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MMO Business Roundup: Discord’s new TOS, Steam China, EA vs Actiblizz, Dota 2’s transparent lockboxes, WASD
Welcome back to another roundup of businessy things of interest to MMO players this week!
Discord
If you're one of the bajillions of MMO players who...
Warframe’s Fortuna expansion widens the open world this November
We've finally got a launch window for the Fortuna update that Warframe's Digital Extremes first revealed at TennoCon this past summer: It's coming next...
Nexon is sunsetting Hyper Universe’s western PC version now too, but the XBox One version will continue
A week ago, Nexon announced that it was shutting down its MOBA Hyper Universe in Korea, citing poor player turnout. At the time, we...
Bless Online is replacing Founder’s Packs with new launch DLC packs
The official launch of Bless Online is a week away, and Neowiz has announced it is going to be replacing the game's Founder's Packs...
Bless Online says its early access met a ‘mismatch of expectations’ between studio and playerbase
Bless Online, as we've previously written, is due to launch for realsies at the end of October, but to say that its early access...
The Korean edition of Hyper Universe is shutting down on November 15
When a Korean title shuts down in its home nation, players know that its time is probably limited over here as well. To be...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott sheds CEO title for Creative Director role
It looks as if some corporate reorganization is going on over at Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium, as Richard Garriott's CEO title has...
MapleStory 2’s launch did well on Steam, but the Mapleopoly event was a problem
Good news, MapleStory 2 fans, the game did well after its first day on Steam! The chart for the game is obviously not indicative...
MapleStory 2 is only in headstart and Nexon is already waging war on gold farmers and spam
MapleStory 2 hasn't even fully launched out of its headstart - that's tomorrow - but the bots, spammers, and gold farmers, are already swarming...
Dark and Light is still in early access, and now it has an expansion: Shard of Faith
As promised, early access MMO Dark and Light has pushed out its first expansion pack today on Steam, free for everyone who already owns...
Conan Exiles’ pets update is fully live today as the Savage Frontier DLC launches
We teased Conan Exiles last week for splitting up its Pets Update but not actually putting the pets into the first half while not...
Survival sandbox The Cycle drops its NDA before its third alpha
If you've been testing out not-a-battle-royale survival sandbox The Cycle and long to share your story with the world, you can do so now. Sure,...
Dark and Light’s first F2P expansion, Shard of Faith, is set to launch tomorrow
Dark and Light is gearing up for its first big expansion, Shard of Faith, which is set to hit Steam tomorrowday as a free-to-play...
TUG studio Nerd Kingdom owes its Kickstarter backers an explanation – or their money back
We've been following the sad story of TUG, The Untitled Game, for years now, ever since its May 2013 Kickstarter. At the time, studio...
Legends of Aria plans Steam early access launch on December 4, preorders are live
Legends of Aria is headed to Steam early access, Citadel Studios announced this morning. The launch is set for December 4th. Preorders are live...
Bless Online launches free-to-play on October 23, new raid and Halloween event today
If you're still watching to see how Bless Online shapes up come its official launch, you'll want to pay attention to today's announcement: Neowiz...
Get Black Desert for free… if you can get to level 56 during your trial week
Kakao and Pearl Abyss have been touting Black Desert's 10M players number for a while now, but it's popping the bubbly now with a...
Whatever happened to Divergence Online, Tree of Life, and Eternal Crusade?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Wild Terra is free on Steam for the weekend and on sale to boot
Want to check out the improvements to Wild Terra on the down-low? Don't want to have to pay your hard-earned money for the privilege?...
ArenaNet confirms Belgian Guild Wars 2 gem-purchasing blockade
Remember how players raised the alarm in Guild Wars 2 that Belgian players were being blocked from purchases in Guild Wars 2? Like most...
