Former Bungie composer announces he doesn’t want to enter politics but is running for Congress anyway
Most people nowadays can only dream of being able to retire in general comfort and security, but it looks as if former Destiny and...
Rockstar developers push back against corporate demand to return to physical offices in April
Apparently, Rockstar Games believes that the only way it can get its next big release out the door is by mandating employees to work...
Epic Games rebuts ransomware gang’s 189GB data hack claim
This story looks to be a case of not everything posted on the internet is true: A ransomware gang made a bold claim on...
Cryptic CEO says Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online are safe in a ‘steady state’ for content cadence
If you've been worried about the future of Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, or Champions Online recently... well, who can blame you? It's been a...
10-year-old Camelot Unchained is launching ‘late next year’ following CSE rebrand and investment haul
So, remember Camelot Unchained? The throwback sandbox MMORPG that was Kickstarted way back in 2013, hit beta in 2018, then added a second game...
Massively Uplifting: Dragon Con and The Game Awards demonstrate the rise of awareness, accessibility, and inclusion
It is not uncommon to spend the beginning of a year reflecting back on the old while looking forward to the new. That's something...
NetEase opens LA studio Bulletfarm, working on a new game emphasizing ‘co-operative gameplay’
"NetEase opens new studio" might elicit a lot of different reactions depending on whom you ask, but around here it's news that perks up...
Sony is laying off nearly a thousand workers – 8% of its global workforce
We're starting to suspect that companies choose these layoffs chunks of 900 people to stop headlines from saying "a thousand," but it's bad no...
Star Citizen followers uncover additional layoffs at CIG that reference relocation and restructuring
A couple of weeks ago we caught word of Star Citizen's game director leaving his position after nine years at CIG, with most assuming...
Make My MMO: Scars of Honor’s Kickstarter, Temtem’s and Zenith’s spinoff drama
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! We've got three specific newish Kickstarters to talk about.
Galactic Getaway,...
Axie Infinity co-founder’s personal Ethereum wallets are caught in $9.5M crypto theft
It's time yet again for another bit of bad news to come out of Axie Infinity, the pay-to-earn crypto-grinder MMO that's most famous for...
Vague Patch Notes: What does the future of MMORPGs look like?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the history of MMORPGs as a market and PC gaming in general, suggesting at...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs suffering from shrinkflation?
So last week we bought some Girl Scout cookies from a neighbor kid, and I was surprised to find out they were only $5...
Netmarble’s Paragon spinoff Paragon: The Overprime is slated for sunset on April 22
We're sorry to report today that another one of the Paragon revivals is slated for execution. A little backstory is in order here: Paragon...
Xbox’s Phil Spencer insists Microsoft’s mass-layoffs position it for future growth, somehow
Everyone just loves Phil Spencer these days, right? Oh, right, all the layoffs. Probably not, then. But according to a recent interview with Game...
PlayStation boss demands ‘accountability’ on Bungie’s spending and development timelines
The relationship between Destiny 2 developer Bungie and Sony PlayStation appears to be continuing to fray if statements from Sony Interactive Entertainment chairman Hiroki...
Stormgate studio plans to sell company stock to its players in order to raise marketing funds
Normally when a company "goes public," it generally means that its executives are beholden to the whims of an investor board that almost exclusively...
Microsoft’s layoffs will result in over 800 cut Activision-Blizzard jobs in March
As Microsoft workers reel from news of impending mass-layoffs of 1900 employees, we've received more clarity on which specific Activision-Blizzard teams are being slashed...
Activision faces $680M lawsuit from Call of Duty esports pros over allegedly monopolist tourney terms
The way in which Activision has been managing its esports tournaments for Call of Duty is now undergoing legal scrutiny, as last week saw...
Bandai Namco reports YoY sales drop, admitting Blue Protocol JP ‘significantly fell short’
Bandai Namco has disclosed its fiscal-year third quarter financial reports, and it looks like things are not going well for the developer and publisher,...
