EG7 Q2 2021: What the heck is going on at EG7 and Daybreak and who the heck owns Cold Iron
Last week, we covered the puzzling news that EG7's CEO Robin Flodin has been (at least temporarily?) replaced by Daybreak's Ji Ham, a move...
China now limits minors’ gaming time to three hours a week, indicates anti-monopoly policies are forthcoming
The Chinese government is introducing a significant crackdown on gaming for minors as state media has reported that children will only be allowed to...
Betawatch: Book of Travels postponed its early access yet again
Come on now, Book of Travels, we know you're shy but it's time to start putting yourself out there. The game has once again delayed...
Final Fantasy XI interviews Yosuke Saito and prepares an equipment boosting campaign
The features on Final Fantasy XI's wide-ranging anniversary site We Are Vana'diel have continued to show up in bits and pieces, and the latest installment...
GDC 2021: War stories from World of Warcraft
Just before the news about the state litigation against Activision-Blizzard broke last month, Senior Software Engineer Joseph Cochron and Principal Software Engineer Kurtis McCathern...
Fallout 76 project lead Jeff Gardiner has departed Bethesda
The launch of Fallout 76 was pretty rocky, but over time the title has managed to turn around its reputation and receive at least tacit...
Overwatch’s McCree isn’t the only Blizzard character getting a rename
Yesterday, we reported on Blizzard's announcement that it'll be changing the name of Overwatch's character McCree, who was named after Jesse McCree, one of...
Daybreak CEO Ji Ham takes over as Enad Global 7’s acting CEO
It has not even been a year since EG7 Global acquired Daybreak Game Company for $300 million, and now the parent corporation is promoting...
Blizzard is changing the name of Overwatch’s character McCree
Over the course of the last month of the Activision-Blizzard sexual harassment and discrimination scandal, players have wondered aloud whether Blizzard would do anything...
Bless Unleashed PC says it’s cracking down on cheaters and RMT
Bless Unleashed's PC updates just keep coming - both the content kind and the administrative kind.
First, Round8 has addressed the "large amount of reports...
Steam mysteriously bans two Chinese MMOARPGs
Strange things are apparently afoot in the dark recesses of Steam's MMO section. MMO Fallout reports this week that Valve mysteriously delisted two titles...
Whatever happened to The Exiled (formerly known as Das Tal)?
Do you remember The Exiled? What about Das Tal, its original name? If you answered yes to either question, congratulations, you remember a PvP-centered...
South Korea plans to abandon its 10-year-old ‘Cinderella law’ gaming curfew for kids
If you can stretch your brain back a decade, you might remember a flurry of articles in the western press about a gaming curfew...
World of Warships apologizes for issuing promo code that personally attacked a content creator
Even while under the public microscope for aggressive and possibly predatory monetization schemes and the near-collapse of its influencer program, Wargaming is making few...
California lawsuit now alleges Activision-Blizzard HR literally ‘shredded’ evidence
So who had "Activision-Blizzard gets caught shredding possible evidence in an ongoing lawsuit" on the ol' Blizzard scandal bingo card?
Yes, we're back to coverage...
EA’s ‘patent pledge’ openly shares tech patents in an effort to increase game accessibility
Everyone, regardless of physical or medical issues, should be allowed to enjoy gaming, and Electronic Arts is attempting to facilitate as much by openly...
Final Fantasy XIV sets the entire Aether data center to congested
The massive influx of players in Final Fantasy XIV has continued unabated, prompting another update from producer and director Naoki Yoshida regarding the situation....
Former developers of 38 Studios are receiving a portion of their final paychecks after a nine year wait
The long, sad story of Curt Schilling's defunct 38 Studios has written its final chapter, and much like the entire history of the game...
Gamescom 2021 touts over 70 devs and publishers, highlights panels on education and societal change
While this year's Gamescom is going to be different as it's forced to go all-digital due to COVID-19, the event itself is going to...
Complete coverage of Blizzard’s sexual discrimination and harassment scandal
In the summer of 2021, Activision-Blizzard made headlines when the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a civil rights and equal pay...
