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PlayStation 5 launch is officially the biggest console launch in history
The PlayStation 5 has a lot to recommend it. It has backwards compatibility with a good library of games. It's rather nice to look at....
Square-Enix announces a permanent program allowing employees to work from home
Like many companies, Square-Enix had to embrace work-from-home options earlier this year to deal with lockdowns across Japan. It appears those programs were considered...
Roblox goes public on the stock market with an IPO filing, confirms it’s operating at a loss
The massively popular online game-building game Roblox is going to toss its hat into the stock market ring. The company has officially filed an...
Albion Online bans more than 600 accounts for buying currency
You are probably aware that buying Silver in Albion Online from a third-party site is not allowed, not least because there's a legitimate first-party option...
NCsoft expected to change its name to NC before September
Evidently, NCsoft is no longer going to be soft. It's not going to be hard, either, or even slightly squishy. It's simply going to...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2020: Blizzard MAUs fell to 30M as overall ActiBlizz revenues hold steady
It's time for another round of Activision-Blizzard financials as today covers Q3 2020. It's been a weird couple of years for the company as...
The Daily Grind: Which doomed MMO would you love to play again from launch?
Good news! Your friend, Professor Hypothetical-Question, has developed a time machine! Unfortunately, it's pretty limited. It will allow you to do one thing and...
Canadian class action lawsuit argues EA’s lootboxes constitute illegal gambling
Ah, it's a good thing for the companies relying on lockboxes that people have completely forgotten about those this year, isn't it? Turns out...
Cliffy B now states he might return to game development after all
In November of 2018, Cliff Bleszinski (or "Cliffy B" if you prefer) stated that he was never making another game ever again, for real,...
LA Comic Con 2020 is finally cancelled
Well, this qualifies as good news. Sure, we have absolutely zero doubt that some people will be sad to hear that LA Comic Con...
Black Desert confirms that it will be compatible with the PlayStation 5
Let's face it, no one likes having to deal with the fact that the communities for every version of Black Desert are locked to...
ZeniMax Online Studios appears to be ramping up development of its long-speculated new MMO
If you've been wondering what's going on with that new IP that's almost certainly in development at ZeniMax Online Studios... well, we don't know...
World of Warcraft’s Chromie Time auto-disables at level 50; refunds are being offered for Shadowlands
When you level your alts through World of Warcraft content starting when the Shadowlands pre-patch arrives on October 13th, you can do so with Chromie Time...
The Daily Grind: What makes you most likely to spend money on a free-to-play MMO?
There are two basic approaches that strike me when it comes to free-to-play monetization, as I see it. The first is a sense of...
MMO Business Roundup: Morhaime is back with Dreamhaven, plus NCsoft’s parking lot and Epic’s Manticore ambitions
Welcome back to another quick roundup of video game industry news relevant to MMOs and MMO fans!
The Morhaimes: When Mike Morhaime announced he was...
Sony admits PlayStation 5 pre-orders ‘could have been smoother,’ promises more consoles through year’s end
If you were among those who took part in the pre-order blitz for the PlayStation 5 and found things far from well handled, then...
Disintegration is shutting its multiplayer servers down after less than five months
In what will no doubt be a non-surprise to pretty much anyone who has paid attention to the industry over the past decade, it...
MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars 2 voice acting, EVE Online mental health, Good Game, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO - and MMO-adjacent - industry news!
Guild Wars 2: If you've been bummed about Guild Wars 2's pandemic-times...
For science: New UK study finds that video games improve the mental health, reading, and writing skills of kids
So this one's fun. The results of a study performed in the UK between November and December of 2019 have just been released. The...
Director Sir Ridley Scott sounds off on the Fortnite ad spoof with mild disappointment
Aside from directing Gladiator, Alien, and Blade Runner, Sir Ridley Scott is also known for directing the famous '1984' commercial for Apple - because...
