder Scrolls Online's paid Dragon Bones DLC and free update 17 are finally fully launched on PC. While technically the update rollout was yesterday,...

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