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Vague Patch Notes: Examples of predatory monetization in the MMO industry
So, if you've been paying attention to this column over the past few forevers, you will have no doubt noticed by this point that...
Global Chat: Hot takes from the MMO community on Diablo Immortal’s release
The latest iteration of the Diablo franchise is here with Diablo Immortal, but it doesn't seem to be stirring as much interest among the...
The MOP Up: Star Stable gets into the toymaking business
If you're part of the roundup of Star Stable faithful, you may be interested to hear that the Swedish studio just signed a deal...
Hearthstone’s latest patch is all about buffing and nerfing cards, heroes, and minions
It is the way of CCGs to forever chase the dragon's tail of balance, and so it goes with Hearthstone's newest patch, which is...
Former Hearthstone devs reveal Marvel Snap multiplayer CCG with beta signups open now
No, it's not a bean, a clicking noise, or a government assistance program: Marvel Snap is just a a new multiplayer card-collecting game. Nuverse...
Hearthstone class action lawsuit targets ‘deceitful’ marketing practices
Behind the jaunty art designs and goofy voice quips of Hearthstone lies another headache-in-the-making for Blizzard Entertainment. Polygon reports that the studio is getting...
Hex crawl MMO World Seed officially releases on Steam with new features, new monetization, and no server wipe
World Seed, the TTRPG-like hex crawling MMO, has been sliding along a unique development track. First announced in 2020, the game attempted to Kickstart...
Hearthstone launches its Naga-filled Battlegrounds season and talks about balancing the mode’s heroes
"Why'd it have to be snakes?" Because calling the new Hearthstone Battlegrounds season Rise of the Naga wouldn't make much sense without having them....
Hearthstone’s first battleground seasons is awash in naga
Hearthstone's first-ever battlegrounds season is coming next week on May 10th, and with it the might and fury of the ocean. And it shall...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2022: Revenues plummet, Blizzard loses another 2M players
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials.
As of this morning, we have Q1's results, comprising January, February, and March 2022, a...
Mobile MMOTCG Harry Potter Magic Awakened adds new pre-registration goodies from the IP’s latest film
At the top of February, Warner Bros., Portkey Games, and NetEase unveiled a new mobile MMOTCG called Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and opened it...
Online TCG Spellweaver goes into maintenance mode following ‘final update’
A six-year-old online trading card game that once had aspirations of MMOhood is calling it quits, in a fashion.
Spellweaver's team announced that the online...
Hearthstone begins the Voyage to the Sunken City on April 12 as part of the Year of the Hydra
Adding new cards and content is well and good, but sometimes it's just better to refine the base game on top. That appears to...
Prime Gaming teams up with Blizzard to offer freebies for Overwatch, Hearthstone, WoW, and StarCraft
Amazon Prime members are likely already very familiar with all of the free stuff they can claim for a wide variety of games, but...
The MOP Up: Wakfu conjures up a cosmetics inventory
Wakfu's newest patch, Update 1.75, goes live this week with a cosmetics inventory, a revamped Osamodas class, an inventory search bar, and far more.
"The...
Hearthstone announces Voyage to the Sunken City card set for next month
Scrounge up your SCUBA gear and make best friends with your neighborhood murlocs, because Hearthstone is heading underwater for its next card set. Blizzard...
Hearthstone gets a mini-set February 15, Overwatch adds ‘over-the-top’ heroes in Experimental
While a lot of attention is understandably focused on the Eternity's End update, that doesn't mean other Blizzard games aren't seeing updates (unless you're...
You’re an MMOTCG, Harry: NetEase and Warner Bros. announce Harry Potter Magic Awakened
If you're still mourning the January death of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, don't worry: The franchise has yet another multiplayer wizarding world mobile title...
Not So Massively: Hearthstone’s Lunar New Year, Apex Legend’s Defiance, LoL’s Renata
Welcome back to a quick roundup of news and events in the Not-So-Massively multiplayer realm!
Hearthstone - Lunar New Year begins in Blizzard's OTCG as...
Hearthstone brings in ‘Battlegrounds Buddies’ and passive Merc training
Despite the name, Battleground Buddies is not a new line from Hasbro that makes the military industrial complex seem cute and cuddly. Rather, it's...
