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Activision-Blizzard Q1 2023: ABK revenues are up as Blizzard MAUs fall back down to reality
Activision blinked:Â 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!
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’
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
This past weekend was a very obviously busy one for Diablo IV considering it was running an open beta test. That said, those who...
Disney axes its fledgling metaverse division as part of a 7,000 employee layoff round
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...
Activision-Blizzard’s diversity and inclusion goals are out of sync with its corporate action
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...
A Better ABK calls out Blizzard’s end of remote work as ‘wholly unnecessary’ and another union busting tactic
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
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
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
CCP Games has apparently laid off 13 workers from its studios: According to a statement from CCP Games' comms director George Kelion published on...
EA lays off hundreds of Apex Legends QA testers
Over 200 quality assurance testers for Apex Legends were abruptly fired by Electronic Arts this week, Kotaku reports. The pink slips were handed out...
Diablo IV discusses the focus, timing, and extra details of its upcoming March beta tests
We already know that the month of March means two beta tests for Diablo IV, but before those test phases can begin, the devs...
CWA asks European Commission to allow buyout of Activision-Blizzard and a ‘clear path to collective bargaining’
The multi-billion dollar buyout of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft is going to undoubtedly make waves across the games industry, game platforms, and game developers. It's...
Gamigo is granting 15 free days of sub time to new and returning RIFT players
Has Gamigo abandoned RIFT? Given the lack of updates and massive layoffs and tiny population, you might think so, and we've certainly been wary...
NCsoft Q4 2022: Guild Wars 2 had a great 2022, Throne & Liberty is still launching by summer
There's good news and bad news in the Q4 2022 and FY 2022 financial report, and the bad news might help explain why NCsoft...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 408: FFXIV on one side, mods on the other
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV's great mode debate, WoW's trading post issues, NCsoft's layoffs, Square's and Blizzard's financials, The Crew 3, Quinfall, and Elder Scrolls Online, with adventures in LOTRO and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on MMO beards.
Fractured is on track for a March return after hasty backtrack from early access and Gamigo mess
At the tail end of 2022, following Gamigo's layoff-and-game-yeeting round, Kickstarted Fractured was counted among the victims. Fractured is the Kickstarted sandbox MMO from...
NCsoft West loses CEO, lays off 20% of staff, says Throne & Liberty is not impacted
With NCsoft's Q4 financials looming in February, the company has apparently opted to follow Silicon Valley's destructive lead and add to the layoff pile...
Hearthstone applies balance adjustments to Battlegrounds, Duels, and several of its latest cards
With Hearthstone's March of the Lich King expansion now almost two months old, the devs of the online CCG have had time to take...
343 Industries studio head vows that the devs will make Halo games ‘now and in the future’
Last week was a rough one for Halo Infinite fans (and an even worse one for affected employees) as Microsoft laid off around 60...
