For Science: Gamer Motivation Survey data suggest strategic gaming in is a nasty decline
When I first got access to a PC as a kid, it was a couple of years before the first true MMORPG launched, and...
Bohemia’s adorable multiplayer pirate sandbox Ylands is headed to Switch as a B2P offline version
We hadn't even heard of Ylands before today, but now we wish we had; it's apparently Bohemia's 2019 cozy - and very tiny -...
Ikea wants to pay people to sell furniture and serve meatballs inside of its digital Roblox store
It looks as if shopping in a boxy Walmart was just the tip of the retail hell iceberg in Roblox: The furniture store Ikea...
Former City of Heroes developers talk design chaos, sequels, and the MMO’s enduring legacy
Last night, I happened to log into City of Heroes Homecoming just as the team was posting up the promised mega Q&A with former...
Legends of Aria’s crypto version, Britaria, goes bust over ‘financial constraints’
When Citadel Studios announced back in April that it was planning to relaunch the Kickstarted MMORPG Legends of Aria (fka Shards Online) as a...
Twitch eliminates its safety advisory council after just four years of operation
How long does it take for Amazon and Twitch to believe that people will forget about improving safety and security on the streaming platform?...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision owned cheatmaker EngineOwning
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news! Business business business and all that.
EngineOwning got owned - File this one...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do so many MMOs fail?
We talk a lot about MMOs that fail here on Massively Overpowered. I wrote a whole column about how our standards of success are...
Wildermyth developer Worldwalker Games announces that the game’s full-time development has ended
Here's the good news about Wildermyth if you've never heard of it: The game is out now, and the announcement below comes after the...
Mike Morhaime’s Dreamhaven game studios open playtest sign-ups for their upcoming games
Back in 2020 we got wind of Mike Morhaime's return to the games industry after leaving Blizzard thanks to the formation of Dreamhaven, a...
Final Fantasy XIV will charge sales tax on subscriptions and purchases starting June 25
If you have some purchases in the Final Fantasy XIV store you really want to make soon, we suggest you do so now, as...
Lawsuit accuses Activision and Facebook of partial blame in deadly 2022 school mass shooting
The 2022 mass shooting that took place at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is one of the most shameful events in the US...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening is sanding out closed beta invites
Who here likes sand? If you like sand, this is your week for Betawatch because first and foremost there are reports that Dune Awakening...
Co-op raiding roguelike Rabbit & Steel celebrates passing 100,000 copies sold
When you're a solo indie developer, it's hard to know when a game is going to resonate with a potential audience, especially when that...
Helldivers 2 CEO steps down into a lead developer role and outlines his general vision for improvements
The name of Johan Pilestedt has been one of the more memorable ones for fans of Helldivers 2, particularly for his candid level of...
For Science: Fandom’s survey shows a majority of gamers play to unwind and de-stress
I know you'll all be shocked to learn that people play games to have fun and chill out, but in the current industry, sometimes...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s Q1 2024, Microsoft’s AI fiddling, XDefiant’s monetization
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! This time around, we've got only one first quarter report to...
Amazon Games opens new studio in Romania to support ‘ambitious long-term roadmap’
As large parts of the games industry contract, Amazon Games is buying the dip and expanding with a new game dev studio in Bucharest,...
Make My MMO: Wagadu’s untimely end, Legends of Aria’s new beginning
The grave is claiming another Kickstarted MMORPG: The Wagadu Chronicles developer Twin Drums announced in May that it'll throw in the towel on the...
Activision opens a new studio in Poland for work on ‘narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise’
Apparently Microsoft subsidiary Activision thinks now is a good time to open a new studio and put together a team to develop an entirely...
