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MMO Business Roundup: China’s crackdown, the COVID bubble, MY.GAMES hires, and the Shatterline leak
Welcome back to another super fun roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Remember how regulators in China have cracked down on youth gaming in...
Destiny 2 Witch Queen expansion leaks ahead of today’s stream [Updated]
Bungie is gearing up for a big stream for Destiny 2Â today, with plans to reveal The Witch Queen, one of a pair of expansions...
J Allen Brack addresses Blizzard staff over sexism scandal, Activision doubles down on deflection
Faced with a massive sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit, Blizzard addressed the studio workers in a memo leaked last night. President J. Allen Brack doesn't admit fault or comment on the specifics of the case, but he vows no retaliation for victims, namedrops Gloria Steinem, and blasts "bro culture."
The Daily Grind: What convinces you that an MMO ‘leak’ is the real deal?
So let's talk about the alleged Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons "leak" that's been floating around Reddit the last few days. An anonymous leaker...
Players begin leaking footage of The Division Heartland closed test
The Division: Heartland, the free-to-play game from the Division IP that was among the reveals that Ubisoft recently announced, has been undergoing a round...
EA insists it’s focused on ‘engagement,’ not monetizing FIFA players into gambleboxes
Yesterday, Canadian outlet CBC published a massive Electronic Arts document leaked by a supposed "gaming insider" that seemingly confirms what you already thought about...
World of Warcraft’s BlizzConline press kit leaks confirm patch 9.1 and Burning Crusade Classic
Well, that'd be a whoops from Blizzard: It turns out that World of Warcraft's press kits for the reveals at BlizzConline 2021 have been...
You could be a Pokemon Go NPC trainer in Kanto, plus Mega Ampharos, Machop and more news
Ever wanted to be in an NPC in a Pokemon game? Well, Niantic is giving you a very slim chance to do so in Pokemon...
The Nintendo ‘gigaleak’ included plans for a Pokemon MMO from 2004
If you hear what sounds like a thousand dogs sniffing at something this weekend, it's because there was an apparent massive leak of Nintendo...
New pictures hint at the potential look of Final Fantasy XI’s mobile version
Remember ages ago, when we first heard about Final Fantasy XI getting a mobile version in collaboration with Nexon? Remember how we've barely heard...
Funcom appears to confirm leak of Conan Exiles’ Architect of Argos DLC
A trailer leaked on YouTube and Reddit this week seems to show major spoilers for Conan Exiles' next big thing.
MOP's own Survivalist column has...
Lawful Neutral: Leakers, trade secrets, and lawsuits in the online gaming world
In recent years, you might have noticed a new type of lawsuit coming out of game companies, as some of the more litigation-happy studios...
Rumor: Riot’s ‘Project A’ CSGO-clone is probably called Valorant
You guys ever notice how every time there's a bad headline about the Riot lawsuits, there's a new Riot leak? Probably total coincidence. But...
Leaks pinpoint The Division’s next DLC as Warlords of New York, launching in March
It should go without saying that if you don't want real spoilers, you probably should just close this tab or move on to the...
Fortnite’s Epic Games cracks down on leakers and banned streamers
It's a bundle of Fortnite-related news, and not the fun kind about updates or other things. It's a bundle of... well, of awful things,...
Overwatch 2’s Jeff Kaplan opines about the demoralizing effect leaks have on a development team
All of your leaks around Overwatch 2 made Jeff Kaplan very sad. You probably already know that, since he made a point out of...
German magazine ad appears to confirm impending announcement of Diablo 4
It's been long-rumored - and heck we all expected it last year - but it kinda looks like Diablo 4 has been confirmed by...
E3 2020 wants more consumers, more celebrities, and to pay major media outlets to ‘control the message’
E3 is looking to be a completely different show in 2020 if the plan slides distributed today mean anything. Pitch slides and details shared...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands rumor gains steam with new ghost ships leak
Remember that alleged World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion leak back in July? This one is picking up steam, as MMO Champion posted a screenshot...
Another World of Warcraft expansion ‘leak’ surfaces, this one called Shadowlands
'Tis the season for crazy -- or perhaps not-so-crazy -- World of Warcraft expansion rumors, apparently. Hot on the heels of a recent "leak"...