Playable World’s Raph Koster refutes claim that his book Theory of Fun espouses a regressive agenda
Reading comprehension is an important skill that one could argue is being lost to the flood of hot takes and those who absorb only...
Wayfinder says disentangling from Digital Extremes caused its lapse in updates and communication
Airship Syndicate's multiplayer RPG Wayfinder continues to stay live, though you'd be forgiven for assuming that might not be the case since it hasn't...
World of Warcraft GDC presentation claims ‘record post-launch stability and growth’ for Dragonflight
The World of Warcraft community is abuzz about a new Blizzard GDC 2024 presentation that relays some trends -- if not specific numbers --...
MMO Business Roundup: Jagex dinged by UK government, Roblox AI tools, and Epic v Apple plods on
Do you hear that? It's the rhythmic tinkling bells of Business Cat's collar as she merrily skips forth with another round of industry stories...
Tencent’s multiplayer zombie survival RPG Undawn ‘flopped spectacularly,’ according to Reuters
Last June, Tencent introduced the world to Undawn, a mulitplayer survival RPG for PC and mobile that tasked players with trying to make it...
The cast list for Wildcard’s surprise ARK Animated Series on Paramount+ is bananas
I don't know who asked for this, but I'm also not upset about it as this might be the most amusing thing the ARK...
Elder Scrolls Online crosses $2B in customer spending, revives Jester’s Festival for April Fools’ day
When you look at the high risk of making and running MMORPG, a reasonable question arises: Why would any studio undertake such a project?...
ArcheAge 2 has been delayed (again), now to some point in or after 2025
Our eyes must have glazed over the Q4 2023 investor report from Kakao when it dropped a few weeks ago, but it contained some...
Vague Patch Notes: Why in the world do you want the Riot MMO to be a thing?
Let's make something clear right up front: If you came into this column eager to head for the comments section to say, "Well, I...
Riot has ‘decided to reset the direction’ of the Riot MMORPG as team goes ‘dark’ under new boss
It's hard to take the Riot MMO too seriously when we're still stuck using Runeterra pics and calling it the Riot MMO for want...
Everything we learned about the future of Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, & Champions Online from Cryptic’s stream
The knowledge that Cryptic's MMOs have been shunted off to a tiny European corner of the Embracer empire is not news to the MMO...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with live-action media tie-ins
Every so often I think to myself that a video game should get some kind of media adaptation before I come to my senses....
Ubisoft debuts AI NPC prototypes at GDC, and it went about as well as you’d expect
Ubisoft looks to be once more chasing the latest buzzword-scented tech trend. After the studio tried and failed to make NFTs work, it's now...
Sony pauses production on its floundering PSVR2s while it tries to sell off stock
Digital storm clouds are forming on the horizon of Sony's virtual reality headset: Bloomberg reports that the company put a hard pause on the...
Heck yeah, Valve is finally fixing Steam Family Sharing so it doesn’t suck
Last night, Valve announced a major - and long-awaited and desperately needed - revamp of its existing "family sharing" system so good that actual,...
Former Overwatch 2 devs express concerns that future story missions won’t see the light of day
The PvE offerings out of Overwatch 2 haven't been what one might call impressive: The shooter put out John Cena-endorsed story missions in August,...
Fallout’s upcoming live-action TV series shares a brief scene ahead of its April 11 premiere
Prime Video is beginning to prime its hype engine for its upcoming Fallout live-action TV series. Following the first trailer and announcement of its...
Final Fantasy XIV clarifies the pricing structure for players on Xbox Series X|S
If you were still harboring some distant hope that Final Fantasy XIV's subscription would in some way be rolled into Game Pass for Xbox...
Star Citizen’s 2022 financials offer additional information about investors and their expected returns
When Star Citizen finally elected to post its 2022 financial report to the UK government (and in related reporting since), you might have seen...
Shroud of the Avatar devs form new studio to make AI-generated roguelike battle royale Project Rise
If you thought that the waters surrounding some of Shroud of the Avatar's bigwigs weren't muddy before now, things are potentially about to get...
