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Trion’s Trove has a million monthly users

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Could Trove be the sleeper hit of 2015? Signs are looking good already. While the sandvox title lingered in open beta for quite some time,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best aquatic gameplay?

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There are very few things that I miss about ArcheAge. One of them is the title's aquatic gameplay. Whether we're talking about its vast array...

World of Tanks’ new global map is live

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World of Tanks' new clan wars global map is now live in Europe, North America, Asia, and Korea, according to a company press blurb....

SMITE has officially launched on the Xbox One

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Hi-Rez has officially launched SMITE on the Xbox One. The firm says via press release that its mythology MOBA is in fact the first...

Psychochild on what it’s like to make a crowdfunded MMO

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Camelot Unchained senior engineer Brian "Psychochild" Green has published a blog post examining his experiences on CityState's crowdfunded RvR title. While he doesn't offer...

EverQuest II’s prison server is a ‘one-way trip for an entire account forever’

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Are you an EverQuest II troublemaker? You could find yourself exiled to a server called Drunder if you're a habitual rule-breaker. In a new...

TERA closing in Taiwan and Hong Kong — at least for the time being

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TERA fans in Taiwan will soon find themselves out of a virtual world come November. MMO Culture is reporting that the publisher, OMG Digital Entertainment,...

More layoffs for ZeniMax (Update: Confirmed)

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The end of this post has been updated with confirmation from Bethsoft as of August 20th. Comments by a gaming industry recruiter and tech consultant have sparked...
There's really only one mode, when you get down to it.

Final Fantasy XIV launches in South Korea to solid internet cafe stats

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Final Fantasy XIV's launch in South Korea happened too recently to make any declarations about its long-term fate. What can be said with certainty,...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft weathers an assault from the DDoS legion

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Last night was not a fun time to be playing World of Warcraft. Various game servers started going offline, and while the initial statement...

Age of Wulin’s Chapter 7 expansion hits later this month

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Age of Wulin is getting a new expansion on August 25th, according to a Webzen press release. The new stuff is called Chapter 7:...

New crowdfunding platform aims for actual gamer investment

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You know how gamers who don't understand Kickstarter sometimes refer to their donations as an "investment?" Well, a new crowdfunding platform called Fig aims to allow...

Crowfall releases two vids, one with Legionaires and one with kittens

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Good news for Crowfall and its fans today, as ArtCraft has announced that a round of additional equity financing to the tune of $1...

Destiny trailer teases Taken King, tomorrow’s Twitch reveal

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It's hard to believe that Destiny is almost a year old, but it is. Today Bungie released a teaser trailer for the Twitch reveal...

Cloud Imperium comments on IllFonic’s Star Citizen involvement

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Yesterday IllFonic confirmed that it had laid off six staff members from its Denver-based studio that is working on both Revival and the FPS...

Eternal Crusade loses creative director, plans closed alpha sooner than expected

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Eternal Crusade has reported that another one of its team has fallen on the field of development battle, as Creative Director David Ghozland announced...
Come back, bear.

Funcom CEO discusses missteps and the future of the company’s games

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It is a very unsettling time to be a fan of Funcom's titles with the news that the studio is actively looking for a...

The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios disclose the odds of winning lockbox prizes?

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Every once in a while in an MMO, the desire to play with numbers grips me, like the time I hand-crafted a thousand drinks in Star...

World of Tanks’ new global map debuts Wednesday

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World of Tanks is getting a new global map this Wednesday. The revamped map has been in open beta for a couple of months,...

Revival and Star Citizen studio IllFonic lays off six

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IllFonic, the studio behind the dark fantasy sandbox Revival and one of several contributors to Star Citizen's FPS module, has laid off six staff members,...