The Pearl Abyss Q4 2020 earnings report is now out showing a drop in profits and revenue both for the last fiscal quarter and 2020 as a whole. According to the report, the company saw a dip in operating revenue from ₩536B to ₩489B (roughly US$439M) year-over year. Earnings for the fourth quarter on the other hand, shows a 10% [...]
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Riot Games has put out a job posting for developers from various disciplines to join a big team working on the studio’s upcoming League of Legends-inspired MMORPG. The studio is currently pooling developers with experience in Game Engineering, Game Design, UX Design, Game Art, and Game Production. “No, you’re not dreaming, we’re working on an MMORPG based in the League [...]
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Following the announcement of Resident: Evil Infinite Darkness, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, and a Tomb Raider-inspired anime series, Netflix has revealed yet another upcoming video game anime adaptation. This time, the streaming giant will be producing an anime series based on popular MOBA, Dota 2, in cooperation with Valve, the game’s developer. “We’re excited to announce a brand-new [...]
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Smaller mobile app companies, including Epic Games, have taken their fight against Apple and Google’s monopoly of in-app purchases to the North Dakota Senate with a proposed bill that, once passed, will level the playing field for app developers in the state. According to The New York Times, a draft of the bill was submitted to North Dakota Republican state [...]
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We’re just a few days away from BlizzConline, this year’s entirely-free and fully-digital version of BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention. The two-day event will feature the usually array of keynote speeches, announcements, community activities, and Q&A sessions for Blizzard’s popular games but in virtual form. If you have questions about World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, or the Diablo franchise that [...]
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The Steam Lunar New Year Sale is now well underway in Valve’s popular digital game distribution platform. PC gamers can now save on thousands of discounted titles from now until February 15 at 10 am PST. Popular MMOs on sale include Elder Scrolls Online, Monster Hunter World, No Man’s Sky, Rust, Sea of Thieves, Squad, Star Wars: Squadrons, Tom Clancy’s [...]
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Nexon reports record-high revenues for 2020 thanks to the continuing success of MapleStory and FIFA Online, as well as their entry into “new markets.” According to the Q4 2020 investor report, the company’s global revenues dipped for the last fiscal quarter of 2020, their worst quarter of the year, due to foreign exchange losses and deferred tax liabilities. Global revenues, [...]
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Microsoft has reportedly created a new subsidiary called Vault as part of the process of fully-acquiring Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios. According to the documents on the European Commission’s website, via Eurogamer, the acquisition will be accomplished by merging Vault “with and into” ZeniMax as a way of getting the European Union to approve the deal. Both parties, [...]
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After showing off the array of BlizzConline 2021 official merchandise yesterday, Blizzard Entertainment has now released the official schedule for the two-day fully-digital event. The opening ceremony starts bright and early at 4am PST on February 19th. Well, maybe dark and early would be a better description. The opening ceremony will then be followed by different streams for each of [...]
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Wizard101 developer KingsIsle Entertainment has issued a statement assuring the community that it’s business as usual at the studio following their recent acquisition by Gamigo’s parent company, Media and Games Invest. “First of all, let me assure you that the friendly faces that you’ve come to know and love aren’t changing and we’re full steam ahead on the next updates [...]
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