Activision-Blizzard’s board launched an extraneous ‘workplace responsibility’ committee overnight
Happy Tuesday morning! I have an exercise to get your side-eyes and eye-rolls all warmed up, in the form of a letter dispatched by...
Former Destiny composer urges destruction of illegal music following court order
Longtime readers, at least of the sort who click on lawsuit articles, might recall that six years ago former Destiny composer Martin O’Donnell sued...
Frontier Developments’ 2021 financial report admits to a ‘disappointing’ reception to Elite Dangerous Odyssey
The stumble-filled launch and subsequent slow rebuild of Elite: Dangerous' Odyssey expansion has been noted by Frontier Developments as part of the company's 2021...
Star Citizen’s crowdfunding crossed the $400M threshold this weekend
The start of the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo - and likely more specifically the launch of the Spartan APC - has once more heralded a...
Gamigo investor report promises a ‘great update’ for RIFT in Q1, Atlas Rogues is abandoned
It's a bit of good news and unsurprising bad news out of the third quarter investor report from MGI, the company that runs Gamigo....
Bobby Kotick considers leaving Activision-Blizzard if he can’t quickly fix its ongoing frat boy culture
Last week, reporting from the Wall Street Journal blew the lid off of fresh allegations leveraged at Activision-Blizzard, including attempts by CEO Bobby Kotick...
Level 5’s Fantasy Life Online shutting down in Japan, but a global version may be coming soon
It's the end of a short era for one mobile MMO, as Level 5 announced that it'll be closing down Fantasy Life Online next...
Betawatch: Dual Universe increases its beta subscription price
The words "beta" and "subscription" feel like very weird concepts to put in juxtaposition with one another. Like, you would think that while you're...
Pearl Abyss discusses the advantages of creating its own graphics engine for DokeV and Crimson Desert
If you want something done right - or at least done to a degree of "right" that seems most appropriate for your game studio...
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer advocates for game preservation through emulators
You have probably noticed by now that we here at Massively OP are proponents of game emulators for MMOs that have been decommissioned. Rogue...
Activision-Blizzard workers and industry giants join chorus calling for Bobby Kotick’s resignation
People across the gaming industry are adding to the calls for Activision-Blizzard's Bobby Kotick to resign - or be removed.
As we've been covering, earlier...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO endgame that isn’t toxic?
I think it's commonly accepted in the MMORPG community that PvP breeds toxicity. But what I seldom see argued is that PvE can breed...
Some Activision-Blizzard shareholders join calls for Bobby Kotick’s ouster
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an explosive piece that compounded the ongoing Activision-Blizzard sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits and scandal. The Journal detailed...
SpatialOS had a huge head start on beating Facebook to the metaverse
About five years ago, the word "SpatialOS" was everywhere: It was supposed to be a platform designed to build previously impossible online worlds -...
Activision-Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick hit with new accusations, Jen Oneal speaks up, employees walk out
Oh my sweet summer child, you thought Activision-Blizzard might make it a whole week without another story in its ongoing sexual discrimination and harassment...
Dual Universe plans to raise the cost of beta subscriptions for new players with Demeter update
In order to play the current beta version of Dual Universe, you need to pay a subscription fee, a fact that is not news...
Lineage Eternal reboot Project TL eyes a simultaneous global release in the second half of 2022
We're going to not harp on the fact that we're talking about another Lineage title and stick to the facts here: During NCSoft's third...
Riot Games celebrates Arcane series success with in-game goodies, premieres, and tournaments
Is it really a crossover if you're crossing over with yourself? Riot Games is not going to think too hard on that question as...
The Daily Grind: Are you bothered by boosting in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, the World of Warcraft playerbase was grumbly over a tweet from the new Blizzard co-president that encouraged boosting, which is...
Make My MMO: Crowfall’s freemium update, Star Citizen’s 3.15 alpha
Star Citizen's 3.15 alpha went live this week, news that was a bit overshadowed by the fact that studio Cloud Imperium also announced plans...
