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EVE Online: Invasion expansion lands May 28th
The virtual universe of EVE Online is bracing itself for an invasion, and it looks like things will be kicking off much sooner than...
Daybreak’s definitely-not-owner Columbus Nova is back in national news again
Does it ever seem weird to you when companies involved in gaming show up in big political dramas in the real world? Because it...
Revelation Online merges Western and Russian dev teams, unifies client build
Change is coming to Revelation Online, even if it's largely under the hood for the moment. You folks might recall that the My.com MMO...
CNN alleges that Russia used Pokemon Go to try to spread dissent in the USA
It always gets a bit bumpy when politics, international intrigue, and video games collide, so hold on for this one.
According to CNN, Russia's Internet...
Russian Pokemon Go player sentenced over blasphemy law
The 22-year-old Russian vlogger convicted of playing Pokemon Go inside a church has been hit with a 3.5-year suspended sentence.
Ruslan Sokolovsky was found "guilty of inciting...
Shroud of the Avatar secures Russian publishing
Shroud of the Avatar is coming to Russia, Portalarium announced today. The studio's inked a deal with Moscow's Black Sun Game Publishing "to publish...
Pokemon Go player faces up to 3.5 years in Russian penal colony over blasphemy law
A 22-year-old Russian vlogger is facing prison time for playing Pokemon Go inside a church.
Last summer, Ruslan Sokolovsky recorded himself playing Pokemon Go on...
NCsoft appears to be blocking former Soviet states from WildStar
Reports this morning that players in various former Soviet countries, among others, had been unceremoniously barred from accessing NCsoft MMORPGs WildStar and Guild Wars...
Bless starts selling Russian founder packs
While we still wait here in the west for Bless Online to make the leap to Europe and North America, we do know that...
Wild Terra adds a new Russian-specific server
The latest patch for Wild Terra is live, and it brings along with it a Russian server for players to explore. The bad news...
Sphere 3: Enchanted World is a fantasy MMO that’s now in open beta
Just when I thought I'd been doing this long enough to know about every MMO in existence, along comes Sphere 3: Enchanted World to...
Escape from Tarkov brings realistic military action to MMOs
There's a new player on the MMO scene, and this bad boy wants to do military action right.
The game in question is Escape from...
E3 2015: Life is Feudal isn’t just another gankbox
I'm standing with my PR contact at the Life is Feudal booth when suddenly a guy with a thick Russian accent walks up to me,...
TERA is getting region-locked on Steam
If you want to play TERA in Russia, you certainly can, as the game has a Russian publisher. The game is also available on...
Russian version of Lord of the Rings Online closes June 1st
If you were hoping that the Russian version of Lord of the Rings Online would last forever, we have some sad news for you...
Sanctions force World of Warcraft, Diablo III ban in Crimea
When gamers are caught in the crossfire of international politics, bad things can happen.
Due to US sanctions against Russia, World of Warcraft and Diablo...
Halo Online is coming to Russia only
Several years ago Halo fans were excited to learn that their favorite franchise was set to receive the MMO treatment. While that project ultimately...
Not So Massively: LoL’s streaming controversy, Star Citizen’s mining, and Diablo III’s microtransactions
The League of Legends community is in an uproar this week over a dispute regarding who owns the gameplay in a League of Legends...
