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Fractured updates players on the tech tree and studio investment while delaying its next test

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You probably don't need anyone to tell you that the winter test for Fractured is not taking place in February, due to certain little indicators...

Gamestonk’s gamified guerilla trading made losers of both the good and bad guys

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It seems like a long time ago, but just a few weeks back, the mainstream news cycle was absolutely obsessed with Gamestop thanks to...
Oh, great.

With some trading restrictions lifted, GameStop stock is taking off again

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The GME train keeps on a rollin' here on Friday. As daytraders and retail stock-buyers have been organizing on Reddit to buy GameStop stock...
Oh, great.

The Reddit-driven GameStop stock spike isn’t going to end well

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(We're continuing to update this piece on the latest at the end!) If I had told you last year that GameStop, the retail business that...
No screenshots yet, obviously.

Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds studio raises an additional $10 million in funding

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We still know nothing about what the first project out of Raph Koster's new studio, Playable Worlds, will actually look like. But we do...

Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium just picked up another $17.25M from investors

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Looks like Star Citizen and Squadron 42 company Cloud Imperium just got a bit more rope, as its investor groups have bought up more...

Roblox is worth $4 billion now, clocks over 115 million monthly users

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Hey, you know what's worth $4 billion these days? It's not your Magic: The Gathering collection, that's for sure. No, it happens to be...
Rocky!

Space colony MMO Seed raises $22.3 million with help from LEGO (seriously)

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If Scrooge McDuck piles of money are enough to get you excited about the possibility of developing games, then jump into the moneybin that...

Former Riot devs form well-funded Singularity 6 to build a ‘virtual society’ MMO

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MMOs are dead, huh? No less than the likes of ex-Riot Games devs say not so fast. New(ish) studio Singularity 6 - led by...

Leaderboard: Are you concerned about the health of the games market right now?

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In the last couple of weeks, we've been posting what seems like an endless list of bad news from gaming companies insofar as their...
Knives out.

Diablo III patches in Season 16 while investors see a bright potential future for Diablo Immortal

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The latest patch for Diablo III is currently available, and it adds the game's sixteenth season to the game. Of course, that's not all...
Hooray, the world is awful.

Entropia Universe allows players to purchase shares to invest in the Crystal Palace

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In the first half of 2019, you can get money for the loot other people earn in Entropia Universe. Yes, really. The game is going...

Analysts say Diablo Immortal will bring financial success despite fan outrage

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Arguably the biggest thing to come out of BlizzCon 2018 was the sheer amount of unadulterated rage solicited by the announcement of Blizzard's upcoming...
The Guitar Hero rush hit us all.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt personally let down by an MMO?

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MMOs are not my life. My interaction with them starts and stops with me as a player and a journalist. I evaluate them, I...
Your approval fills me with shame.

Roblox secures another $150 million in funding

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Consider this your regularly scheduled reminder that Roblox makes money and also serves as an attractive investment for making more money. Yes, the company...

EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?

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Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...
lol

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...

MMO business roundup: Virtual reality, Niantic, WoW emu hacking, and what Google’s up to

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We've got some MMO industry topics you shouldn't miss, so welcome back to our MMO business roundup! • Last week, Pokemon Go company Niantic previewed...
Everyone shoots everyone else!

Data show that battle royale gamers tend to spend more money on games

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So, how are battle royale fans different from any other sort of competitive gamer? A recent study put out by market intelligence firm Newzoo...
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Black Desert’s Kakao Games enjoys $131.6 million in investment

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It's all coming up Kakao Games these days. The Korean studio received a large investment package recently that totals $131.6 million. The bundle comes from...

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