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NCSoft and ArenaNet announce the next Guild Wars 2 beta weekend, June 8th to 11th, with characters carried over from the previous event.
Curt Schilling's 38 Studios has laid off its entire staff and shut down sister studio Big Huge Games, ending Rhode Island's $75 million gamble.
Fatshark's squad-based post-apocalyptic RPG KRATER enters beta weeks ahead of release, letting testers explore more of the world and the squad system.
BioWare and EA have laid off staff at BioWare Austin as Star Wars: The Old Republic slips from 1.7 to 1.4 million subscribers over thin endgame content.
Gearbox and SEGA have pushed Aliens: Colonial Marines from Fall 2012 to February 12, 2013, buying more time on the high-profile Aliens licence.
38 Studios has paid its overdue debt to Rhode Island, and its MMO Project Copernicus is now targeting a June 2013 release, complete with a first trailer.
38 Studios is delinquent on a $1.1 million payment to Rhode Island and seeking more state aid, with the governor doubting it's worth further investment.
Diablo III's always-online servers went down for emergency maintenance on launch day, a pointed reminder of the cost of requiring a login to play solo.
Reports say Rhode Island officials are meeting with 38 Studios over its finances, raising doubts about the future of the Kingdoms of Amalur studio.
Funcom's second Secret World beta weekend starts May 18th, carrying over characters and opening new parts of Solomon Island.