LOTRO composer Chance Thomas loses sound company over ponzi scheme
Many Lord of the Rings Online fans are well acquainted with Chance Thomas. While not the only composer for the MMO, his work on...
RIFT team under Gamigo admits it’s been ‘reduced’ but is ‘open to expanding’ in the future
Since Trion Worlds was sold to Gamigo back in late October, resulting in sweeping layoffs of the former's staff, players of Trion's MMOs have...
Betawatch: Red Dead Online is alive and possibly not red
Yes, it's possible that Red Dead Online is not very red, and it is definitely very much alive in beta testing. But calling it that...
Tame dinos in ARK Survival Evolved on the Switch starting… today
It's launch day for ARK Survival Evolved... on the Switch, that is. Do note that it includes the original base game and hasn't been...
Leaderboard: How much does an MMO’s IP influence your interest in it?
Here's a fun thought exercise: What if standard assumptions about IPs and games is wrong? To hear some people tell it, games like Star...
Bethsoft has delayed Elder Scrolls Blades into 2019
Fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise (and Elder Scrolls Online specifically in our neck of the woods) have been in a state of curiosity...
Project Nova’s alpha is postponed indefinitely as CCP Games heads back to the drawing board
CCP Games has put the brakes on Project Nova, according to a message plastered on the company website today. The game isn't over, as...
No, private World of Warcraft servers aren’t shutting down for World of Warcraft: Classic
So remember how a whole lot of private World of Warcraft servers justified their operation by claiming that the real reason they were operating was because...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Stewart Chisam makes sense of the studio split, hints at new game
You've heard of Simon Says? At Hi-Rez Expo I played Stew Says, but in this game I try to get Stew Chisam, President of...
Rockstar partners with fashion label for Red Dead Redemption 2-inspired fashion line
If the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 (and as of this week, Red Dead Online) has you wanting a little more wild west...
The Daily Grind: Must MMOs keep moving or die?
Bhagpuss over on the MMO blog Inventory Full put up a piece earlier this month about EverQuest II - specifically about MMO players' obsession...
Perfect World Entertainment confirms Steam China deal
Earlier this year, we reported on the surprise announcement that Perfect World Entertainment was in talks with Valve to bring Steam into China. It's...
Smed vows he’ll someday make a game akin to EverQuest Next
Earlier this week on the podcast, Justin and I were joking around about how one of our favorite fun things to write about is...
Vague Patch Notes: Having fun in an MMO doesn’t actually mean it’s any good
It appears that Fallout 76 has become the latest in a long line of games that launched too early with ill-defined goals, trying to be...
Path of Exile delays PS4 launch from December 2018 to February 2019
Ah heck. If you were hoping to be roaming around Path of Exile on your PS4 by Christmas, best stick a pin in those...
Kakao is set to publish mobile spin-off TERA Frontier
We're just speculating, but it's possible you guys all have phones. So perhaps you'd like a version of TERA to bring along on your phone?...
MMO Business Roundup: Chinese vs Western gamers, devs against Brexit, and lockboxes as gambling in Australia
Welcome back to another quick trip through some of this week's gaming business tidbits.
Profiling Chinese gamers
Quantic Foundry, the Nick Yee research firm that studies...
Fallout 76 fans are livid over what they call a collectors edition ‘bait-and-switch’
Bethsoft just can't catch a break with Fallout 76, can it. Players across social media are bemoaning an apparent switcharoo in the Fallout 76 collector's...
So-called gaming addiction and Fortnite myopia aren’t just a problem for The Children
If you're over that whole lockbox politics thing, you can always fall back on the moral panic that's gripping parents and teachers instead: video...
Shroud of the Avatar studio Portalarium confirms it’s taken over European publishing from Travian
Back in October, we briefly covered the news that Travian Games, Shroud of the Avatar's European publisher since 2017, appeared to no longer be...
