Rumors

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Battleborn boss denies free-to-play plans

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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has denied a Kotaku report that Gearbox is about to take its flagging shooter Battleborn free-to-play within a couple of...

Rumor: American McGee ARPG Akaneiro is kaput

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Four years ago or so, a number of folks at Massively, including me, had their sights set on Akaneiro: Demon Hunters. It was a...

Twitter teasers suggest Amazon’s Breakaway probably isn’t what we’re hoping it is

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If you're still hungering for savory facts about Breakaway, Amazon Game Studios' soon-to-be-revealed game that's scooped up so many MMORPG developers in Seattle, welp, that dinner...
A whole new wait, no, not doing this song, never mind.

TERA is assessing interest in that rumored console port

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Back in May, TERA's South Korean publisher confirmed that the MMORPG was destined for console ports to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 -- at...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Pokemon Go: The fake Harry Potter rumor and the patch of doom

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The Harry Potter  Pokemon Go clone widely reported over the weekend was a hoax, guys. JTHX News originally claimed IGN posted the news, but...
Day, night, whatever.

What we know about Age of Wushu 2

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In March of last year, rumors that Snail Games was working on Age of Wushu 2 -- not just its Dynasties mobile spinoff -- began...
RIFT

EU gaming blogs seemingly confirm RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy expansion

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Earlier this month, we wrote about a Trion Worlds video game software trademark filing for "Starfall Prophecy," which prompted speculation on whether that might...

Rumor: Lost Ark plans beta announcement

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Steparu reports this morning rumors flowing on Korean sits that OARPG Lost Ark is on the verge of announcing a big upcoming beta test,...

Rumor: Firefall’s Red 5 Studios has suffered mass layoffs

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Former Red 5 Studios employees are suggesting the company is in big trouble today. Community Manager FadedPez has apparently been discharged from the studio. https://twitter.com/FadedPez/status/757697647075467264 Matt DeWald...

Hyperspace Beacon: Wild speculation about SWTOR’s Knights of the Eternal Throne

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Who else was disappointed by the Star Wars: The Old Republic presentation at Star Wars Celebration over the weekend? I had really hoped that...
From this point it looks so easy.

Devilian, Defiance community staffers shuffle as Trion seeks new hires in Austin

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An anonymous reader tipped us off to possible staffing shifts at Trion Worlds this week, and now Trion's Garth Chouteau has confirmed to Massively OP...

Trion has filed a Starfall Prophecy trademark – is it for RIFT?

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Trion Worlds has filed a new trademark relating to video games this week: Starfall Prophecy. A thread on the official RIFT forums has led to a...

Is World of Warcraft kicking off a pre-Legion event today?

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Wake up, World of Warcraft players, because you may be pressed into service against the irksome demons today. Last night, Blizzard sent out a cryptic tweet with...

Rumor: SWTOR’s next expansion might be Knights of the Eternal Throne

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Dulfy's spotted a rumor that Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion might be "KOTET" -- Knights of the Eternal Throne, as some players are guessing. A...

Guild Wars 2 leak teases living story season three content

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An Italian video games site appears to have leaked information about Guild Wars 2's living story season three in a new interview with ArenaNet. Though the...
I'm sprcl.

Star Trek magazine provides support for a Star Trek Online crossover with the reboot universe

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Remember this dude from Star Trek Online? You know, the guy that got a whole write-up just for the fun of it about how...

Raiding might be a component in Guild Wars 2’s living story season three

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If you were hoping that raiding will quietly disappear in Guild Wars 2 the way so many other features have over the years, you...
Shoot time!

Destiny’s next major DLC leaks plot details and the Gjallarhorn

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The next major Destiny DLC has been shrouded in a certain amount of mystery, but the lights are coming up on Rise of Iron....

Rumor: No Man’s Sky delayed at least until late summer

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Kotaku is reporting that multiple unnamed sources have confirmed that No Man's Sky has been delayed "until at least July or August." The staggeringly ambitious,...
You're so cool you're chilly.

WildStar is apparently hitting Steam on June 1st (Update: Maybe not?)

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WildStar's Steam page has been updated with an apparent launch date: June 1st. The Steam page itself went live sans promises back in April, but...