Neverwinter claims ’12 million players’ across all platforms
Update: PWE has confirmed to Massively OP by email that the 12 million players refers to registrations.
Neverwinter has dinged up to 12 million players,...
Electronic Arts consolidates studios under one roof – including BioWare
Huge changes are afoot for mega-publisher Electronic Arts, which announced this week that it is bringing several studios under one roof "to strengthen  studios...
League of Legends boasts 103 million monthly players
League of Legends has a lot to brag about today as its parent company, Riot Games, turns 10 years old: The studio just announced...
EVE Online studio CCP Games says VR will pick up a few years from now
CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson told DICE Europe attendees that the company is on track to "break even" in the VR field, according to a...
Steam’s new review filter affects crowdfunders along with freebie keys
Do you skip right down to the player review section for any Steam game to see what the populace thinks of a particular title?...
Chris Metzen departs Blizzard, World of Warcraft for retirement
Chris Metzen announced this evening that he is leaving Blizzard and "retiring" -- and he says he means it.
Formally Blizzard's Senior Vice President of...
No need to upgrade your rig to play Smed’s Hero’s Song
Pixelmage Games boss John Smedley has issued another update for Hero's Song Indiegogo watchers, who've pushed the game to $55,000 in crowdfunding thus far....
Pokemon Go indiscriminately blocks access for rooted and jailbroken phones
Pokemon Go's latest update fixes several annoyances and introduces Pokemon Buddies, but it's also ticked off hardcore phone users: Android and iPhone players who...
Rob Pardo of World of Warcraft fame launches Bonfire Studios
Rob Pardo is the former lead designer of World of Warcraft, but he's since moved on from Blizzard. Now, he's embarking on a new...
Fan finishes up Blizzard’s Warcraft Adventures and releases it to the public
Video game history buffs know well that not every Blizzard project resulted in a launched game. Starcraft Ghost and Project Titan, anyone? Of particular...
Make My MMO: New biome for Camelot Unchained; new campaigns for Hero’s Song, Dual Universe (Sept. 10, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, our own MJ - MJ Guthrie, that is - returned from DragonCon with reports from several crowdfunded MMORPG...
DragonCon 2016: Garriott and Hickman explain THE VOID’s live VR
Have you ever wanted to play literally in your favorite game? Ever since my first tabletop pen and paper campaigns, I have wanted to...
Shroud of the Avatar to issue bans for RMT outside of approved forum
Did you know that Shroud of the Avatar allows players to trade and sell virtual goods like pledges and store items - and now gold?...
Elder Scrolls Online launches gold edition, dueling guide
The Elder Scrolls Online's gold edition formally launches today for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The $59.99 repackage of the game includes most of...
Pokémon Go is coming to Apple Watch, tops 500M downloads
Pokémon Go might not be the powerhouse that it was earlier this summer, but there is still some life left in these pokéballs. As...
EverQuest II sells more Legends of Norrath lockboxes
There's nothing to honor the passing of a beloved game than to turn its memory into a lockbox bonanza.
At least that's the thinking of...
World of Warcraft Legion sells 3.3M copies, hits highest concurrency since Cataclysm
What do you do when you have sworn off bragging about your playerbase size and subscription numbers? You brag about expansion copies sold and...
The Daily Grind: Do low-budget imported MMOs have a place in the current market?
The sad news about Asta and ELOA's upcoming closure prompted a musing from longtime commenter GreaterDivinity regarding the import-run-close model that has long been...
NCsoft starts new mobile studio in Japan
Does NCsoft show any signs of stopping? Any hint whatsoever of slowing down? Or are we already seeing the birth of a future worldwide...
Former ArenaNet Game Director Colin Johanson lands at Amazon Game Studios
In a move that will shock no one, Amazon Game Studios has apparently hired former ArenaNet director Colin Johanson in an unspecified role. That...
