Daybreak’s definitely-not-owner Columbus Nova is back in national news again
Does it ever seem weird to you when companies involved in gaming show up in big political dramas in the real world? Because it...
MMO Business Roundup: Bethsoft E3, Unity+Tencent, Stray Bombay, Wargaming MMOs, and Google at GDC
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO business tidbits!
Remember last year's phenomenal Bethsoft presentation at E3? The one with not just Elder Scrolls Online...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Fear not this night – there is hope for Guild Wars 2’s future
The last two weeks of February were devastating to the Guild Wars 2 community. Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet announced the layoffs of nearly...
Not So Massively: Welcoming a new era of online games and gaming
Hello, Massively Overpowered readers! Not So Massively is back, with a new captain at the helm.
My name's Tyler. If you're active in the MMO...
Epic addresses store roadmap, privacy; Steam finally confronts review bombing
If you've been waiting impatiently for the Epic Store to have various expected features like cloud saves and user reviews, the good news is...
The Daily Grind: Does size really matter in MMOs? PvP battle size, that is
Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen a big push for MMO studios to talk up their numbers - and by that I...
Make My MMO: Saga of Lucimia’s quests, Dual Universe’s 30K, SOTA’s spring
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, spring has sprung in Shroud of the Avatar, whose latest community newsletter teases a bunny basket full of...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation wants itself some big organized PvP fights
So Ashes of Creation is delaying its testing phase, that's not a big deal. The game still has plans for nice big and meaty...
EA opens state-of-the-art competitive gaming broadcast center
Electronic Arts is branching out into esports broadcasting with the unveiling of a new "state-of-the-art competitive gaming studio" at the company's headquarters in Redwood...
Indian police arrest 10 over PUBG ban
Four cities in the Indian state of Gujarat have instituted a ban on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds over concern that the game causes violent behavior. The...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs as distraction vs. culture
Earlier this month, there was a fascinating conversation swirling around a Gamasutra article by Bryant Francis, specifically a quote from game dev Patric Mondou. "We're moving away...
New Blizzard trademark filing rekindles speculation about Diablo TV series
You may remember that last year, there was a brief but passionate firestorm of speculation that Blizzard was gearing up to produce a TV...
PAX East 2019: Final Fantasy XIV and The Elder Scrolls Online show off for the convention
PAX East 2019 approaches, and it's got a rather eclectic collection of things on display, but that includes at least a couple of big...
Reports say Ninja earned a cool $1 million to play Apex Legends
How do you get your stock price to jump 16%? Well, if you're EA, you pay Twitch streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins to play your...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming inclusion, Peria Chronicles, Google, and PUBG’s Brendan Greene
Welcome to another fast roundup of MMO-related business news!
Bookmark this research study so that if ever the loud angry gatekeeping trolls of gaming are...
H1Z1’s PC version, Z1 Battle Royale, sees another leadership reshuffle as Jace Hall steps down
Yesterday, Daybreak and NantGMobile announced that Jace Hall is no longer consulting on the PC version of H1Z1 known as Z1 Battle Royale, having...
Legal proceedings between Crytek and Star Citizen’s Cloud Imperium move to alternative dispute resolution
Just when we all thought the matter had seen a major roadblock in the proceedings, a new chapter in the game engine lawsuit between...
Valve parts ways with Artifact creator Richard Garfield in round of layoffs
Forget for one moment the horrific bleeding of Artifact's playerbase -- now the digital card game has lost its most high-profile designer.
We are just...
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar shutters physical office, Ashes of Creation delays next alpha
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, we've seen what could be potential setbacks for two larger crowfunding MMORPGs. First, Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium...
Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers hits its third alpha so hard it breaks all the NDAs
Yes, you read that right. Torchlight Frontiers hit its NDA so hard that it done broke. There's no NDA for the third alpha test,...