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Having been on the go for over a decade, Blizzard’s pioneering MMO World of Warcraft is still capable of delivering the goods. The developer has revealed that the game’s latest expansion, Legion, had by its official launch on August 30th sold 3.3m units, matching the previous best expansion in the …
Read More »CCP takes EVE Online free-to-play after 13 years
Subscription tier will be maintained, with paying users granted uninhibited skill progression and faster levelling-up
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV’s Neverending Story: Three years on from A Realm Reborn’s release
Three years ago, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achieved two impossible feats: it reversed the critical failings of its 2010 predecessor and proved that the MMO genre is alive and kicking. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida retraces the title’s evolution to discover how the studio perfected things second time around
Read More »Bossa’s Worlds Adrift backed by $1.35m investment
UK firm London Venture Partners, which previously supported Supercell and Playfish, adds funding to ambitious MMO
Read More »BioWare: ‘The MMO market has never been bigger’
The director of Star Wars: The Old Republic insists that the MMO market is more popular than ever. The MMO sector has seen declines amongst its traditional big hitters, such as Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. Yet James Ohlen tells MCV that the recent success of Activision’s Destiny and Ubisoft’s The …
Read More »What’s NXT for Runescape? A closer look at Jagex’s new engine
15 years after it originally hit computer screens, Jagex’s free MMO has received its first major engine overhaul, bringing with it a sea of big changes. Develop checks in with technology manager Mathew Burnett and lead graphics developer David Gillham to see what’s new in NXT
Read More »Cryptic Games veteran named new Daybreak Austin CEO
Co-founder of City of Heroes and Star Trek Online studio to head up DC Universe Online team
Read More »Jagex honours 2006 Runescape glitch with World 666
Addition to Runescape Old School celebrates ‘Falador Massacre’, when scores of players in ‘safe’ zones were accidentally able to be killed
Read More »Conan Exiles creator Funcom ‘back on the right track’ after $6.3m investment
‘It is no secret that the company has had a strained financial situation in recent years,’ admits CEO Rui Casais. ‘This investment is a major turning point’
Read More »Nexon rebuilding Final Fantasy XI in Unreal Engine 4 for mobile
Reboot of MMO is result of partnership between MapleStory studio and Square Enix
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