SuperData says RDR2, Fortnite, and IAP propelled record Black Friday weekend sales
So, how many yachts did you guys buy for the EA and Rockstar execs over the holiday buying weekend? SuperData has a rough count:...
Fortnite now has 200 million registered users
To get the obvious fact out of the way, yes, the latest Fortnite milestone is counting only how many registered users the game has and...
There might just be a class action lawsuit over Fallout 76 refunds
If you're having fun in Fallout 76, awesome - our own Fallout fanboy certainly found some positives in the game - but other folks...
Lost Ark is rumored to start Chinese beta testing soon
The mess that has been the Chinese game industry shutdown is affecting every corner of the world, but it's not really a shock that...
Latest Monster Hunter film photo gives hope for a (somewhat) faithful adaptation
At this point, it's a fairly natural reaction to be wary of video game movie adaptations, especially ones that employ the tired old "person...
Betawatch: Legends of Aria has a free stress test
I can't speak for anyone else, but whenever I see something advertising a stress test, I just shrug and say that I've already got...
Nearly a third of the kids surveyed in the UK Gambling Commission’s study admitted to buying lockboxes
The UK Gambling Commission's Young People & Gambling 2018 report was released this month with disturbing statistics for the role gambling is apparently playing...
The Daily Grind: Do you think seasonal play in online games is worth the absurdity?
If you didn't catch the Diablo-themed Penny Arcade comic from a week or two ago, you should. Instead of taking the low road and...
Hi-Rez Expo: Esports adds college varsity national championships and high school leagues
Hi-Rez has never shied away from the fact that it is based on competitive games and believes esports is an integral part of the...
SuperData: Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty dominate October as Blizzard titles slip
Surprising absolutely no one, Red Dead Redemption 2 killed it (and the horse it rode in on) in October. According to SuperData's digital games...
Jace Hall denies report about H1Z1’s esports league insolvency, view manipulation, and missing money
Over the weekend, eyebrows inched up again over ESPN's report on H1Z1's esports league, which was "suspended indefinitely" following what sounded like major financial...
Saga of Lucimia’s creative director debates the merits of MMO business models
The debate over MMO business models is constantly ongoing: There are those who swear by monthly subscriptions, those who prefer strictly free-to-play, and those...
Activision draws heat over ignoring accessibility requirements as its stock continues tumbling
It's safe to say that Activision Blizzard took a bit of a drubbing after BlizzCon (you could read all about it on your cell...
Diablo’s David Brevik lambastes Blizzard over elimination of employee profit sharing
With the Diablo franchise taking heat from players over its mobile ambitions, Diablo II creator David Brevik decided to add more fuel to the...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds declares the successful end to the ‘FIX PUBG’ campaign
Good news, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans, the "FIX PUBG" campaign is over and was successful! Sure, that doesn't mean that PUBG has actually been fixed,...
Cliff Bleszinski states he’s never making another game
If you had been hoping to see what Cliff Bleszinski (Cliffy B to those who don't like typing out surnames) was going to do...
Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts: ‘No one is attempting to do what we are doing’
As we noted on Saturday, Star Citizen hit $200 million in crowdfunding - and that prompted a letter from the chairman penned by Chris...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen hits $200M in crowdfunds, Reddit drama ensues
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen officially broke the $200 million barrier for total funding collected from the proverbial crowd. That's a...
H1Z1’s esports league is basically toast, ESPN reports
It looks like H1Z1's Pro League isn't gonna make it. ESPN is reporting this evening that the esports league teams received a letter from Jace...
This is the cheeky player program that trivializes Fallout 76’s nuke code decryption
Hey, did you think all of Fallout 76's problems would magically disappear once it launched? Welp, you were wrong. As Bethsoft plays whack-a-mole with...
