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Throne and Liberty transitions service from Amazon Games to NCsoft on November 10
by Chris Neal on October 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Throne and Liberty players were already aware that the MMORPG was trading hands from Amazon Games to NCsoft as part of the former’s unceremonious abandonment of online games, but now we finally have some firm details about the transition, including confirmation that it will begin on Tuesday, November 10th. Before the MMO goes back home (in a manner
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Hackers get away with millions of Discord IDs and email addresses in ‘multi-stage’ security attack
by Chris Neal on October 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Folks, it’s happened again: Double Counter, a third-party security service utilized by Discord, has reported that it was the target of a successful hack earlier this week, which saw the perpetrators get away with one million email addresses and at least partial details of millions’ more Discord user IDs, usernames, and IP addresses. A detailed breakdown
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Jagex announces work on a fourth RuneScape MMORPG that will sit alongside its other games
by Chris Neal on October 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It certainly might have looked as if Jagex, the self-described RuneScape Company, was barely capable of keeping three games going. But it did indeed clear that hurdle by all accounts. So now, surely, it’s time for the studio to rest for a moment before moving on to a new project? Nope: There is indeed a
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Throwback MMORPG Monsters & Memories enters early access while netting over 12K advance subs
by Chris Neal on October 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Today is the day for the old school-styled MMORPG Monsters & Memories to officially wade into the waters of early access as its next milestone of development since it was first unveiled back in 2021. And even before launch, it already was making something of a splash with its niche but dedicated playerbase. As we reported
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Xbox lays off 268 more developers, brings Rare and Halo franchises under Activision’s control
by Chris Neal on September 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What follows is the original story as printed earlier in the morning; an update on the events can be read below. Brace for another round of layoff reports, folks, because some insider details provided to The Information suggest that more job cuts are coming, with hundreds of game devs affected along with studio consolidation. According
