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Blizzard’s 2024 infographic is light on useful info, but gamers did play 8.34B hours in Blizz games this year
Blizzard president Johanna Faries penned a dev blog to the Blizzard community last night, with kind words for players and developers alongside one of...
China’s mobile Blue Protocol ARPG rebrands as Star Resonance with a new test for December
We're all being reminded that Blue Protocol is technically not dead all over again. Readers will remember that a mobile version of the anime...
Elder Scrolls Online’s 10th anniversary fizzles as ZeniMax cancels its North American meetup
Hope you weren't planning on attending the big anniversary bash finale for The Elder Scrolls Online because ZeniMax Online Studios just abruptly canceled it.
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Multiplayer gacha game Neverness to Everness shares gameplay details from its recent Chinese CBT
Let's assume the mobile and PC gacha RPG Neverness to Everness caught your attention when it was announced and detailed earlier this year and...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off the Evon Gnashblade promo, adds more regional hair and faces
Guild Wars 2's late-night patches are usually just bug fixes, so I usually don't pay too much attention to them, but last night's actually...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Mobile might not be for you, and that’s fine
Ugh. Do I have to? Yes, apparently I have to. Let's talk about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile as a new thing related to Final...
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile devs promise the game will be more than a ‘bite-sized mobile experience’
There was some understandable skepticism and general recoil after the announcement that Final Fantasy XIV is getting a mobile spinoff, but the developers at...
Square-Enix and Lightspeed Studio officially announce Final Fantasy XIV Mobile
Don't look now but Final Fantasy XIV is getting an official mobile adaptation. Publisher Square-Enix and developer Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios have taken the wraps...
Nexon Q3 2024: DNF Mobile and MapleStory propel Nexon to record-high revenues
Nexon is celebrating its Q3 2024 financials this week - and we do mean celebrating, as the company claimed "record-breaking quarterly revenue" of ¥135.6B...
NetEase’s advertisements for World of Warcraft’s return to China are animal-filled madness
It would be very simple to believe that World of Warcraft making its return to Chinese players would be a happy enough ending, particularly...
The revived Jade Dynasty World plans Chinese open beta for next month
Step with us into the official MOP Timeline Cruiser for a brief recap of Jade Dynasty. This Chinese-themed MMO took its last breath in 2018...
RIP Harry Potter Magic Awakened – NetEase officially killed it off last night
It’s never easy to say goodbye to an MMO – especially one that you’ve personally spent every day playing since launch. Of course, we’ve...
Perfect Ten: 2024’s MMO soundtrack themes ranked from worst to best
Try not to whip your head around all suspicious-like to check out the past 10 months, but 2024 has been a bonanza for MMO...
Vampire MMORPG Shadow’s Kiss sunsets, with a dire warning about the early access trap
It's been a long time since we checked in on the early access vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss - in fact, our last look was...
The Daily Grind: Does quality or economic pressure matter more when you’re spending in MMOs?
During a recent investor call, NetEase made an interesting statement about gamers' spending habits that I wanted to pluck out and discuss. The question...
NCsoft renames Blade & Soul Neo Classic to BNS NEO, confirms western launch
Almost a year ago, NCsoft announced a new spin on Blade and Soul called Blade & Soul Neo Classic. The game as planned would...
How hyper investment and greed led to the games industry’s ‘GaaSacre’ and downward slump
Hindsight is always 20/20, and no more is that axiom more appropriate than a look back at how the gaming industry got to the...
Riot Games details price hikes coming for Brazil, Ukraine, and most of Asia on September 18
In its recent post on the topic, Riot isn't sugarcoating the numerous price hikes coming to Riot's various games including Valorant and League of...
Tencent’s Blue Protocol Mobile goes into closed beta testing in China (sigh)
Hey, remember when Blue Protocol completely ended the Japanese version and western launch? Yeah, that still really stings, thanks for bringing it up. As the...
Nexon Q2 2024: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile drives a record financial quarter
The parade of financial reports continues this afternoon with Nexon's Q2 2024, which saw record revenues for the gaming company thanks to Chinese mobile...