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Tencent, Activision Blizzard, and EA among top-grossing game companies this year so far
If someone were to ask you which video game company was absolutely dominating the revenue charts in 2016, what would you say? Unless you...
Superdata’s September report shows Destiny, WoW, GW2, SWTOR, and TERA doing well
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...
The video game voice actor strike is on
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...
Video game voice actors to strike on October 21st
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
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...
Destiny 2 might be coming to the PC
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...
Destiny launches Rise of Iron, starts selling game bundle
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
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)
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...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2016: Activision-Blizzard posts results ahead of WoW Legion, Overwatch
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,...
Hearthstone announces 50 million registered players
The latest Hearthstone expansion release coincides with another bombshell for the game, with an official announcement from Activision Blizzard boasting that the game has...
WoW Factor: Nostalrius, copyright, and player demand
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Bungie denies Destiny ammo pack microtrans rumors
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
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
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...