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Blizzard suggests WoW Token RMT in WoW Classic is ‘for the good of the community’ because of RMT bots

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World of Warcraft's WoW Classic community has been on fire for the last few days following Blizzard's announcement that it will port the WoW...

Whatever happened to Osiris New Dawn, Cinderstone Online, and Magnificent 5?

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Welcome back to a fresh edition of Whatever Happened To, the randomly occurring column in which we realize some MMOs have fallen off our...

CD Projekt Red lays off employees working on a multiplayer version of The Witcher as a result of a ‘new framework’

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This story will need a bit of a primer before we get into the details of the headline, so let's review: Last October, CD...

MMO Business Roundup: Krafton and Nexon break records in Q1 2023, Ubisoft lays off 60 workers

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We're continuing our May roundup of MMO and gaming business news, which means it's time for Business Kitty to make her comeback as well...

Blizzard devs lament talent bleed and Diablo IV support capacity following return-to-office mandate

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Last month, we reported on a producer for World of Warcraft who expressed his frustration about seeing developers leave Blizzard, saying the team has...

Diablo Immortal preps S13 as Diablo 2 Resurrected talks grind and Diablo IV readies server slam weekend

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Blizzard's Diablo franchise is a busy bee this week, starting with a length post on the Battlenet blog about Diablo II Resurrected in which...

Eden Eternal has relaunched with a side order of NFTs and a delay on Steam

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It's re-launch day for Eden Eternal, and if you haven't been following along, well sit back because we're about to do a recap, and...

Unity slashes 600 jobs in its latest round of layoffs

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It's not been the best year to work at Unity, as the tech company has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs and office closures....

Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs hit with layoffs, restructuring following investor buyout

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Last week, we learned the disturbing news that Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs has been hit with what our sources tell us...

Fractured and Gamigo finally confirm their split as Dynamight says it’s reclaimed ‘the rights of Fractured Online’

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Until yesterday, Fractured Online's website hadn't had a single update since before Christmas, when the game basically imploded in a blast of publisher shenanigans...

Activision-Blizzard Q1 2023: ABK revenues are up as Blizzard MAUs fall back down to reality

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Activision blinked: Activision-Blizzard wasn't supposed to release its Q1 2023 financials until tomorrow after the bell, but it's just done it this morning out of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 417: Happy Compensation Day!

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Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, New World, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Amazon Games' layoffs, and Ghostcrawler's new MMO studio, with adventures in LOTRO and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on problematic MMO speedrunning.

Amazon Games hit with layoffs, but ‘the New World team in Irvine will grow’

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Amazon is apparently continuing its mass layoffs, as this week the company slashed jobs even more relevant to MMO fans than Twitch: This time,...

Diablo IV notes 29B monsters slain and 61M hours played during the open beta test

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This past weekend was a very obviously busy one for Diablo IV considering it was running an open beta test. That said, those who...
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Disney axes its fledgling metaverse division as part of a 7,000 employee layoff round

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How long does it take for the House of Mouse to decide the metaverse isn't worth it? Roughly a year, apparently, as Disney has...
Not a great sign.

Activision-Blizzard’s diversity and inclusion goals are out of sync with its corporate action

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Activision-Blizzard has released a full-year review of its diversity, equity, and inclusion stats for 2022 this week, and the first thing readers will notice...
Among all the many, many ways you are terrible.

A Better ABK calls out Blizzard’s end of remote work as ‘wholly unnecessary’ and another union busting tactic

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Back in February, Blizzard held a meeting that, among other things, confirmed a mandated return to office work and an end of remote work....

Hearthstone strikes up the band and readies concert goodness in April’s Festival of Legends expansion

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What happens when you mix a battle of the bands with a digital CCG? We're all going to find out when Hearthstone releases its...

Diablo IV adds additional details regarding PC specs, early download timing, and beta content

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As the beta tests for Diablo IV loom large, Blizzard has made yet another update to its initial beta announcement to share additional details...

CCP Games laid off more than dozen staffers from its EVE Online and FPS studios

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CCP Games has apparently laid off 13 workers from its studios: According to a statement from CCP Games' comms director George Kelion published on...

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