MMORPG developers, GDC organizers speak out against US ‘Muslim ban’
You might want to keep politics out of gaming, but politics has a way of forcing itself in the door no matter what.
Multiple MMO developers and...
Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous betas Commanders 2.3 next month (January 28, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Frontier announced that the beta for Elite Dangerous' 2.3 update, dubbed Commanders, will release to Horizons beta players...
Asheron’s Call appears to be suffering DDOS attacks
If you've been trying to get into Asheron's Call this weekend for one last look ahead of its sunset -- and failing -- you're...
Betawatch: A city of City of Heroes successors (January 27, 2017)
The loss of City of Heroes brought motivated fans together to rebuild it, or at least to create a spiritual successor to the game....
RuneScape developer Jagex sees leadership reshuffle
RuneScape developer and publisher Jagex has a new bossman today: The company announced that former VP Phil Mansell will take over for Rod Cousens...
Here’s what the whole Counter-Strike gambling thing is about
If you are outside of the Counter-Strike Global Offensive community, you might not know what a big deal the whole "skin gambling" thing is...
Overwatch celebrates 25 million players to date
Blizzard is popping the bubbly this week, as the studio is celebrating Overwatch reaching the impressive milestone of 25 million players. The team shooter...
EverQuesting: Scoring our EverQuest franchise 2016 predictions
January 14th, 2016. On that date, I said we'd get to look back in a year and see just how many of my EverQuesting...
SuperData: Pokemon Go sinks during record-setting December sales season
The analysts at SuperData have released to the public part of a report on December 2016's gaming industry today, calling December a "weak month...
Daybreak: ‘We have not given up’ on H1Z1’s console launch
Daybreak has posted up an H1Z1: King of the Kill Q&A last night that sheds some light on the state of the game, in one...
Conan Exiles gets $59.99 ‘Barbarian Edition’, launch times
Funcom has announced Conan Exiles: Barbarian Edition, a special edition of the upcoming survival sandbox that boasts a crapton of extras, including a t-shirt,...
Turbine clarifies Asheron’s Call sunset times
Turbine has clarified on the official forums the precise moment when Asheron's Call and its sister game, Asheron's Call 2, as well as the...
Project Genom on early access dev progress and the ‘Google tax’
Sci-fi MMO Project Genom's latest dev post says studio NeuronHaze is "totally wrapped up" in development and apologizes for its lack of a timeline,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 101: Marvelous heroes
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Marvel Heroes, Trove, Elder Scrolls Online, WoW, Wizards of the Coast, and Path of Exile, with mailbag questions on Standing Stone/Daybreak and MOP's allies.
The Daily Grind: Is management the big problem with non-Western MMOs?
There's a certain culture that's grown up around imported MMOs more or less since they started appearing on our shores, the idea that they're...
Make My MMO: Project Gorgon’s new shop, Crowfall’s investor tally (January 21, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon opened up a brand-new web store. "Currently, we are listing four crowdfunding packages from our prior...
Paradox Interactive is making a World of Darkness werewolf game
Those still licking their wounds over the years-old demise of the World of Darkness CCP MMO can howl with delight that IP-owner Paradox Interactive...
Betawatch: The Repopulation changes hands (January 20, 2017)
The good news for fans of The Repopulation is that the game is coming back online. The bad news is... well, it's completely changed...
Fox creates virtual and augmented reality games studio
Emerging from the efforts of Fox Innovation Lab, a new games studio called FoxNext has arisen.
Fox announced the new studio this week, saying that...
EverQuest senior game designer Josh Augustine moves over to World of Warcraft
Former PC Games editor and EverQuest senior game designer Josh Augustine announced yesterday that he's made a move to a position on a different MMORPG:...
