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Always Online Podcast: What The Hell Does "MMO" Even Mean Anymore And Are They Dying? Ep 507
The world has changed and the term "MMO" along with it. What the hell does that even mean anymore...has it lost all meaning...is the "genre" dying? We'll dive through all of that then cover neat news about Gigantic, SWTOR, Star Wars Battlefront, Nightingale, and so much more! All that and more on this week's Always Online!
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Discussion Timestamps:
00:00 Show Intro
04:51 What does it mean to be an "MMO"? Are they dying?
33:51 Neat News (Gigantic, Star Wars Battlefront, SWTOR, and more)
53:43 Key Stats (Sony's $10B loss, Epic Game Store 2023 Stats, and Nightingale)
01:03:02 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb) And Question Of The Week
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