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SuperData released their monthly digital games market report earlier today and its filled with good news for the MMORPG genre. World of Warcraft surged past League of Legends and Fortnite to claim the #2 spot for highest grossing PC game for the month of August. World of Warcraft brought in $161 million in August, not counting Battle for Azeroth pre-orders. [...]
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It has been a bruising month for Chinese gaming hegemon Tencent. First, their US based subsidiary Riot Games was accused of sexism which required major readjustments at the studio. These culture problems also brought to light Riot's declining profitability, with the company on course to run a deficit unless something changes soon. Closer to home, Tencent found itself on the [...]
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Pearl Abyss reported their earnings last month and some interesting financial figures were disclosed. The most notable figure released is that Black Desert Mobile earns almost 3x as much money as the PC version of the game despite only being available in South Korea. The mobile version's North American / European release is expected to launch in Q1 2019. Just [...]
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Bots have been an issue in MMOs since the very beginning. Early MMORPG developers were constantly frustrated by players employing botting programs to farm resources are quickly speed through content. Often the same people using these botting programs were RMTers who were making a buck while destroying fragile in-game economies. Even the biggest titles like World of Warcraft never found [...]
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Wizard101, the child-friendly turn based MMORPG by KingIsle Entertainment, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this month. There are a bevy of new quests, pets, and giveaways to mark the game's first decade, but the most exciting news is the announcement that Wizard101 will be launching on Steam. Both Wizard101 and Pirate101 were listed on Steam Greenlight last year, powerful [...]
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Path of Exile's latest expansion, Delve, officially launched today at 1PM PST on the PC with the Xbox One launch set to happen sometime next week. Delve introduces the game's first infinite dungeon called the Azurite Mine which features randomized and progressively more difficult floors. The Azurite Mine will likely be the first of many infinite dungeons coming to the [...]
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Earlier this month Kotaku published an investigative piece uncovering a culture of sexism at Riot Games. Interviews with dozens of current and former employees painted Riot Games as a hostile work environment for women. In the weeks following the Kotaku piece, several other former employees, including Barry Hawkins, have gone public with their own stories. On August 29, Riot Games [...]
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On August 24, 2018 Daybreak Games announced that Just Survive, the survival based spinoff of H1Z1, will be shutting down on October 24. That leaves only the more popular Battle Royale mode to carry on the H1Z1 name on PC and consoles. Daybreak Games cites the games dwindling population as the primary reason for the closure. The rise and fall [...]
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The newest character in Closers, the Dark Wizard Wolfgang, is available starting today. Wolfgang is the 11th character to join the anime action MMORPG and the first of the Wildhuter team. Check him out in the gameplay video below: Closers: WOLFGANG IS COMING AUGUST 28!Watch this video on YouTube Additional new characters are set to launch in the near future, [...]
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World of Warcraft's 7th expansion launched last week and it seems the MMORPG king has secured its throne one again. Battle For Azeroth has seen strong sales, including pre-orders ahead of projections. As of this writing, World of Warcraft is the #3 most watched game on Twitch.tv, trailing behind Dota 2 (in the midst of its annual global championship), and [...]
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