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Take-Two has confirmed rumors of Borderlands Online's demise, as well as the closure of its 2K China studio and the firing of approximately 150 staff. "We determined that the additional time required to finish current projects at the studio, particularly Borderlands Online, would not yield a favorable return on investment," the publisher told GamesIndustry.biz. The firm also stated that the...

Parting is such sweet sorrow, the Bard once said. And that is especially true when it comes to the departure of beloved community managers. Today we found out that WildStar Community and Creative Content Manager Tony Rey has left both Carbine and NCsoft for reasons and destination unknown. "I am no longer apart of NCsoft," Rey posted on Twitter yesterday. "I'll miss...

If you missed the BlizzCon 2015 opening ceremony and the World of Warcraft: Legion overview panel that immediately followed it, you missed some big stuff! For a start, Blizzard more or less confirmed the rumors that World of Warcraft's Legion expansion will be out by next September -- "summer 2016" is the official word. As for beta, you can expect...

Life is Feudal is fast approaching its official November 17th release date. As such, the dev team has published a new animated trailer designed to get you excited about the fantasy sandbox's possibilities. There's no gameplay on offer, but rather a series of moving images underscored by the unmistakable voice of narrator Sean Bean. Life is Feudal styles itself as a...

Every time Camelot Unchained does another class reveal, I think I've found my new favorite class. First it was the Black Riders who use their severed heads and spinal cords as weapons. Then it was the Specters and their mask-wearing mastery of fear. Today it's the Flame Warden, which is more in line with the fireball-throwing mage that I...

Infinity: Battlescape looks to have a little momentum on Kickstarter. I-Novae's seamless space battler is over two thirds of the way to its $300,000 goal with just under two weeks to go. The title may pick up a few more backers, too, thanks to positive word of mouth and the endorsement of some space sim bigwigs around the industry. What about...

There's an expansion in the works for World of Warcraft. That's not news. It's the details of that expansion that fans have been anxiously awaiting ever since the expansion was first announced in August. Now that BlizzCon is here, we're finally getting more details, and just for the heck of it we thought we'd go ahead and liveblog the...

Rust is the latest online game to open up an item store, but it's actually more interesting than it sounds. The store sells only player-created items, allowing gamers to make money on their designs. The store is through Steam itself, which will apparently change depending on the demand and economy. There are already many player-created designs available, including weapons, clothing,...

BlizzCon 2015 kicks off with its opening ceremony at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) today, and Massively OP liveblogged the festivities down in the comments. Now that it's over, we've updated the end of this post with the highlights. The opening ceremony is being streamed for free, even if you don't have a virtual ticket, and you can watch it yourself...

On this morning's investor call, Activision-Blizzard announced a new endeavor for the company: its very own movie and TV studio. Activision Blizzard Studios will be headed up by former Disney exec Nick van Dyk and focus first on an animated TV show called Skylanders Academy and "a robust cinematic universe based on the Call of Duty franchise," with a target date of...