Make My MMO: Star Citizen 3.14, Ship of Heroes’ mission beta
This last few weeks in crowdfunded MMOs, were actually surprisingly light, which is a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at...
Betawatch: Elyon and Diablo II Resurrected kick off beta events
More closed beta for Elyon? It's more likely than you think. It's actually certain, in fact. The game has showed off its rune attributes...
Roblox’s shameless exploitation of child labor is why we can’t have nice things
I didn't think I'd be back so soon writing "Roblox" and "this is why we can't have nice things" in the same post two...
Former RuneScape composer sentenced to 22 months in prison for sexual assault
Ian Taylor, the former composer for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, has admitted to the sexual assault of a young girl and has...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO roadmaps worth following
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from longtime reader KenFromChicago. "As MMO reporters covering the MMO field, having some idea what to look for...
Roblox sees net losses for Q2 2021, struggles with toxic player-generated content
We've got a bunch of Roblox news on deck today. First, there's the Q2 2021 investor report. Readers will remember that in Q1, the...
Pokemon Go’s New Zealand rollbacks show Niantic is more concerned with local law than actual safety
Good news: New Zealanders have had their Pokemon Go PokeStop and Gym radius restored to 80 meters, exactly what the community has been asking...
The Daily Grind: What MMO delay has annoyed you the most?
Sometimes things get delayed. It happens. It's generally not a desired outcome by any of the people making an MMO, but you just need...
Continent of the Ninth Seal is moving over to Valofe from Webzen for publishing
If you had some deep attachment to Webzen because the company was behind the publishing of Continent of the Ninth Seal, today's news will...
Among Us developer Innersloth raises eyebrows at Fortnite’s Impostors mode and its striking similarities
While we cast our own shade in the direction of Fortnite and the recently introduced Impostors mode, with its barely veiled copycatting of Among...
Daybreak breaks up with the Wandering Monster studio trademark
Sorry, brain-hungry zombies, it's not going to work out. Just know that it's not you; it's Daybreak Game Company.
Last year we noted that Daybreak...
Kingfall is proudly advertising itself as a casual fantasy MMORPG with NFTs attached
Reading the announcement pinned tweet from Kingfall is a journey. The game is coming soon. All right. It's a casual fantasy MMORPG. Hmm, that...
MUD creator Richard Bartle’s seminal book on designing MMOs is now free
When MMORPG players encounter the name "Bartle," they think less malt liquor and more a man who helped to pioneer the massively multiplayer online...
California DFEH moves to protect Riot workers from retaliation for cooperating in state investigation
Blizzard isn't the only gaming studio under fire by regulators in California: We've been covering a similar situation within League of Legends company Riot...
Brazilian police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an Overwatch voice actress
PC Gamer is reporting the shocking news that Brazilian voice actress Christiane Louise has been murdered and that police have now arrested the suspected...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s burning of Teldrassil plot wrap-up is terrible
Fair warning: This post contains spoilers for the current World of Warcraft plotline for anyone who has not finished up the latest parts of...
Amazon Game Studios retracts policies that claim rights to games made by workers after hours
Nobody is going to accuse Amazon Game Studios of being a house of ideas, considering the studio has already been exposed as a place...
Betawatch: Ship of Heroes rolls out its public mission beta event
It's time for Ship of Heroes to go full-on into beta testing for a while as it runs its mission beta event. If you're...
Nexon CEO blasts crunch and the ‘charade of launch timing’
It's Friday, which means it's time to play one of my favorite weekend games: Check out what a top-tier gaming executive is saying about...
EA fires Apex Legends lead designer over past sexist and racist remarks
Daniel Klein, a lead game designer on the battle royale shooter Apex Legends, has been fired from his position by Electronic Arts and Respawn...
