Microsoft and CWA union enter into ‘labor neutrality’ agreement that will ultimately apply to Activision-Blizzard
Microsoft is continuing its efforts to look like a decent place for gaming developers to work: It's apparently entered into a "labor neutrality" agreement...
Diablo IV devs take to Twitter to get ahead of monetization fears spawned by a job posting
With all of the monetization headlines springing up around Diablo Immortal, it'd be easy to understand why fans watching the development of Diablo IV...
Sea of Thieves Season Seven is bringing captaincy progression and ship customization features
Generally speaking, when you're crewing up in Sea of Thieves, one player is the captain of the venture on a purely de facto basis....
Fallout 76 previews The Pitt’s storyline coming this fall
Excitement is welling for Fallout 76's fall update, when players will embark on a journey back to a franchise favorite location. Bethesda is working...
Overwatch 2 launches early access October 4, Diablo IV is slated for 2023
One of the big news stories of 2021 was the revelation that Blizzard had to delay both Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV. As of...
PlanetSide 2 tests item gifting, summer events, and lattice changes on PTS
Sure, throwing a water balloon at someone seems really cut-and-dried, but in the case of PlanetSide 2, the devs want to ensure that these...
Play-to-earn Axie Infinity hasn’t weathered the crypto crash well as players ‘lose hope’
The cautionary tale that is Axie Infinity is likely well known to most, but for those who are looking for a rundown of the...
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria buries the survival crafting genre deep underground
Lord of the Rings Online is going to have to scoot over and share some of its online space because there's a new Moria...
Diablo Immortal players uncover a ‘hidden’ third form of legendary crest lootbox
It's already been well documented that Diablo Immortal's monetization is off the wall, whaling players for as much as $50K-$80K to earn best-in-slot -...
Dauntless patches in new amps for its Radiant Escalation and makes a balance pass on Behemoths
If you've been playing a lot of the new Radiant Escalation added in Dauntless' Return to Light update, expect to see a lot more...
Destiny 2 deep-dives adjustments to airborne accuracy and heralds the return of Trials of Osiris
Are you the type of Destiny 2 player who likes to take to the skies and rain down fire upon your foes? Then you...
Ark Survival Evolved rolls out Fjordur map and new conquest season servers this weekend
Seven-year-old survival sandbox ARK: Survival Evolved is gearing up for a busy weekend. A busy Sunday, at least, which is perhaps not the most...
Battlefield 2042’s Season One finally launches as EA denies claims of a ‘skeleton crew’ working on the game
To call Battlefield 2042 "beleaguered" would be something of an understatement: Readers will recall that the game released to some pretty low player counts...
Star Citizen brings back in-person Bar Citizen community events and previews trading UI updates
Fans of Star Citizen are likely very familiar with the Bar Citizen community events, where players can share drinks and mingle with the devs...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs make more effort to corral likeminded gamers?
I've mentioned before that my husband has been playing a lot of Destiny 2 lately (fillin' the ol' Overwatch void), and it's led to...
The Division 2 hands out compensation for last week’s character progress rollback
At the very end of May we reported on character progression rollback measures taken by The Division 2 as a result of an XP...
Hi-Rez unveils physics brawler Divine Knockout and SMITE-RuneScape collab
Hi-Rez Studios was a part of the OTK Games Expo, a digital gaming celebration organized by streamers under the OTK Network banner, and it...
Nightingale previews its realm card system and more at Summer Game Fest
At this afternoon's Summer Game Fest, Inflexion Games dropped a fresh trailer and mechanics preview for Nightingale, the steampunkish survival not-quite-an-MMO. It's accompanied by...
Summer Game Fest 2022: Warframe’s Duviri Paradox, Nightingale teaser, and more
Geoff Keighley's not-E3 aka Summer Game Fest kicks off today with the live showcase stream, so I hope you've set aside a couple of...
Riot says Legends of Runeterra’s pivot from PvE to PvP is about scope and studio balance, not underperformance
Last week, Riot Games sent eyebrows flying skyward as it essentially announced a pivot from Legends of Runeterra's Path of Champions PvE mode toward...
