Rumors

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Rumor: Motiga, the studio behind Gigantic, is closing down

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Multiple employees and former employees are tweeting tonight alluding to the closure of Motiga Games, the studio behind MOBA Gigantic. "Today marks the end of...

Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion has fallen eerily silent – here’s what we know about the sexual misconduct allegations and missed updates

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Something weird is going on at Gazillion. On October 20th, the studio delayed its regular Friday Marvel Heroes update summary, promising details on Monday. Almost...
When leveling alts was already the plan...

WoW Factor: Speculating about World of Warcraft’s next expansion

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It's really, really weird to me to think that we're getting an announcement about a new World of Warcraft expansion next week. Admittedly, we...
shell

World of Warcraft has a Tortollan pet in its data files

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Because World of Warcraft and Hearthstone ostensibly take place in the same world, the latter frequently gets to fill out the lore of the...
HERE WE GO AGAIN

World of Warcraft (briefly) shows off the 8.0 expansion in testing

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Can we officially declare the next World of Warcraft expansion announced yet? Technically, no. But the game's beta version testing very briefly turned to...

Rumor: H1Z1 is about to drop King of the Kill branding (and maybe it’s really launching)

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Remember in 2016 when Daybreak split H1Z1 into two separate games, H1Z1: King of the Kill and H1Z1: Just Survive? Remember back in August when...

Overwatch kicks off Halloween, hires for a new game possibly set in the Overwatch universe

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Halloween - sorry, "Halloween Terror 2017" - is live for Overwatch players this week and runs through November. After all, come November 1st, spooky...
ride the build train

Rumor: Albion Online leak suggests new trial version with refer-a-friend benefits

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Want to try out Albion Online? Do you want one of your friends to play Albion Online? The latest leaked information about the game...

Rumor: Blizzard is buffing Battlenet with chat channels, offline mode

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The dataminers at MMO-Champion may have just figured out one of the big reveals Blizzard has cooking for BlizzCon next month. It revolves around...

Trademark registration suggests Daybreak’s new game is called Parabolic

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Massively OP tipsters Gankstar and Scott both noticed that just one month ago, Daybreak filed a trademark for what appears to be an expansion...
Call and answer.

One of the last Asheron’s Call emulators vanished last night

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When Asheron's Call shut down last winter following the spinoff of Standing Stone Games from Turbine, one of the few hopes the community had...
You guys are still here?

Rumor: Destiny 2’s first DLC will take players to Mercury

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Destiny 2 isn't out yet, but you can best be assured that the developers are planning far beyond that for the game's major updates....
All good!

Guild Wars 2: Loot rumors, RNG grumblings, character boosters, and map spoilers

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Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire detail rumors are swirling as info (and disinfo) is trickling back from the test environment. Here's a few of...

Rumor: Is En Masse publishing Closers Online in the west? [Update: Likely!]

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We've been keeping half an eye on Closers Online since at least 2015, but with no clear sign of westward movement, that half eye...
Really studying the heck out of a skull.

Datamining generates World of Warcraft expansion rumors

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Players have datamined a bit out of World of Warcraft's most recent test realm patch that hints at the destination of the next expansion, with...

Pokemon Go: The Milwaukee lawsuit, rare Pikachu, and the gym reporting problem

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It's been almost a year now since non-expat Americans were able to play Niantic's Pokemon Go. While we're naturally seeing birthday rumors, the game's unique...
Everything is totally fine and fixed forever and ever.

Rumor: Is Blizzard working on another shooter game – or an Overwatch expansion?

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Strange as it is be to consider, but Blizzard might not be solely satisfied with the rampant success of Overwatch in the shooter market. VG247...

Will Smed’s Amazon game utilize shooter mechanics?

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Back in February, we learned the fate of MMORPG industry veteran John Smedley: He's heading up a new game for Amazon Game Studios. Smed is...
This town is, in fact, big enough for the both of us. We need a fourth.

Wild West Online addresses Sergey Titov rumors [Updated]

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Rumors spread on Reddit yesterday suggesting that Sergey Titov is involved in Wild West Online have been partially but not fully debunked. Titov, you'll recall, was...

Is Cryptic Studios creating a Magic: The Gathering MMO?

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For years now, we have been pondering what "top secret" project might be in development over at Cryptic Studios. Well, the studio isn't talking...