Roblox secures another $150 million in funding
Consider this your regularly scheduled reminder that Roblox makes money and also serves as an attractive investment for making more money. Yes, the company...
EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?
Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...
Superdata has been bought by Nielsen
You all remember SuperData, right? We cover a lot of their reports about industry performance and all of that fun stuff, because we obviously...
Make My MMO: Crowdfunding for Shroud of the Avatar’s comic and an injured dev (September 8, 2018)
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, it's a minor miracle that anybody is paying any attention to Kickstarted games, what with all the mega...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation furthers its alpha amidst a news bomb (September 7, 2018)
So, uh, yeah. This week. You notice how the "breaking" box there is overstuffed with stories? That's because this week has just been crazy...
Overwatch League signs on six more teams for its 2019 season
If Blizzard were to stop adding new things to Overwatch, it would die, like some sort of new content shark. That's already a known...
The Daily Grind: So how worried are you about Pearl Abyss’ buyout of CCP Games?
The panic over the impending Pearl Abyss buyout of CCP Games has been palpable for the last 24 hours. The EVE Online Reddit was...
Daybreak announces new investment, new H1Z1 and EverQuest mobile titles, and a new esports arena
Today does seem to be the day for big financial bombshells, doesn't it? Turns out Daybreak had a card up its sleeve too. The...
WildStar and Carbine are shutting down
NCsoft is axing Carbine, Kotaku reported this afternoon, which means the end of MMORPG WildStar. Here's the statement NCsoft gave to Kotaku.
"Today, we are...
THQ Nordic has bought up the rights to 38 Studios’ Project Copernicus and Kingdoms of Amalur
Finally, somebody bought the 38 Studios IPs, and that somebody is THQ Nordic.
I'm sure I don't need to recap the 38 Studios mess to...
Tencent suspends Arena of Valor CM following sexual harassment allegations
Good news! This story about sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from a Tencent-owned company is not about Riot Games. It's apparently separate! Wait, that...
EVE Online developer CCP Games bought by Black Desert Online studio Pearl Abyss
I bet that's not a headline you expected to wake up to! EVE Online developer CCP Games confirmed this morning that it will soon...
H1Z1’s professional league is allegedly struggling in viewers, attendance, and actually paying its players
It looks like H1Z1 is having some problems with its professional e-sports league. This isn't entirely news, as the league faced controversy right from...
Standing Stone says that new LOTR MMO will have no impact on Lord of the Rings Online
Are you concerned over the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG? Welp, you're not alone. As we covered yesterday, Leyou Technologies,...
Black Desert counts 10M global registered users, plus news on today’s patch, Pearl Abyss benefits, and the Drieghan teaser trailer
Remember last week when Pearl Abyss and Kakao claimed Black Desert's playerbase had seen a "massive surge" thanks to the game's visual remaster? "Black...
Valve’s Artifact will feature no moderation and no cards earned through play
Oh boy.
If you've avoided hearing about Valve's upcoming digital card game, Artifact, you might want to take a look at the latest interview from...
Hardcore ‘MMOPEG’ sandbox Codename Reality has failed to fund on Kickstarter, vows to continue
Just about a month ago, we covered a brand-new Kickstarter from a brand-new MMORPG called Codename Reality. Actually, European developer Orode Productions called it...
Esports in the Olympics isn’t happening any time soon thanks to ‘killer games’
Over the last year or so, the idea of bringing esports to the Olympics has begun to sound more plausible. In 2017, the co-president...
Pirates of the Burning Sea is closing down, but the community might be able to save it
Bad news, but maybe also a tiny bit of good news too, for Pirates of the Burning Sea: Over the weekend, Portalus Games announced...
Sony explains its crossplatform hangups, Fortnite decides tourney qualifier field by coinflip
Everybody's got an opinion on why Sony won't play nicely with the other platforms, like the Switch, in regard to Fortnite, but how about...