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Raph Koster’s nine Playable Worlds teasers (so far) hint at the MMORPG sandbox you always wanted
As we covered earlier in the week, Raph Koster's studio Playable Worlds has been tweeting what appeared to be a countdown accompanied by a...
Leaks spring forth from Valve’s new in-development competitive hero shooter Deadlock
Were you hoping that Valve would figure out how to count to three or address the long-suffering TF2 playerbase? Well, put those hopes down...
Amid release date rumors, Tarisland promises ‘exciting updates soon’
I don't know if you've noticed, but Tarisland has been kinda weird lately. Updates and announcements and test news out of Tencent has slowed...
NetEase and Blizzard ink deal to revive World of Warcraft, Overwatch 2, and Diablo IV in China
(As of late tonight, Blizzard has officially confirmed the rumors. Our original post follows, and we've updated with the official news at the end.)
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WoW Factor: Blizzard didn’t reveal World of Warcraft sub numbers – it drew a Mystery Line
It will not surprise anyone reading this to learn that there are things which upset me. This is just part of being a human...
Microsoft prepares to talk about Xbox’s future in a podcast as multi-platform game rumors swirl
The past several weeks have been some apparently nervous ones for those whose online personas are devoted to Microsoft in general and Xbox in...
BioWare’s Anthem sold 5M lifetime copies, according to leaked stats
Here's a stat line that will make you probably feel slightly aged like a fine wine or a banana ripe for being made into...
Vitae Aeternum: Predicting New World’s 2024 roadmap
Every year, the Massively Overpowered staff gathers to make predictions for the year to come in MMORPGs. But I have so many thoughts on...
Cryptic confirms layoffs, claiming Star Trek Online and Neverwinter aren’t ‘affected’
I wish I could say nobody could've seen this coming, but in fact, everyone did.
A few weeks ago, we learned that key Cryptic staffers...
Whatever non-layoff thing is going on at Cryptic sounds ominous and we don’t like it
Disturbing and confusing news for Cryptic and its MMORPGs - chiefly Star Trek Online and Neverwinter - has erupted across social media today following...
Datamining uncovers potential details about World of Warcraft’s next expansion
As BlizzCon inches ever closer, players of World of Warcraft continue to ponder where the MMORPG's next expansion is headed. Some of that pondering...
Rumor: EA will stop supporting Wild Hearts just half a year after release
This past February saw Wild Hearts, a cross-platform multiplayer monster hunting game from developer Koei Tecmo and publisher Electronic Arts, make its debut to...
Localized tooltips appear to have leaked New World’s next weapon
The recent season two patch for New World also brought with it a bit of a spoiler for the fall season: The next weapon...
Diablo IV hints that a possible extra open beta test is coming soon [Update: Yep]
Diablo IV is up to something sneaky. You can tell because the game's Twitter account has been dropping some hints that seem to suggest...
Rumor: A League of Legends action game spin-off – Mageseeker – is in the works
If we can rip our eyes away from the still-veiled Riot MMORPG project, we might be surprised to learn that the studio has another...
Rumor: Lady Gaga will be Fortnite’s next in-game concert performer
Live music and Fortnite are now two things that go together like peanut butter and jelly whether anyone agrees with it or not. Readers...
Rumor: NCsoft may publish Throne and Liberty globally through Amazon Games
Remember when NCsoft's first quarter financial report noted that Throne and Liberty would be arriving to the west this year? "According to sources quoted...
What’s up with the The Elder Scrolls Online Dune rumor? Turns out it’s just a codename for High Isle
As first noticed by MMO Fallout, a bunch of "Dune" content just rolled into the Steam database for The Elder Scrolls Online, including a...
World of Warcraft sends out surveys to players about potential Wrath of the Lich King Classic
It's not going to surprise anyone that World of Warcraft is making plans for Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Even if it weren't...
WoW Factor: So let’s talk about World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight leak
Sometimes you just get handed a column, you know? No, you probably don't; you probably don't work in this insane profession. The point is that...