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Yet another Ubisoft executive is out of a job in the wake of ongoing sexual misconduct allegations
Ubisoft is still feeling the effects of sexual harassment allegations at the executive level as Tommy Francois, VP of editorial and creative services, is...
The summer of no E3 seems to be treating publishers and developers just fine in terms of buzz
This is the year of no E3, the year with no big summer convention in which everyone packs together in a building to see...
Champions of Titan is shutting down at the end of August
Farewell, Champions of Titan, we scarcely knew you. The game is shutting down on August 31st, which means the game's Steam page will be...
EU study recommends taking on lockboxes as a consumer issue rather than a gambling issue
As much as the companies using them to make bank might want them to, the discussions around lockboxes are not going away. And a...
Nexon has shut down its California studio, canceling at least one PC title
Nexon's main western studio is no more, as the gaming giant closed down its Irvine location this week and canceled the projects that teams...
Ubisoft Montreal replaces vacant CEO seat with another long-standing executive
Earlier this week, we reported that Ubisoft had seen three executives walk from their positions as a result of mounting accusations of sexual misconduct....
The Daily Grind: Are you anxious about the Funcom acquisition?
I read the news today, oh boy. Tencent has bought out all of Funcom's stuff. This is pretty significant; it's yet another thing being...
Sony is considering purchasing the Chinese firm Leyou
You probably don't think a whole lot about Leyou at this point, but you probably should; the holding company owns most of Digital Extremes...
The latest gaming industry #metoo callouts impact Twitch, MMOs, MOBAs, and esports
The gaming industry is seeing a second wave - a second wave of the #metoo movement, that is. As we covered earlier this week,...
Star Wars Squadrons has no plans for DLC and is looking to lateral progression for its multiplayer
If you're a big fan of what Star Wars Squadrons has on offer (namely, piloting a ship even in VR and blowing things up)...
Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds studio raises an additional $10 million in funding
We still know nothing about what the first project out of Raph Koster's new studio, Playable Worlds, will actually look like. But we do...
Ubisoft claims its Trackmania reboot isn’t a sub game – you just pay for access
The community around Trackmania Nations is not terribly keen about the upcoming game's business model, since it appears to be set up that the...
David Braben of Elite: Dangerous sees physical games going away in two to three years
Attention, everyone who ordered a physical copy of a video game within the past year: David Braben is coming for your physical games with...
Fortnite follows up the newest Tenet trailer with a full Christopher Nolan film this summer
It seems relatively obvious based on recent events that Fortnite has very little interest in being a video game at this point. Being a virtual...
MMO Business Roundup: Guerilla Collective, PlayStation Studios, XLGAMES’ new MMO, ChinaJoy, and NCsoft’s baseball team
Welcome back to another roundup of business stories relating to MMOs - or adjacent to them. Adjacentness!
Funcom: The Norwegian MMO company will be participating...
Overwatch League team Vancouver Titans loses its entire roster amidst controversy
There has been some talk that the third season of the Overwatch League is kind of crucial for attracting viewers and convincing fans to...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2020: Blizzard MAUs flat at 32M, but revenue jumps ahead of Shadowlands
It won't surprise you, given the current global health crisis, that a large portion of Activision-Blizzard's first quarter revenue report and conference call focused...
Vague Patch Notes: The ESRB is not your friend, gamers
So, hey, the ESRB is taking action about lockboxes! Well, sort of. It's adding a notification about lockboxes that doesn't expressly mention or clarify...
EverQuest is adding two new time-locked progression servers, Aradune and Rizlona, launching May 27
If you like to hop back to the olden days of EverQuest, to feel the game evolve from launch to very slightly after launch,...
Last Oasis declares that cheaters will not be tolerated within the game
If you decide to cheat in Last Oasis, the developers do not like you. No, not if you're just testing it out. No, not...