The Daily Grind: Would you play a Wheel of Time MMO?
During this week's podcast, we happened to mention the sprawling Wheel of Time series, a TV adaptation of which is currently being worked on...
Leaderboard: Is a ‘WoW Immortal’ a very real possibility?
During this week's podcast, Justin made a joke about the potential for a "WoW Immortal" that... doesn't seem like such a joke, especially given...
Defiance 2050 updates playerbase following Trion buyout, looks forward to the future
We haven't heard specifically from the Defiance 2050 team since last month when Trion was acquired by Gamigo and the majority of its employees laid...
MMO designer Raph Koster lays out the component parts of making MMORPGs
Veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster has up a new blog post that sheds some light on the many angles of developing an MMORPG. In...
Torchlight Frontiers’ free-to-play model rejects pay-to-win and gambling schemes
Given that Torchlight Frontiers is being published under Perfect World Entertainment, you're probably not going to be shocked to hear that the MMO will...
Analysts say Diablo Immortal will bring financial success despite fan outrage
Arguably the biggest thing to come out of BlizzCon 2018 was the sheer amount of unadulterated rage solicited by the announcement of Blizzard's upcoming...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of a reskinned MMO?
Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity penned a great piece last week discussing the practice of skinning as it pertains to casino games and mobile...
Superhero MMORPGs mourn the passing of comics legend Stan Lee
Geeks of all stripes are mourning the passing of Stan Lee today, perhaps no one more than gamers who live and breathe superhero MMOs. Over on the DC Universe Online forums, there's been an outpouring of love for the iconic Marvel superstar.
Check out some Monster Hunter movie pics from the set courtesy of the stars themselves
Movies based on video games are... well, they're movies. The chance they end up in sometimes top 10 listicle of the worst transmedia synergies...
Bungie contradicts Activision disappointment in Destiny 2: Forsaken
Players certainly seem to have been happy with Destiny 2: Forsaken, which many players have cited as a similar update in nature to the...
The Daily Grind: What one piece of advice would you give to new MMO players in 2018?
Over the weekend, CCP tweeted out a fun poll asking EVE Online players what advice they'd like to deliver to newbies: Insure your ship,...
Fortnite hits 8.3 million concurrent players
Belaying any claims that it's last year's fad or on the way out, Fortnite has surged forward to cross the 8.3 million threshold. And...
Make My MMO: Space sim 3001SQ is put on hold, Star Citizen rolls out 3.3.5 to the Evocati
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, we've got some sad news from MMO space colonization sim 3001SQ: Development on the game has been halted...
NCsoft Q3 2018: NCsoft sales continue downward slide while online PC sales trend up
Slides may be fun when you're a kid, but they're not something you want to see when you're a multinational games corporation that's operating...
MMO Business Roundup: Japanese lockboxes, POGO and Square Enix financials, and Prima’s end
"The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza" - that's the brutal headline plonked onto this week's Bloomberg report on Japanese lockboxes....
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG should have never been made?
This could be a gruesome topic, but it popped into my head after GIbiz published an article with advice for game developers from Melbourne Games....
Tencent is pulling back its marketing budget in response to China’s ongoing game freeze
Tencent has not been weathering the Chinese game block very well. Sure, the company has been doing its best, but a 28% stock drop...
The Daily Grind: Are you hostile to mobile MMORPGs?
Happy Friday. Let's talk mobile. MMORPG players in particular run along a certain demographic that does not align well with mobile. Oh, sure, we have...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2018: Activision Blizzard revenue dips, WoW Battle for Azeroth did well
It's probably a good thing for Activision Blizzard that its third quarter financials cut off at the end of September, given that its stock...
Red Dead Redemption 2 shipped more boxes in eight days than Red Dead Redemption sold in eight years
It's been a hot minute since we talked about Red Dead Redemption 2, which launched last month in a flurry of "best game evers"...
