Rumors

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Electronic Arts is reportedly seeking to sell itself off – and has been for a while

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Apparently, Electronic Arts wants to become delicious food for a larger corporation. This information is a piece of a larger article about Comcast-NBCUniversal chief...

BioWare is seeking new hires to ‘create the next Star Wars The Old Republic game’

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Apparently, BioWare is hiring, seeking developers to create "the next Mass Effect, Dragon Age, or Star Wars: The Old Republic games." Yes, you read...
Birb?

An untitled prequel novel for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight has surfaced on Amazon

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One of the things that was conspicuously missing from World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's initial announcement was the concurrent announcement of anything that might be...

Microsoft’s planned games streaming TV device could arrive in the next 12 months

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Companies really want people to be able to stream games from the cloud to a television, but where Stadia ultimately failed, Microsoft believes it...

Skull and Bones tester leaks technical test footage of the game’s tutorial introduction

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Starting off life as a pirate in Ubisoft's upcoming sandbox Skull and Bones will require players to get themselves acclimated, which generally means there's...

Rumor: Leakers claim Elder Scrolls Online’s ZOS is working on a Star Wars Mandalorian MMO

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Is Elder Scrolls Online's ZeniMax Online Studios working on a new Star Wars MMO? Well, that's what the rumor mill is claiming. Comicbook Gaming...
Ahem.

Former EVE Online CSM member recounts CCP mismanagement during his tenure

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What's life like at EVE Online developer CCP Games? To hear one former CSM member's account, it's generally pretty chaotic and poorly managed. A...
Nope, not letting this one go.

Rumor: Ubisoft is on the cusp of being bought out by a private equity firm

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If insider reporting is to be believed, the next major gaming acquisition to begin this year is Ubisoft. Reporting from Bloomberg as well as...

Lost Ark’s recent Proving Grounds PvP video appears to show off a battle pass feature

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With Lost Ark going in on its PvP gameplay by way of a PvP invitational esports event and its current Proving Grounds mode, it's...
You thought wrong.

World of Warcraft sends out surveys to players about potential Wrath of the Lich King Classic

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It's not going to surprise anyone that World of Warcraft is making plans for Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Even if it weren't...
Yeah, this is a thing.

WoW Factor: So let’s talk about World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight leak

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Sometimes you just get handed a column, you know? No, you probably don't; you probably don't work in this insane profession. The point is that...
End of... oh, wait.

Rumor: World of Warcraft’s next expansion is called Dragonflight according to website code leaks

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It should be known by now that dataminers will go to any lengths and plumb any digital depths they can to discover what's coming...

One More Game’s latest blog talks bot AI, peppers in hints at a possible but ‘hypothetical’ PvP RTS

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We're going to lead off by stating that dev studio One More Game - the one that was founded by former ArenaNet and Riot...

CCP Games CEO joins a private meeting with crypto company heads ‘to talk about EVE Online’ at GDC

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The possible shadow of a crypto and NFT Damocles continues to hang over EVE Online. We've previously reported on this year's GDC conference being...
We won this one.

Insiders unveil PlayStation’s plans for a Game Pass-like subscription service

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There's plenty of folks - 25 million of them, in fact - who love Microsoft's Game Pass service, a subscription plan that lets players...
Look out!

The Daily Grind: Do you pay close attention to MMO leaks and rumors?

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It would be very easy for me to say that my eyes are drawn to purported leaks, rumors, and rumblings about unreleased content for...

Massive Apex Legends leak uncovers multiple new characters, maps, and weapons

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There are leaks, and then there's the digital version of a dam breaking. The latter appears to be the case for battle royale shooter...

Bethesda files a new trademark for Spyteam, a possible team multiplayer shooter

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There are few things more tantalizing than major unannounced games from big game developers. Bethesda has more than a few secrets hidden behind closed...
Same old story, same old song and dance.

Datamining reveals a potential Blood Knight class for Diablo Immortal

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It almost feels kind of odd that there aren't Blood Knights running around from the word "go" in every Diablo game, given the way that...

Elder Scrolls Online has begun teasing what looks like a High Isles Breton-centric chapter

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If you follow The Elder Scrolls Online on Twitter, you probably noticed some of the cryptic teases about the game's next chapter and year-long...