Square-Enix’s latest financials show a decrease in sales and profits for the past nine months
The latest financial report for Square-Enix is out for the prior nine months of operation, and it's not a great report for the company....
Riot Games says it’s really, truly not working on a League of Legends MMO
Remember last summer when Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill teased Twitter by asking whether the company should make an MMO? Then, just as people...
Take-Two’s crusade against Grand Theft Auto cheat creators continues with another successful lawsuit
It looks like Take-Two has added another marker to its tally of successful lawsuits against cheaters, this time against the creator of the Grand...
Red Dead Redemption 2 leads the charge in Take-Two’s unexpectedly successful third quarter
It's been a good third quarter for publisher Take-Two, which posted $1.57 billion in net bookings, $1.248 billion in revenue, and $350 million in...
Apex Legends passed 600,000 concurrent players in 24 hours
Amidst the bad news for Electronic Arts yesterday, there was a note of positivity when it comes to Apex Legends. You may remember the battle...
Pennsylvania legislators introduce video game ‘sin tax’ bill
Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced a bill that seeks to institute a tax on mature-rated video games sold in the state. House Bill 109 would...
EA is focusing on Anthem and Apex Legends following disappointing quarter
Things haven't been going as well as planned for Electronic Arts lately, if its latest earnings report is anything to go by. The company...
Wild Terra is going free-to-play next week as its ‘next stage of active growth’
You might have wondered whether this was happening, given all the key giveaways, but yes, you were right: Juvty Worlds is taking its isometric...
Titanfall dev’s new Apex Legends battle royale title snagged 1M players on day one
We don't really cover Titanfall around here, but you might be interested all the same in Respawn's new battle royale set in the same...
The Daily Grind: Who the heck are you people who buy stuff for MMOs you can’t play yet?
I gotta know this. Who the heck are you people who buy stuff for MMOs you can't play yet? Star Citizen, Ashes of Creation, ships,...
A Hi-Rez staffer has been arrested for alleged solicitation of sex with a minor in major sting op
Didn't expect to be catching this post tonight: Apparently a Hi-Rez employee has been arrested along with 20 other men accused of soliciting sex...
MMO designer Raph Koster runs down the key mechanics that drive retention in online games
If last week's "games as a service" conversation piqued your interest, hop on over to Raph Koster's blog. The veteran MMORPG designer has a...
The Daily Grind: How bad are delays for MMOs, and how much does communication help?
Last week, a newly minted Ship of Heroes fan posted a comment on the game's official forums saying he'd studied in-development MMOs and settled...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s armor, Shroud of the Avatar’s R62
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Chronicles of Elyria dropped its latest community journal, which highlighted new armor sculpts and concept art and promises inventory...
Betawatch: Anthem weathers tester phase as public demo kicks off
The first demo for Anthem had certain problems because launch day on any sort of online game always does, as we've all no doubt observed...
Legends of Aria pulls controversial item from in-game store as dungeon patch and anti-gank spell go live
This week we've been covering the unfolding concern over Legends of Aria's newly instituted in-game store, specifically the release of a power hour potion...
That ancient ArcheAge consumer lawsuit against Trion reveals possible rebrand
Over the last couple of years, we've been covering a player-led lawsuit against Trion Worlds. Back in 2015, three gamers alleged that Trion violated...
Fallout 76 is now a gift with controller purchase in Germany as duping crackdown hits legit crafters. I am so tired.
Last week, we ran a poll on Fallout 76 that picked up on rumors that stores across the globe, from the UK to Australia...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been to a concert in an MMO?
Slightly embarrassing story time: One of my favorite things to do in classic Star Wars Galaxies was sing. Yes, musicians and dancers were technically...
Massively Overthinking: The boring MMO development between bookends of hype
If you watch MMOs being developed for long enough, one truth becomes evident: It's kinda boring.
I started thinking a bit about this last week...
