Rumors

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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...

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...
Whee.

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...

Vitae Aeternum: So just what is New World’s big June announcement?

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For the past few months, Amazon Games has repeated the same mantra in regards to New World's future: Wait for the announcement in June....

Rumor: Bungie is (or at least was?) supposedly working on Destiny 3

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According to reporting on multiple websites this morning, Bungie wasn't just blowing hot air during yesterday's The Final Shape stream when the studio's Luke...
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NetEase and Blizzard ink deal to revive World of Warcraft, Overwatch 2, and Diablo IV in China

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(As of late tonight, Blizzard has officially confirmed the rumors. Our original post follows, and we've updated with the official news at the end.) It's...

Palia studio Singularity 6 has been hit by layoffs – 35% of the team impacted

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(This article has been updated with S6's statement at the end; the original piece is as follows.) Palia studio Singularity 6's frustrating deceptions regarding the...

Microsoft prepares to talk about Xbox’s future in a podcast as multi-platform game rumors swirl

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The past several weeks have been some apparently nervous ones for those whose online personas are devoted to Microsoft in general and Xbox in...

Rumor: Sea of Thieves may be coming to other consoles

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Here is a dollop of spicy rumor to float in your grog: Sea of Thieves may be coming to the PlayStation and Switch in...