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H1Z1’s professional league is allegedly struggling in viewers, attendance, and actually paying its players

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It looks like H1Z1 is having some problems with its professional e-sports league. This isn't entirely news, as the league faced controversy right from...
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Valve’s Artifact will feature no moderation and no cards earned through play

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Oh boy. If you've avoided hearing about Valve's upcoming digital card game, Artifact, you might want to take a look at the latest interview from...
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For Science: How gaming addiction is influenced by emotion and pride

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Video game addiction isn't as easy to treat as heroin addiction. That's one of the big takeaways from a recent Reddit AMA with a...
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Riot Games is scaling back some of its e-sports spending for League of Legends

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You may not care for e-sports, but you can't deny that they bring in big money. Look at Riot Games, which has invested tons...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO shutdown surprised you the least?

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The sudden announcement on Friday that Just Survive was being shuttered wasn't exactly welcome, but it also wasn't surprising either. Splitting the games always...
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Shigeru Miyamoto didn’t want to make an MMO because he would get bored

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Have you ever wondered about an MMO developed by Nintendo's resident legend, Shigeru Miyamoto? You may be intrigued by Miyamoto's remarks at the Computer...
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Cliff Bleszinski promises to detail Boss Key’s demise in his upcoming autobiography

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For those of you who missed it over the past year or so, the path of Boss Key Productions was one of being founded...
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Riot and Tencent appear to be on unpleasant terms with one another

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Some fans are still probably a bit miffed that Riot Games (maker of League of Legends and that's all) teased them about the possibility...
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Monster Hunter World breaks its Steam record but now faces a regulation nightmare in China

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The record for highest concurrent users on Steam for a game launched in 2018 goes to Monster Hunter World, smashing the record set by......
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WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s market saturation and the pull of vague memories

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Here's something a little different: Usually, before I write a World of Warcraft column (or any column), my assumptions and data are pretty firm...
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Netmarble’s earning report shows more revenue from North American markets than Korea

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Netmarble has released its earnings report for the most recent quarter, which means that if you love looking through investment reports for various companies,...
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Amazon Game Studios hires Christoph Hartmann as Vice President

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The first big release from Amazon Game Studios, Breakaway, was pretty unceremoniously killed earlier this year. That means that the future of the studio's...
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Albion Online’s shift away from mobile was a matter of market forces

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If you remember a lot of the early marketing for Albion Online, it focused quite heavily on how the game was going to feature...
Because the franchise is being brought back from the dead, you see.

Stay Awhile And Listen II is on Kickstarter covering the development of Diablo II

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Would it be wrong to call Diablo II the most influential sequel ever? Maybe. But it undoubtedly had a huge impact on the game...
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ZeniMax is getting only half of the amount originally awarded in the Oculus lawsuit

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Did you think that the Oculus vs. ZeniMax lawsuit was over when ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in its legal battle with the VR...
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Nexon rolls out a flexible work schedule similar to Netmarble’s to reduce employee overwork

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No company wants to be in the news by overworking its employees to death; that usually looks bad. (Due to it being bad.) Netmarble...
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has lost nearly half of its players since January as Sanhok map goes live

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Alas, poor PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, we've entered the second phase of your musician biopic when the fans start leaving. Sure, the game was riding high...

Steam and Discord keep trying to copy each other

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Where does your allegiance lie: Steam or Discord? It won't really matter either way, considering that both online services are trying so hard to...

Glassdoor marks Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime as a great boss but says the studio’s salaries are too low

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If you had to go work for a major corporation, what would factor into that decision? Having a great boss might be a consideration,...
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E3 2018: Perfect World is paving the way to bring Steam to China

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If you want to go somewhere to escape Steam's spreading influence, you might be tempted to head to China, where the country has officially...

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