But seriously, lockboxes suck, even if the ESRB doesn’t think they’re gambling. Stop buying lockboxes.
So, MMO players. Are you tired of hearing about lockboxes and gambleboxes? It feels like we've been complaining about them for like six or...
Daybreak is launching a pro league for H1Z1 e-sports
If you were wondering what Daybreak is up to as we have been, wonder no more: It's been putting together a pro league for...
Overwatch kicks off Halloween, hires for a new game possibly set in the Overwatch universe
Halloween - sorry, "Halloween Terror 2017" - is live for Overwatch players this week and runs through November. After all, come November 1st, spooky...
Fortnite’s infographic claims 10 million battle royale players within the last fortnite
Remember a few days back when Fortnite broke half a million concurrent players with its contentious free-to-play battle royal mode, the one that earned...
Here’s the in-game swag you’re getting with a BlizzCon virtual ticket (including WoW mounts!)
How many of you buy the BlizzCon virtual ticket as much for the in-game swag as for the actual streams? Even if not, you're...
Riot employee fired over toxic chat comments says he deserved it
Last week, news that Riot Games Lead Experience Designer Aaron "RiotSanjuro" Rutledge had insulted a banned League of Legends streamer in a public chat...
Digital Extremes to open a new studio in Toronto
The studio behind Warframe is riding the success of that game until it runs out of rail, because why would they not? A new...
Leaderboard: Are you one of the 2M people playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds today?
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds just keeps on growing globally: It's completely outstripped every other game on Steam in terms of concurrency, having now set a new...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen is hosting parties for space whales (October 7, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, I hope you've got your special black Star Citizen VIP card because CIG has invited concierge-level backers -- sorry, space...
EVE Vegas 2017: EVE Online’s free-to-play option is getting a huge boost
When EVE Online added its free-to-play alpha clone account option, it felt more like an infinite trial than a truly viable free tier. Alpha...
EVE Vegas 2017: CCP announces new EVE-based mobile MMO Project Aurora
At the opening presentations of EVE Vegas 2017, CCP Games announced that it has teamed up with mobile developer PlayRaven to produce a totally new...
Betawatch: Wild Buster has opened a limited alpha (October 6, 2017)
Is this a real game? Did this happen again? Wild Buster added Serious Sam alongside Duke Nukem. We must acquiesce, neither is in the...
Leaderboard: Do e-sports belong in the Olympics?
Nielsen has a massive "fan report" out this week dubbed The E-Sports Playbook, covering audiences in the US, UK, Germany, and France and focusing...
Massively Overthinking: Epic Tavern-style player-generated content in MMORPGs
Ever played Epic Tavern? Massively OP reader Uli though it would make an interesting point of comparison for MMO content. "Epic Tavern is a...
Battle royale mode propels Fortnite to over seven million players, adds supply drops and duos
One million players? That was September. Now it's (early) October, and Fortnite Battle Royale has already shot across the seven million player line without...
Elder Scrolls Online kicks off ‘#10MillionStories’ campaign in honor of 10M players
Back at E3, the ZeniMax Elder Scrolls Online team announced that it had accumulated 10 million unique players since its original launch in 2014 -...
Hyperspace Beacon: The pros and cons of SWTOR’s United Forces server merges
First, if you're hoping this is going to be an article hating on server merges and declaring them the ruination of an MMO community,...
The BlizzCon schedule is out, and it sure has some World of Warcraft panels
Again, we caution our readers, as we did yesterday, that there is not any official announcement of an announcement regarding the next World of...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community rocked by death threat controversy
Here is a lesson that we should all take to heart: Smack talk is one thing, actual death threats are entirely another.
The Counter-Strike: Global...
League of Legends dev who insulted streamer is no longer with Riot Games
Two days ago, we reported that a League of Legends developer had landed himself in hot water after he went grossly overboard in insulting...