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Project Genom is quietly restructuring around SpatialOS

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Have you been watching Project Genom from the sidelines and noted in the back of your mind that it seems like the game has gone...

Farming Simulator is the esports league the modern gaming industry deserves

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No, it's not a joke: Farming Simulator is seriously putting together an esports league. And really, why not? This is just as legitimate as...

Aion: Legions of War brings NCsoft’s franchise to mobile

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While some of the team that built it is now looking for work elsewhere thanks to layoffs, Aion: Legions of War has released worldwide as...
Among all the many, many ways you are terrible.

Cyberpunk 2077 creative director joins Blizzard to work on an unannounced new project

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A sudden shake-up has occurred at Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red, as it appears that the game's creative director, Sebastian Stępień, has left...

Sea of Thieves is taking aim at combat adjustments in its next update

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Combat on the high seas is about to get a bit more refined, according to Sea of Thieves Executive Producer Joe Neate in the...

Closers updates its development roadmap as its Lunar New Year event begins

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It's been the better part of a year since anime-action MMO Closers released its latest development roadmap, and the folks at En Masse Entertainment...
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Lineage II looks forward to updates for both live and Classic in early 2019

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The next year will bring stuff for Lineage II. That's the takeaway from the new producer's letter for the game looking forward to everything on the...
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UK parliament committee seeks submissions about gaming addiction

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Back in December, the UK House of Commons committee responsible for digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) announced it was poised to begin an...
Of course, you can argue that the lack of BfA is actually a positive.

China’s third round of game approvals still omits Tencent and NetEase

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There are a lot of game companies in China, but Tencent and NetEase are the two titans with huge stables of titles, numerous online...

Post-apoc survival MMO Last Oasis plans spring early access, opens closed beta signups

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You just never know with survival games that call themselves MMOs whether they really mean it, but we've caught another one today: It's called...
We're here! We're... that's it, actually.

EverQuest producer teases 20th anniversary events and the resurrection of Fan Faire

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Daybreak just had a tough year, but EverQuest is focusing ahead on 2019. This March, the game turns 20 years old, and Holly Longdale's...

Trove’s Crystal Combat update is finally coming to console in February

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One of Trove's best features since releasing on console years ago, in my estimation anyway, was that its PC and console updates were always...
Heritage.

SuperData December 2018: World of Warcraft returns to the rankings, Fortnite takes the year

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Back in December, hearts skipped beats over the realization that not a single Blizzard game made it into SuperData's top global revenue rankings for...

Star Trek Online update brings Mirror Universe Tilly, free tardigrade pets, and better skin

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You can't keep a bad captain down -- or an available voice actress who is bearing the sole burden of representing her entire TV...

Black Desert is heavily adjusting its battle royale mode based on player feedback in today’s patch

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Black Desert's had a wild winter already, with an expansion, new class, and battle royale mode rolling out in just the last few months....
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Crowfall takes inventory in its latest dev diary

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Ahh, the humble inventory. It's a feature often taken for granted in MMOs; after all, you've gotta have somewhere to keep all of that...
In we go.

Anthem is just under a month away from official launch, but weekend VIP demo downloading has begun

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If you've been looking forward to Anthem, you have about a month to go until it has launched for everyone. The game's full launch is...

Improbable and Crytek team up for SpatialOS CryEngine integration and new AAA game

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Improbable made headlines over the last couple of weeks thanks to its tussle with Unity over SpatialOS's integration and licensing. That tussle's since ended,...
Same old story, same old song and dance.

Long before Diablo Immortal, the franchise nearly had… Diablo Junior

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We hear that if you look into a mirror with the lights off and say "Diablo Immortal" three times, the Prime Evil himself will...
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The Division 2 encourages players to get greedy with new Dark Zone mechanics

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We're only a couple of months out from the release of Ubisoft's MMO third-person-shooter The Division 2, which will be bringing with it a...

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