When the world of private and illegal emulators comes crashing down upon the heads of thousands of gamers, how will they ever express their anguish? Bree and Justin sift through the emotional wreckage of the Nostalrius shutdown during this week's show, tackling once again the topic of emulators and their place and purpose in the MMO industry.

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Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, The Secret World, World of Warcraft
• News: Blizzard cracks down on popular private World of Warcraft server
• News: En Masse hit by layoffs
• News: Black Desert is doing quite well so far
• News: Chapter 13 for SWTOR is coming in early May
• News: DDO still struggles with tech woes
• Mailbag: Keeping Kickstarter people happy
• Mailbag: Tabula Rasa leftovers
• Outro

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• Podcast theme: "Legends of Azeroth" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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