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SuperData September 2019: WoW Classic’s surge is over, Fortnite sees worst month since 2017

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SuperData's September 2019 global revenue report on the video game industry is out today, and unlike reports a lot of months, this one's got...
Hello, I am still the villain.

US politicians chastise Activision-Blizzard for its handling of the Hong Kong fiasco

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If Blizzard thought its Hong Kong liberation fiasco couldn't possibly get worse than international headlines, a wide-ranging boycott, Riot Games' public pity, and a...

Riot Games expresses ’empathy’ for Blizzard after its Hong Kong fiasco

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One might wonder why, possessed as it was of a pretty good week of announcements, Riot Games would willingly put Blizzard's One Ring on...

Riot announces team shooter, card game, fighting game, co-op game, and mobile League of Legends

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If you felt a small earthquake last night, don't worry -- it was just the response of Riot Games' community at all of the...
We're the good guys this week, right? No? Well, we're going anyway.

Rumor: Riot is working on an anime and digital card game based on League of Legends

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Are you ready to explore the rich lore of Runeterra? Because you - wait, what do you mean "what the heck is a Runeterra?"...
To rather uneventfully go.

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s thorny patrol

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Cryptic is really hot to trot with Star Trek Online's new patrol system, and this past week the studio highlighted the third new one:...

League of Legends tells casters and pro players to avoid ‘sensitive issues’ at the World Champs

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So Riot's not having a good week with the whole China thing either. While the League of Legends studio was able to successfully fend off...

Don’t panic, but Tencent just bought 29% of Funcom

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Whether you follow Funcom for its old-school MMORPGs like Anarchy Online and Secret World Legends, its survival sandbox Conan Exiles, or its up coming...
I got your thing.

Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2 PvP – where good intentions and stubbornness meet

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Earlier this month, Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Zadorojny had an interview with PCGamesN in which he discussed a number of items - most...

SuperData August 2019: WoW Classic drives a massive subscription surge

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Alright, all you armchair business analysts, it's time to look over SuperData's sales research report for August 2019. Get your best arguments ready and...

The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright

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Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...

Not So Massively: How unrealistic expectations hobbled Heroes of the Storm

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I find myself in the odd position of feeling compelled to both defend and criticize Heroes of the Storm. The game's taken a huge...

League of Legends promises improvements to events and game modes in a quick Q&A

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It's not exactly an AMA or a Q&A of substantial length, considering Riot cherry-picked questions that tied to an overall topic, but League of...
Well well well, how the turntable.

Riot settles class action discrimination lawsuit as victims claim victory

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Last year, Kotaku published a brutal exposé of Riot Games’ culture, replete with sexual harassment and sexual discrimination problems. In response, Riot promised a...

SuperData July 2019: Fortnite, League of Legends tumble as GTAO surges

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League of Legends has been dethroned again, according to SuperData's latest game industry global revenue report for the month of July 2019. Riot's MOBA...

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...

MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats

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Welcome back to another roundup of what's going on in the business of making online games! Let's start with the most controversial of the...
YOUR MONEY IS NOW OUR MONEY, AND WE WILL USE IT TO BUY DRUGS

MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design

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Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit: On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...

Would you try a single-player spinoff of The Division 2, or are you happy with it as it is?

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Over the weekend, multiple game devs, including The Division 2's creative director, floated the idea of a "single player narrative driven spin off" of...
Celebration of whatever.

More eyeballs lingered on League of Legends than Fortnite this year – so far

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So, battle royale - was it just a fad? Probably not, or at least, if it is, it's not even close to being over....

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