The people best able to afford VR have the least interest in the gaming associated with VR adoption
Well, here's a fun one. Research firm Quantic Foundry took a look at the statistical breakdown for surveys about VR purchase plans and existing VR...
Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium temporarily closes office in favor of remote studio
It sounds as if Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium has uprooted its home office.
"We are nomadic now," Portalarium's Starr Long told players on...
Nexon settles on five bidders in corporate sale as Tencent splits from Netmarble and MBK
Welp, I'm sorry, guys: You're not on the shortlist to buy Nexon. I know you really wanted it, but it's not to be.
As we've...
EVE Online and CCP Games are losing another key developer: CCP Guard
EVE Online is losing a key dev today as Senior Community Development Lead Sveinn "CCP Guard" Kjarval announced his departure from CCP Games.
"After sixteen...
Apex Legends just secured its 50 millionth player
Respawn and EA announced this morning a big milestone for surprise battle royale hit Apex Legends: It's just racked up its 50 millionth player.
Like...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you wish would come to console?
I've never been a console-first kind of gamer, so I've never felt a great pull to invest heavily in consoles, even when more major...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s spaceports and alpha 3.5, Spycursion’s Kickstarter
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen dropped a nifty Around the Verse that focuses on the Area18 spaceport. Remember the demo video CIG...
MMO Business Roundup: Fortnite’s lockbox lawsuit, Riot’s diversity boss, Take-Two’s stock, Acti-Blizz’s investor warning
Business business business! What's on the weekend agenda? Oh heck, let's just throw Fortnite, lockboxes, and a lawsuit in one sentence. It's like catnip.
Fortnite's...
Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades gets a closed beta before early access
It always seemed like things along the way to launch could head down the route of early access or beta testing. But no, it seems The...
The Daily Grind: How much power should ‘vocal minorities’ have over MMO development?
Back at the beginning of the year, I saw a great thread on Twitter from a game dev who illustrated why listening to vocal...
Nexon’s $9B sale draws interest from Amazon, EA, and Comcast
Amazon presents Nexon? It could happen.
Nexon's massive $9 billion sale of controlling interest in the company continues to attract major players. VentureBeat is reporting...
NantG continues negotiations with Daybreak to resurrect H1Z1’s Just Survive
The future of H1Z1's zombie survival component Just Survive has been in limbo for some time now, ever since a joint venture with Daybreak Games...
Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Z promises ArenaNet is ‘still committed’ to Guild Wars 2 with ‘long-term plans’
In the wake of the massive ArenaNet layoffs that we've been covering since last week, Guild Wars 2 players have been - let's be...
Jagex picks up EVE Online vet Nathan Richardsson, is still working on multiple secret MMOs
If you've been reading Massively OP for a while, you're not going to be surprised whatsoever to once again hear the news that Jagex...
Amazon UK is dispatching discount coupons for Anthem
It's been a rough first week for BioWare's shooter-RPG Anthem, which released last Friday to decidedly tepid reviews. Although the studio has come forward...
Funcom saw record high 2018 revenue, inks deal for DUNE games including open-world multiplayer title
Would you like a bit of good news for MMOs? Because we've got some. It's from Funcom. Funcom killed it in 2018.
"2018 is our...
Unionization group Game Workers Unite withdraws call for firing ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien
Update: GWU has now withdrawn its call; we've updated at the end of this piece. The original article follows.
If yesterday was the day for supportive...
143 ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2 devs have been laid off as fans express #LoveForArenaNet
Last week's horrific news that NCsoft and ArenaNet would be laying off a large part of the Guild Wars 2 studio and canceling multiple...
Two weeks after Activision Blizzard’s layoffs, its stock price is barely higher than before the layoffs
You all remember when Activision Blizzard laid off 800 employees on a year that was, on balance, a very good year for the company?...
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar is rolling out player-created dungeon encounters this week
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar is gearing up for its 63rd release. Portalarium is currently testing pronged weapons, pirate cosmetics,...
