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Important to MMO players primarily for its relationship to Blizzard aka Blizzard Entertainment.

Holy elves, Elfman!

Tencent, Activision Blizzard, and EA among top-grossing game companies this year so far

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If someone were to ask you which video game company was absolutely dominating the revenue charts in 2016, what would you say? Unless you...
We all go together.

Superdata’s September report shows Destiny, WoW, GW2, SWTOR, and TERA doing well

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Superdata's September games market report is up, and the console revenue rankings have a new old king: Destiny. Yes, Destiny has returned to the...
No one weekend should have all that power.

The video game voice actor strike is on

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The strike that U.S. screen actors guild SAG-AFTRA was threatening against video game studios will be going forward as planned, with the strike starting just after...
Remember, if we meet any primitive cultures on this planet, I'm the god. Unless they're one of those cultures that kills their gods, in which case Bradley is the god.

Video game voice actors to strike on October 21st

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Voice acting, increasingly, is a big part of MMOs; while Star Wars: The Old Republic puts it forth as a core feature, games like...

Superdata: WoW now charges a full monthly sub in China

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Superdata's digital games market report for August 2016 landed in our inbox today. Those of you who've been consistently frustrated and confused over the...
Legacy, indeed.

Destiny 2 might be coming to the PC

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PC players who have felt slighted over the past two years due to Destiny's exclusive home on consoles could have a reason to break...
Gosh, I love farming.

Destiny launches Rise of Iron, starts selling game bundle

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Enough of living in shame and squalor, it's time to rise and become an Iron Lord! Destiny: Rise of Iron is now live and...

Superdata: WoW, Lineage, SWTOR, TERA, and Blade & Soul top April P2P online games revenues

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Superdata has a new seasonal report out on the state of the digital games market. The research firm's April figures show that World of...

The MOP Up: Blizzard’s mobile prospects (May 15, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Are we doing the time warp?

Activision-Blizzard Q1 2016: Activision-Blizzard posts results ahead of WoW Legion, Overwatch

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Activision-Blizzard's first quarter 2016 financial report just hit the internet, and the company is declaring "better-than-expected" financial results. "For the quarter ended March 31, 2016,...
Yeah, it doesn't say anything good.

Hearthstone announces 50 million registered players

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The latest Hearthstone expansion release coincides with another bombshell for the game, with an official announcement from Activision Blizzard boasting that the game has...
I don't miss the days without blood elves, not at all.

WoW Factor: Nostalrius, copyright, and player demand

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If you haven't been following the latest Legion testing - which, at the end of the day, is just a series of iterative updates...

Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of King Digital Entertainment

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Corporate acquisitions take a while, but Activision Blizzard has completed its acquisition of King Digital Entertainment, a deal which was first announced back in...

Activision layoffs likely don’t affect Blizzard’s games

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Game Informer is reporting that Activision-Blizzard has suffered layoffs in the wake of its earnings call last week. Don't panic, MMO players; it at...

Destiny Mega Bloks, event compensation, and leveling shenanigans

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Howsabout a Destiny news threesome this afternoon? First, Bungie is teaming up with Mega Bloks for a series of Destiny toy sets this year. Family Gamer...

Activision-Blizzard Q4 2015: WoW sees ‘growth,’ Legion still on track for summer

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Activision-Blizzard has posted its Q4 2015 financial report, touting record digital revenues up 20% year over year, thanks in part to game exports to Chinese...

Interview: John Smedley on Hero’s Song crowdfunding and the future

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Following the abrupt cancellation of the Kickstarter for Pixelmage Games' sandboxy OARPG Hero's Song, we chatted with studio CEO and MMORPG veteran John Smedley about...
So, how about those balance issues?

Bungie denies Destiny ammo pack microtrans rumors

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Bungie has denied rumors that it was planning a fresh round of microtransactions for console MMO Destiny. VG247 posted this morning that it had a...

Vivendi sells all of its shares of Activision Blizzard for $1.1 billion

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Breaking up is always hard to do -- unless, of course, there's a whole ton of money in the mix to make you feel...

ESPN officially launches an e-sports division, picks up e-sports journalists

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When Activision-Blizzard acquired Major League Gaming earlier this month, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed his plans to create a kind of "ESPN of e-sports." It turns out that ESPN has had its...

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