Rumors

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Jagex leaks ‘Next-Gen’ project slide; is it for RuneScape?

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During a weekend stream of RuneScape, Jagex Community Manager Shaun "Shauny" Akerman appears to have let slip a logo for an unannounced Jagex project...
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Overwatch: Hero leaks, lockbox probabilities, and Korean political humor

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As Asian countries are cracking down on online games with lockbox gambling, gaming companies are complying with transparency. To wit: Blizzard's Chinese Overwatch website...
Llook out, Llary! It's the llandlllord!

Rumor: Guild Wars 2 leak reveals expansion masteries, locations

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New images suggesting sweeping changes coming in Guild Wars 2's next expansion have been released into the wilds of Reddit. As usual, we’ll be tucking...

BioWare delays SWTOR 5.2 for a week, might be working on KOTOR 3 and a ‘semi-MMO’

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Let's rip off this band-aid quickly: There will be no SWTOR Update 5.2 today. BioWare announced on the forums that it is delaying the...

Secret World Legends beta leaks show a vastly changed game [Updated]

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Funcom has issued a statement about the leaks; we've included it in its entirety at the end of this post. For those assuming that Secret...
You made it sing, all right.

Objectively speaking, City of Heroes never existed and any memories you have of it existing were nothing more than hallucinations

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Wow, I am very impressed. You actually scanned that QR code and found your way here? I am actually super impressed by that fact...
Legacy, indeed.

Rumor: Destiny 2 leak hints at September 8 launch

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Reddit is buzzing this morning over posters uploaded across the internet that if legit -- and they do look legit -- seem to reveal a September...

EVE Evolved: Hints of EVE Online’s summer update

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The EVE Online community was a little surprised this week by what appeared to be the accidental early reveal of the feature list for this summer's...

Rumor: Lost Ark’s next Korean CBT is coming this summer

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What's going on with Lost Ark anyway? It's been a good long time since we heard anything about this promising and stunning-looking MMOARPG, including...
Everything comes around again.

We may have already known about Overwatch’s next hero… for months

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The next Overwatch hero is a quadraped Omnic named Anchora, and she appears to be a tank. This isn't a new announcement, though; it's...

Hearthstone: Lost Secrets of Un’Goro expansion possibly leaked

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The next expansion or adventure for Hearthstone might have been spotted, thanks to eagle-eyed fans who apparently spend their free time combing through resumes...

Perfect World has laid off under 30 employees, ‘no impact’ on MMOs

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This has been confirmed. See the end of this post for the statement. We've had multiple reports this week that PWE has laid off an...

Elder Scrolls Online plots reveal of ‘next great chapter’ for tomorrow

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Over the weekend, the official Elder Scrolls Online Twitter account tweeted a brief video of what appears to be smoldering volcanic vent, prompting players to renew the...

Did Elder Scrolls Online just tease Morrowind’s Vvardenfell DLC?

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If you've been living under a volcano... perhaps a red one... for the last couple of months, you may have missed all the speculation...
Get woke.

Black Desert considers second Awakenings, console port; releases Dark Knight trailer

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What does the future hold for Black Desert? The present holds the game releasing in Taiwan, but the future is a bit more up...
Iconic or no, I just don't care.

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood CE trailer, datamined expansion job

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When Stormblood releases in June, Final Fantasy XIV fans are going to be able to play Red Mage and... at least one other job....
This is all good.

Rumor: NCsoft might be working on Aion 2

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So NCsoft is working on another MMORPG. This in and of itself isn't terribly surprising, since this is how the company makes money. You...

Rumor: Elder Scrolls Online players datamine map of Morrowind’s Vvardenfell, hint at DLC

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Speak quickly, Outlander, or go away! Fancy a trip back to nostalgia town? Elder Scrolls Online Redditors have datamined what appears to be a map...
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Aeria rebuts Bless North America cancellation rumors

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We deal with a lot of rumors here, and while we generally filter out the entirely implausible ones, usually there are a lot of...
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Rumor: EVE Online’s CCP Games is considering selling itself off

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Bloomberg is reporting this morning that CCP Games is "exploring strategic options including a sale of the business after receiving interest from potential bidder"...