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Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard is Official

By Murasama October 13, 2023

https://www.engadget.com/activision-blizzard-now-officially-belongs-to-microsoft-125053787.html I noted my brief thoughts on this back in January of 2022; I had previously divested myself of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) in July 2021, and was not enthused that…

Lost Ark Jump-Start Is Not It (for addressing the retention issue)

By Murasama September 17, 2023

As I noted in several updates in this previous posting (regarding these jump-start/fresh start servers), the jump-start aspect primarily focuses on fast vertical progression with gear/item level to get players…

Throne and Liberty – KR Producer Details Major Changes

By Murasama September 14, 2023

Throne and Liberty's KR Producer posted an announcement on the official website regarding major changes being made to the game after less than stellar feedback from the recent KR closed…

Lost Ark September Update/Fresh Start Info Posted

By Murasama September 12, 2023

Amazon Games (AGS) posted a more detailed article regarding the actual update and the jump (fresh) start servers that will be going live after the September 13th maintenance. Original founders…

Smilegate RPG Posts LOST ARK KR Thaemine Cinematic

By Murasama September 9, 2023

This is a "bust the budget" sort of cinematic trailer on par with Blizzard Entertainment ones. I recall the Legacy of the Void trailer (and how long [~1 year]…

Amazon Games Posts Details about the Fresh (Jump) Start Servers for Lost Ark

By Murasama September 9, 2023

https://www.playlostark.com/en-us/news/articles/jump-start-server-update It looks like they will be running them for at least six months before merging them into the existing servers. IMHO (and as stated before), this really won't bring…

Kakao Games Europe Posts Additional Details Regarding the ArcheAge/ArcheAge Unchained Service Merge

By Murasama September 7, 2023

https://archeageuc.playkakaogames.com/news/2616 Basic summary: all existing servers gets merged into a single server for each region on November 30th. Land rush takes place on December 2 (EU: 12:00 UTC/13:00 CET, NA:…

Guild Wars 2 – Secrets of the Obscure – Skyscale Acquired

By Murasama September 3, 2023

One of my primary objectives (after completing the first installment of the expansion), was to permanently unlock the skyscale; I completed all of the objectives this weekend. I really appreciate…