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League of Legends increases prices in the UK over Brexit currency woes
Your pounds won't carry you quite as far in League of Legends at this point. The game's prices for Riot Points (i.e., the currency...
Echo of Soul and the order of the Phoenix update
For a game that once promised it would provide "everything an MMO player could want," Echo of Soul hasn't exactly toppled popular culture and...
The final PlayStation 3 has rolled off of the assembly lines
So long to the PlayStation 3, it seems; after a decade of manufacturing, the final edition of the console has been made, and the...
The Soapbox: Your favorite MMO is going to die
Your favorite MMO is going to die. Don't take it personally, though; every other MMO is going to shut down, too. That includes my...
Overwatch League allegedly has a $20 million price tag to enter
Remember how Blizzard started to focus MLG in on Overwatch as an e-sports venue at the same time well-known teams started fleeing the scene?...
Virtual world creator Improbable receives $502M investment from SoftBank
Here's another reminder that we really shouldn't take our eyes off of Improbable Worlds, even for a second. The five-year-old software company, which is...
Square-Enix financials show steady incoming but slow sales on online gaming
If you're worried about the overall health of Square-Enix, a glance at the company's most recent financials should assuage any concerns, since the past...
Carbine Studios is hiring for an unspecified new project
The general consensus for WildStar has been that the game is running on borrowed time for several reasons. That's a sad conclusion, but an...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in the same category as other video games for you?
The funny thing about MMOs is that while they're very obviously video games, they're not really in the same wheelhouse as single-player games. They're...
The lights are back on for Akaneiro… for now
Back in September, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters was more or less shuttered, which meant that your dreams of an ARPG in which you smash monsters...
Analysts peg Overwatch League at a potential $100 million in its first year
One of the big announcements from last year's BlizzCon was the addition of the new Overwatch League, a project Blizzard is using to help...
WildStar’s Jen Ortiz leaves Carbine
WildStar is down another high-profile member of its development team this week with the loss of Carbine Senior Product Manager Jen Ortiz.
On Twitter Friday,...
Roblox is taking the online kid world by storm with 48M monthly users and $92M in new investment
Have you ever heard of this game Roblox? If not, you probably will be in the future, because this title has come out of...
BlizzCon 2017 to be held on November 3-4
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and another BlizzCon every year even if Blizzard has absolutely nothing new to announce. Then again,...
Nexon is heavily affected by China’s new game import laws
Getting non-Chinese games into the Chinese market is a lengthy and challenging ordeal as it is, but the latest set of Chinese restrictions for...
Gigantic developer Motiga lays off roughly a fifth of its employees
It seems fair to say that Gigantic's development has had a troubled history, what with the game having hopped publishers, changed platforms, and seen...
MMO publisher Gamigo buys MMOGames.com
What happens when a global publisher of MMORPGs acquires an MMO news site? We're about to find out, as the Gamigo Group announced that...
Oculus drops the price of its VR headset to $499
Do you know people who would love to hook themselves up with VR headsets but balk a bit at the price? Oculus is making...
Smilegate pushes Crossfire in the west with a new European office
What the heck is Crossfire? It's a game that makes quite a bit of money, according to SuperData; we're talking in the "massive numbers...
Obsidian hands off Armored Warfare to My.com
Obsidian Entertainment has gotten out of the tank business, as the developer announced that it has handed off Armored Warfare in its entirety to...
