Year in Review – April 2017 (news) By Bree Royce - November 26, 2017 3:16 PM 0 SuperData examines gambling practices across the online gaming industry Record of Lodoss War Online is launching this week Reddit Place is not an MMO, but it is an MMO Pokemon Go has lost 80% of its users a year after launch City of Heroes-inspired Ship of Heroes’ $400,000 Kickstarter is live ESL Gaming is shutting down Guild Wars 2’s e-sports section Marvel Heroes is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as Marvel Heroes Omega U.S. district court hears Pokemon Go trespassing lawsuit EVE Fanfest 2017: EVE Valkyrie adds atmospheric flight in Groundrush, coming April 11th Secret World Legends beta leaks show a vastly changed game [Updated] City of Heroes-inspired MMORPG Ship of Heroes has canceled its Kickstarter bid EVE Fanfest 2017: DUST 514 successor Project Nova is still in development Experts caution against VR dangers Wargaming says betting is ‘a natural part of sports’ and therefore online games BioWare delays SWTOR 5.2 for a week, might be working on KOTOR 3 and a ‘semi-MMO’ Elite Dangerous’ The Commanders update today adds player avatars Star Trek Online announces the end of STO Gateway EVE Fanfest 2017: EVE Online plans amazing new PvE gameplay Massively OP’s spring and Easter MMORPG event roundup A trimmed-down Star Citizen 3.0 alpha is coming this summer Star Citizen’s 3.0 to ‘simulate a first-person universe with almost no limits’ Amazon job posting reveals New World details Video: Everything you need to know about Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 5.2 War for Iokath, live today Carbine Studios is hiring for an unspecified new project Cloud Pirates launches with a huge update LOTRO kicks off 10th anniversary celebration, more musical retrospectives The Exiled goes free-to-play for its third season Funcom’s Joel Bylos on the difference between MMOs and survival sandboxes Elder Scrolls Online community grumbles over Morrowind class nerfs and the impending Warden takeover H1Z1’s Fight for the Crown TV debut is tonight with $300K on the line Ashes of Creation plans May 1 Kickstarter, demos ‘Metropolis’ player city system MMOARG dev sues Milwaukee county over Pokemon Go-inspired park ordinance Academics and addiction experts weigh in on ‘pay-to-loot’ gambleboxes and lockboxes Overwatch pro player sees career ended over racist diatribe What’s John Smedley building for Amazon Game Studios? Guild Wars 2 announces Flashpoint living story episode, price drop for Heart of Thorns RuneScape DDoS hacker gets two years in U.K. prison Pantheon studio Visionary Realms finds firmer financial footing MMORPG sandbox Arcfall is headed to Steam early access Guild Wars 2 legendary armor for raiders launches next week Elite Dangerous’ community tool developers have gone on strike ‘This universe is going to be awesome’: Chris Roberts on Star Citizen’s evolving moons Former Funcom execs convicted, sentenced in insider trading case Wanna try new MMORPGs? Join the MMO Book Club
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