Con in Cologne, Germany, usually in August every year.
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Pearl Abyss Q2 2023: EVE surges, Black Desert stumbles, Crimson Desert hedges
August is a month of quarterly financials, and the season hasn't been kind to the type of MMO company that publishes its numbers. So...
The MOP Up: Gamescom and QuakeCon prepare to storm August
As the end of summer approaches (ack! how?), gaming conventions rev up again - and that includes big industry galas like GamesCom and in-house...
Sky Children of the Light opens its Steam page, prepares for public PC testing with a world record concurrency attempt
The smaller scale multiplayer game Sky: Children of the Light is definitely trying its level best to balloon into MMO size. Developer thatgamecompany is...
Why I Play: Diablo III – From Reaper of Souls to today
In the first part of this Why I Play retrospective on Diablo III, I discussed the early issues that accompanied the game's record-setting debut....
Why I Play: Diablo III – From pre-release to Reaper of Souls
It's hard for me to believe that Diablo III's May 15th, 2012, release was over a decade ago. And despite its reputation of being...
Dune Awakening shares a sizzle reel about its cinematic trailer and another picture of lasguns
Are you ready for some hot and spicy multimedia out of Dune: Awakening? Then feast your eyes on lasguns and a Twitter video, friends....
Dune Awakening gives curious players weekly concept art sneak peeks on its website
If you've been hungry for more details about Dune: Awakening after its Gamescom reveal, you're unfortunately going to have to wait for something more...
Multiplayer survival sandbox Earth: Revival plans closed beta this weekend
If you just can't get enough survival sandbox, Chinese studio Nuverse has another one for you to die in. It's called Earth: Revival, and...
Marauders is a first-person looter shooter that lets players be scavenging space pirates
If you're looking for tactical first-person shooting and looting set in an alternate 1990's future when Earth has almost no resources left and space-based...
Everywhere is a self-described ‘multi-world gaming experience’ from a former producer of GTA Online
What is Everywhere? To hear the game's own description of itself, it sounds kind of metaverse-ish except it also has open world gameplay, while...
Mad World’s Gamescom trailer delves into chaotic gameplay
"Despite endless despair, there is hope," proclaims Mad World's latest trailer. But is that hope endless too? Because players are going to need a...
The First Descendant announces Steam beta test for October 20, unveils its new trailer
Nexon's co-op looter shooter The First Descendant has been making a lot of noise recently. The game was first revealed as Project Magnum during...
Gamescom Opening Night Live: Funcom’s Dune Awakening survival MMO and more multiplayer news
In-person Gamescom is back in Cologne, Germany, and tonight - as it's tonight over there already of course - we're getting the Opening Night...
Black Desert talks up its upcoming Gamescom presence at a Samsung booth and a community event
Gamescom 2022 is looming large as it's set to begin next week, which means we're likely going to continue to hear about various titles...
Nexon’s co-op shooter The First Descendant releases a teaser trailer and plans for beta this fall
At the top of July we reported on The First Descendant, a co-op looter shooter from Nexon that we first heard about during a...
Guild Wars 2 marks 10 years of operation with special community events at Gamescom and PAX West
The significant milestone of 10 years of operation for Guild Wars 2 is going to be celebrated in-person at two different gaming convention events....
E3 plans to return next year as Gamescom 2022 tickets go on sale
The ESA is apparently not willing to let its E3 trade show-cum-games hype dispensary go into that good night. While this year's event has...
Gamescom outlines efforts to be ‘climate neutral’ in 2022 and beyond
Gamescom is, without a doubt, the single largest gaming convention on the planet, which means it also requires massive amounts of energy to operate...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMOs have endings – or at least end points?
I suspect most MMO players are going to read that question and immediately balk at it. We think of MMOs as being defined in...
MMO Business Roundup: Clockwork Labs’ sandbox startup, NPIXEL, LOTRO’s community, and more
Welcome back to another quickie roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business!
Clockwork Labs: Brand-new indie game studio Clockwork Labs has raised...
