Rumors

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Rumor: Ubisoft is developing a cozy MMO with voxel-based building mechanics

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Did you think that the "cozy multiplayer game" trend was dying out? That would mean all it needed was for one major publisher who...

New Blizzard job posting reignites hopes for a potential StarCraft open-world shooter

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Out of all of the IPs that Blizzard owns, few of them seem more underused than StarCraft, which is a shame because the game's...

Rumor: Job posting suggests another new multiplayer title in the Horizon Zero Dawn universe

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How do you feel about the open world maps of the single-player Horizon: Zero Dawn series? Have you thought how those maps just weren't...
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Here’s what may surface during tomorrow’s Warcraft Direct livestream showcase

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Tomorrow is a big shiny broadcast date for fans of World of Warcraft in specific and the Warcraft franchise in general as Blizzard readies...

WarCraft III Reforged’s temporary 2.0 version update on an internal PTR sparks rumors of a revival

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Four years ago, Blizzard gave the world Warcraft III: Reforged. It was... not good: Our own Eliot referred to it in his first impressions...

Rumor: Guild Wars 2-themed digital CCG is called Lion’s Arch Guild Wars Arena – and it’s coming to Steam

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Those sneaky sleuthy Redditors appear to have uncovered something that ArenaNet and NCsoft appear to be preparing to unveil. A SteamDB update shared by...

Ubisoft ponders a buyout by Tencent and Guillemot family’s company after second quarter stumbles

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It's become clear now that the Star Wars and Assassin's Creed IPs are not as ironclad as they once were for Ubisoft: Following a...

StarCraft is reportedly getting a shooter, Hearthstone has a new patch, Overwatch 2 shares anime outfits

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Some people don't like it when their food touches on a plate. Others don't care. And others stack food servings on top of one...
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Rumor: Bungie’s Marathon will cost $40 and is aiming for a 2025 release

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News about Bungie's new-look version of Marathon has been pretty thin, which isn't really a surprise considering layoffs at Bungie last year delayed the...

Rumor: Insiders leak details about Destiny Rising, an in-development mobile game by NetEase

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What would a looter shooter like Destiny look like on mobile? This is a question that many gamers may yet ponder as insider leaks...

Rumor: Star Citizen fans uncover a trademark filed by CIG for a potential third game

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The plot is either thickening or getting muddier depending on how one reads this latest bit of news uncovered by Star Citizen fans, as...
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Rumor: Richard Garriott says he believes he will get Ultima Online back ‘soon’

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If you enjoy some political shitposting, then you might already be following MMORPG founding father Richard Garriott on Twitter, and if so, you might...

Rumor: Riot Games is working on a Valorant-themed MMOFPS

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For several years now, Riot Games has made noise -- and more -- about its desire to enter the MMO scene. And while the...

Bungie scraps Destiny spinoff Payback, shifts away from expansions for Destiny 2

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Last April, a Redditor who claims to have connections with former Bungie devs raised a few eyebrows with initial details of a Destiny 3-style...
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Rumor: Blizzard’s new WoW Classic survey once more raises hopes for a Classic Plus launch

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If you're anywhere even adjacent to the WoW Classic playerbase, then you've probably seen rumblings about a "Classic Plus survey" making the rounds in...

Raph Koster’s nine Playable Worlds teasers (so far) hint at the MMORPG sandbox you always wanted

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As we covered earlier in the week, Raph Koster's studio Playable Worlds has been tweeting what appeared to be a countdown accompanied by a...

Guild Wars 2 teases land spears, builds on Secrets of the Obscure’s lessons for next expansion

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But Bree, you say, Guild Wars 2 already has spears. And you're right! Spears as an underwater weapon have been in the game since...

Throne & Liberty producer resigns as mobile version rumors surface

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If you were already harboring doubts about the prospects of Throne & Liberty's western launch, then prepare to possibly hoist another mental red flag:...

Leaks spring forth from Valve’s new in-development competitive hero shooter Deadlock

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Were you hoping that Valve would figure out how to count to three or address the long-suffering TF2 playerbase? Well, put those hopes down...

Amid release date rumors, Tarisland promises ‘exciting updates soon’

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I don't know if you've noticed, but Tarisland has been kinda weird lately. Updates and announcements and test news out of Tencent has slowed...