Our latest coverage of Columns.
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today and surprise surprise, the company made A LOT of money. The company recorded $1.63B in revenue and net income (profit) of $243M for the quarter ending June 30, 2017. These aren't record numbers, but they are the highest revenues for the company for a quarter with no major game launches. More importantly though, the company [...]
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Given that most of us here at MMOs.com are big fans of Hearthstone we were delighted to get a chance to speak with the Hearthstone team about the upcoming Knights of the Frozen throne expansion. While most of our questions had to do with the upcoming expansion we snuck in some more general questions as well. Now on with the [...]
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It's been a good week for George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis, founder of Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) as Madison Square Garden purchased a controlling stake in his eSports team. The Madison Square Garden Company will be adding Counter Logic Gaming to its already impressive portfolio of professional sports teams including the New York Knicks (NBA), New York Rangers (NHL), and New York [...]
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This week we were blown away by the success of Fortnite, a game 6 years in the making. Despite announcing it will be free to play when it officially launches in 2018, the co-op third person shooter/tower defense title has managed to sell over 500,000 copies at a cool $39.99 minimum Early Access price in its first 24 hours. Part [...]
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Last month, Venezuelan twitter user @KalebPrime sent a tweet that helps put Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis in terms gamers can understand. The value of the Bolivar, the national currency, has fallen below that of gold in World of Warcraft. At the time of the July 14 tweet, the price of WoW gold stood at 8385 per US Dollar. The market [...]
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Sometimes we just want to kick back, turn our brains off, and grind. Despite the term 'grindy" carrying a negative connotation, grinding isn't always bad. In fact some of my favorite MMORPGs have been grind-heavy (MapleStory). So without further adieu here's a list of the best MMORPGs for grinding (Grinding as the primary way to gain experience rather than questing [...]
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MMOs.com has partnered with the folks over at Gigantic to celebrate the successful Steam launch of the action packed MOBA by giving away Airship Supply packs! These packs are redeemable via Steam and include several goodies for players. We have plenty of keys available so be sure to tell your friends! Gigantic Airship Supplies Pack Giveaway Pack Contents: Tyto the [...]
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With the recent launch of Albion, a full loot open PvP MMORPG, the question of death penalties has come up again. Earlier MMORPGs tended to have harsh death penalties. Games like Ultima Online, RuneScape, EVE Online, and EverQuest all had players drop everything they were carrying on death. Ever since World of Warcraft, death penalties have relaxed considerably. A meager [...]
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Naruto Online is a browser-based MMORPG where players are ninjas embarking on their own journeys in the Naruto universe. Recruit original characters from the popular manga and engage in intense ninjutsu battles. [singlepic id=54562 w=428 h=240 float=none] Publisher: Oasis Games Playerbase: Medium Type: Browser MMORPG Release Date: July 20, 2016 Pros: +Recruit characters from the series. +Choose between 5 distinct [...]
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A new class will soon be making her way to Black Desert Online and she packs quite a punch. Kakao Games recently released a teaser trailer for the upcoming Mystic class, a hard-hitting melee brawler and martial arts expert similar to the Striker class which rolled out in May. “This fast paced new class uses martial arts to bedazzle her [...]
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