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Activision-Blizzard Q2 2022: More revenue dips for WoW, ABK, and Blizzard in spite of Diablo Immortal
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As of this afternoon, we have Q2's results, comprising April, May, and June 2022; let's...
Last Oasis previews this week’s Season 5 ‘LOverhaul’ launch
Last Oasis is on the cusp of its Season 5 "LOverhaul," which is set to arrive at some point this week, bringing with it...
Betawatch: Path of Titans stomps into closed beta
We told you before it happened, but the multiplatform multiplayer survival game Path of Titans is now officially in closed beta for most major...
Hands-on with Multiversus: How WB’s new brawler stacks up against Super Smash Bros.
Like most of the readers of this site, I spend the majority of my gaming time in MMORPGs, or I wouldn't be here. But...
MultiVersus crests at over 150K players on Steam during open beta, reveals LeBron James as a playable character
It looks like a homerun for developer Player First Games' newly released character brawler MultiVersus. Shortly after the title made its open beta debut...
Open world MMO Noah’s Heart makes its global debut on PC and mobile today
After about two years since its original reveal to our shores, some beta tests, and a soft launch in Europe, today marks the day...
Mech shooter Galahad 3093 launches final beta today, plans early access launch on September 1
Simutronics, a company previously known for a couple of MUDs, decided to take a completely surprising tangent into the team-based hero shooter sub-genre with...
EverQuest II opens up Myths and Monoliths update on the test server for players
Remember when it felt like every single tabletop roleplaying game had a name with an ampersand? You had Dungeons & Dragons, but also Chivalry...
Guild Wars 2 plans Festival of the Four Winds for August 1, next WvW restructuring beta for August 12
You knew it was coming since ArenaNet said so in its recent roadmap, but Guild Wars 2's next WvW world restructuring beta now has...
Multiplayer dinosaur survival sandbox Path of Titans enters closed beta this week
Back in July 2019, we were introduced to Path of Titans, an upcoming large-scale multiplayer dinosaur survival title from developer Alderon Games that was...
Halo Infinite’s co-op campaign won’t have online matchmaking, defers to third-party tools as a solution
The long-awaited campaign co-op feature for Halo Infinite is on its way, but when it releases it's going to be missing a feature that...
Diablo IV’s beta will be ‘a little bit longer’ yet
If you have been nursing dark and sweet hopes that you might see -- and experience -- Diablo IV's beta test in 2022, then...
Betawatch: Ship of Heroes invites you into its housing beta
Ship of Heroes wants you to visit a house. Specifically, it wants you to visit its house, as it is opening up its housing...
EverQuest completes server merge, plans beta for 29th expansion in October
Hot on the heels of EverQuest II's producer letter, Darkpaw Head of Studio Jenn Chan is back with one for EverQuest II's elder sibling....
The Stream Team: Taking another look at the Ship of Heroes housing beta
Last time Ship of Heroes had a beta test of its housing system, MOP's MJ dived in to check it out. Now, it's Chris'...
Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies
"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
Soft launch of 2v2 cartoon fighter MultiVersus kicks off, complete with a preseason battle pass
Open beta for the Warner Bros. character-filled 2v2 fighter MultiVersus might not be starting until July 26th, but those who either were part of...
Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too
Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
Nightingale answers fan questions about building, combat, and beta
The burgeoning Nightingale community was treated to a round of developer Q&As this week on the official Discord server, tackling a wide range of...
Wrath Classic testing shifts to Death Knight experience, arena battles, and raids
While the rumored Wrath Classic prepatch and experience bonus has yet to arrive, WoW Classic players can take solace that the testing process is...
