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Insiders say Bungie’s latest layoffs were an...

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2024/08/04

It was already assumed that layoffs of 220 workers that hit Destiny 2 developer Bungie were a result of executive mismanagement, but now there are insider reports from Game File that further paint a picture of a studio that, according to one source, “sold things they were just not able to deliver.” While the feeling […]

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Roblox Q2 2024: Revenue rises, CFO steps down

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2024/08/03

It’s time for a fresh quarterly report, and this time it’s coming out of Roblox, which saw its second quarter earnings for 2024 rise across the metrics that ravenous investors care about while the company’s long time CFO Michael Guthrie will be stepping down. According to the report, revenue rose by 31 percent YoY by […]

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Riot team shooter Valorant blasts its way onto...

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2024/08/03

Riot Games’ team shooter doesn’t have any plans to fade away soon. In fact, Valorant is expanding its reach thanks to this week’s console launch on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. This makes the first time that Riot’s had a live service console title, so that’s a notable piece of company history in the […]

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The Stream Team: The valley of resources in Planet...

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2024/08/03

It’s been a tad bit since Massively OP’s MJ was able to make a little progress toward crafting her own personal planet in Planet Crafter. But now that she moved to a valley with resources just strewn about, she’s hoping to make a bigger dent in it. Perhaps she’ll even get to making a rocket! […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: My six-month leveling plan for...

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2024/08/03

If all goes well, the new legendary servers — the first in three years — will roll out this week for Lord of the Rings Online. I’ve been eagerly waiting the opportunity to start fresh once more, build up a wardrobe, and progress through my favorite MMO with a community at my side. Part of […]

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Microsoft creates a small team to pump out AA titles...

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2024/08/03

Thought that Microsoft was going to drop $72 billion on Activision Blizzard and then allow the studio to continue operation with no interference whatsoever? So this is our “we’re not surprised” faces when the news came out that Microsoft is restructuring its expensive new toy to form a smaller team that will focus on creating […]

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WRUP: Selection from Mr. Horace’s Classic Word...

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2024/08/03

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about songs we use to cheer ourselves up.

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The Daily Grind: What quality-of-life update...

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2024/08/03

You know what, sometimes I don’t need a full-fledged expansion to renew my love and involvement in an MMO. Sometimes all it takes is a much-needed or clever quality-of-life feature. Last year for me, it was LOTRO’s optional difficulty setting that allowed the player to make the landscape content tougher in exchange for some long-term […]

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The Stream Team: There’s gnome problem in...

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2024/08/02

With a little bit of grinding, Massively OP’s MJ was able to make it high enough to finally enter the newest dungeons in AdventureQuest 3D. But just before she could embark on those adventures, something completely new was tossed in her way. Now she wants to investigate a surprise waiting for her in the daily […]

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Betawatch: Fellowship offers previews, Ultima Online...

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2024/08/02

Whenever I hear the title Fellowship, I think about that video about how cats are praised for fellowship, which reminds me of the fact that my own cats have separation anxiety from me when I run to the bathroom or go buy groceries. However, the game in question is not about cats but about distilling […]

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Fallout’s TV show boosted Xbox Fallout and Fallout 76...

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2024/08/02

As if we needed more confirmation that Amazon’s Fallout series generated a lot of interest in Bethesda’s video game franchise, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the games saw a huge spike of continued traffic since the show released, including Fallout 76. During this week’s Microsoft earnings call, Nadella said that “hours played on [Xbox] […]

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Star Wars Galaxies legends teases Jedi Themepark part...

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2024/08/02

At the tail end of July, the devs behind rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends released a new dev blog discussing development of the game over the month – and into the future. While the volunteer team admits to a “slowdown” thanks to real life, it says there’s been more work completed on the incoming […]

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Embers Adrift promises a ‘crazy’ weekend of in-game...

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2024/08/02

The second weekend event for Embers Adrift is reminding players of the event’s date, just in case anyone missed its first such event. Players can expect “a crazy weekend packed with activities, GM events & fun time shared together” between Friday, August 16th, and Sunday, August 18th. Some additional information was shared by community manager […]

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Final Fantasy XIV shares its full program schedule...

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2024/08/02

It’s only a couple of weeks until Gamescom 2024 kicks off, and Final Fantasy XIV is getting quite a presence there. Obviously it will not be a preview of what’s coming in Dawntrail because the expansion is already out, but it will include a trial battle against Valigarmanda as well as a chance to play […]

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Predecessor, the Paragon spinoff MOBA, confirms a...

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2024/08/02

Aw shoot, here we go again. Another spinoff MOBA built from the bones of the shuttered Paragon is about to head from early access game to a full release, and that game is Predecessor, the game from indie studio Omeda Studios that we’ve been keeping tabs on since last March and is now plotting it’s […]

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The Stream Team: Peeking in on the early access...

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2024/08/02

Cozy huts. Witchy things. Farming. The game Spellfarers seems to tick a lot of boxes for MOP’s Chris. Also, it’s free-to-play. So all told, it’s worth a quick peek! Join him today at 2:00 p.m. EDT as he peers in to this newly released early access multiplayer life sim! What: Spellfarers Who: Chris Neal When: […]

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Mabinogi’s next update grants players an island...

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2024/08/02

Nexon is talking up Mabinogi’s next update, launching next week: It’s the second part of its chapter 8 Winds of Fate release, but don’t let the ordinal fool you – this one has as much content as the first. In fact, the content that caught my eye is Moonlight Island, a new island village that […]

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Global Chat: Reporting from the land of Throne and...

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2024/08/02

Heartless Gamer put down a whole lot of thoughts about the recent Throne and Liberty global beta, saying that while the MMO has plenty going for it, including graphics and performance, it’s not a slam-dunk by any means. “I can tell you that this beta was nothing like what I got out of New World’s […]

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Brighter Shores posts a candy rope timeline of its...

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2024/08/02

Brighter Shores lead developer Andrew Gower is teasing us. Not with the game’s mechanics itself – that happened last week – but with the fact that he made a piece of candy rope and then told everyone that it’s not edible. The absolute villain. All right, so technically Gower didn’t share fake candy so much […]

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Not So Massively: Stormgate was not ready for early...

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2024/08/02

As the first of StarCraft II‘s spiritual successors to make it to a public launch, Stormgate will be releasing free to play for all as an early access title on August 13th, but before then, founder’s pack buyers and beta players have been given two weeks of early access-ception. Thanks to the beta key kindly […]

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