Black Desert is a promoting a Korea tourism package inspired by Land of the Morning Light
Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light and Land of the Morning Light: Seoul expansions have been a beacon of historical transmedia synergy over...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida is no longer on Square-Enix’s board of directors – which he wanted to leave already
So normally when we post about someone no longer holding a position within a company, that is a cause for some consternation or perhaps...
Fractured Online boss says he’s signed a ‘big deal’ to secure the future of the MMO
Kickstarted MMORPG sandbox Fractured has either had a terrible year or a startling year, depending on how you look at it. In January, the...
NetEase believes China’s market is large enough to support Marvel Rivals and the recently returned Overwatch 2
You would be forgiven for thinking that NetEase wouldn't want its own major hero shooter and Overwatch 2 to be in the country at...
RuneScape is getting a new boss as Jagex CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down
On the heels of RuneFest, we're witnessing a changing of the guard at Jagex: CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down. Mansell has served as...
Diablo IV’s Rod Fergusson talks about live service longevity and the benefit of ‘ruining the surprise’ in comms
Most fans of Diablo IV primarily absorbed general manager Rod Fergusson's talk at this year's DICE Summit as the point when he announced he...
ArcheAge Chronicles luminary Jake Song leaves XLGames, the company he founded, to ‘recharge’
Jake Song, a name that many MMORPG fans are familiar with for his involvement with the ArcheAge and Lineage series and his founding of...
Activision gets dinged for using gen AI in Black Ops 6
Whether it's here to stay or a passing game development fad, generative AI is proving to be a highly controversial element in the field...
Star Wars: The Old Republic could’ve changed EA forever if it had made billions
It's quite well-known that Star Wars: The Old Republic wasn't the World of Warcraft-toppling Godzilla that BioWare hoped it would be when the game...
Seekers of Skyveil is heading to early access on March 3
It's just about time for Seekers of Skyveil to pass into early access, because as the Steam Next Fest is running the game is...
Little Orbit’s CEO flew to Amsterdam to supervise APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth’s new servers
The month-long downtime saga of APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth may be coming to an end relatively soon. The servers for both of Little...
Fantastic Pixel Castle says NetEase isn’t cutting it loose and Ghost’s development is continuing
Fantastic Pixel Castle, the studio behind the slowly developing Project Ghost MMO, is one of many studios that have financial backing from NetEase, so...
Champions Online is losing its last known Cryptic developer this week
We've been focused on the transition from Cryptic to Deca for Star Trek Online and Neverwinter, but Cryptic other MMORPG, Champions Online, often gets...
Former Fallout 76 lead opens up about brutal launch and project satisfaction
The crash-and-burn of Fallout 76 and its gradual rise to respectability is a saga best left for several volumes of text. But while it...
Dauntless is officially sunsetting following the layoff of the team back in January
I'm sorry to report this afternoon that Phoenix Labs' Dauntless is closing down.
The sunset news came in the form of a brief tweet this...
Pokémon Go players aren’t thrilled with its potential sale, launch counter-campaign
News that Niantic may be selling off its game division and Pokémon Go to another studio sent the game's loyal community into a total...
Microsoft execs claim its Muse AI tool is a way to preserve games and akin to CGI’s impact on films
Microsoft would really, really like it if the entire world would adopt its newly revealed Muse AI tool, a so-called World and Human Action...
Make My MMO: The impending Stars Reach Kickstarter and the latest loss of Legends of Aria
Welcome back to Make My MMO, MOP's long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and...
Rumor: NetEase is looking to sell more of its overseas studios, including MMO developer Jackalyptic Games
Earlier this week we broke down fiscal reports and expert analysis surrounding NetEase in light of the corporation axing a Seattle-based studio that was...
Epic successfully sued a Fortnite cheater – and forced him to post a public apology video
Ten years ago, then-Daybreak-president John Smedley created some fun MMO drama when he went on Twitter and ranted his heart out over the nearly...
