Myth of Empires devs copied ‘substantial portions’ of ARK’s game code according to expert testimony
It's been some time since the legal drama spawned from multiplayer strategy survival sandbox Myth of Empires has been in our headlines, so...
RuneScape’s Jagex heralds $143M in profits for 2021, will face RICO allegations in court in 2024
It's a bit of good news and bad news for those who are interested in the business dealings of RuneScape developer Jagex. First, the...
Former ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain opens second game studio called Crop Circle Games
At this point it seems like Jeff Strain, one of the former co-founders of Guild Wars ArenaNet, is really eager to launch all of...
AdventureQuest 3D was temporarily de-listed from app stores because of… Elvira’s breasts, apparently
No, that headline isn't sensationalist; it's the honest to goodness truth. Fans of AdventureQuest 3D on mobile might have been surprised at the MMORPG's...
Former Diablo producer discusses Activision’s heavy hand as Diablo Immortal adds character transfers
It's slowly becoming more obvious that the merger between Blizzard and Activision has had an indelible effect on the games coming from the studio,...
Activision-Blizzard’s petition to dismiss discrimination suit was thrown out, company faces fresh unfair labor practice charges
The legal woes for Blizzard continue to stack up today as the company has both lost an attempt to dismiss the California gender discrimination...
The Daily Grind: What’s more likely to drive you out of an MMO – the gameplay or the fans?
Today's Daily Grind was inspired entirely by this tweet about just traveling along enjoying the heck out of something without interacting with the "fans."...
Final Fantasy XI’s Koichi Ishii reminisces on the origins of the game
If you love or hate skillchains in Final Fantasy XI, Koichi Ishii is the one to credit with them. Another interview on the game's...
Make My MMO: Embers Adrift’s launch, The Secret World’s TTRPG, and gobs of crowdfund drama
Embers Adrift launched this past week with a surprisingly smooth rollout; while its design is going to suit most MMO gamers, it's still a...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will not facilitate Stadia players migrating to other platforms
1. And so it was that the adherents of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds that didst play upon Google's Stadia service were aware that they would soon...
UK regulatory body puts out a call for public evidence and opinions on the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard buyout
The ongoing scrutiny of Microsoft's enormous purchase of Activision-Blizzard by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has entered its next phase. The CMA has...
Four Winds: Lost Ark and the refinement of MMO item enhance systems
In the last edition of Four Winds, I promised I'd cover how three MMOs utilized item enhance systems to facilitate progression, and then I...
Blizzard Albany’s Diablo QA wins right to unionize as NLRB rejects Activision-Blizzard challenge
It's a good day for games industry workers as Activision-Blizzard has once again failed to suppress the burgeoning worker unions forming within the company:...
Fractured Online disables new purchases for players in Asian countries, posts new survey
Players who want to play Fractured Online but live in Japan are going to have a harder time at this point, as Dynamight Studios...
Riot Games buys up Wargaming support studio to help with Valorant and League of Legends
Riot Games has bought itself a shiny new studio. Or more specifically, a well-established one: Wargaming Sydney, which has been helping Wargaming out with...
Microsoft lays off nearly 1,000 employees across the entire company, including at its Xbox division
Much of the discussion around Microsoft is unsurprisingly focused on its attempt to buy up all of Activision-Blizzard to the tune of $70 billion,...
Record-setting data center fire disrupts some of Kakao’s online games (and its stock value)
Most of our readers aren't in South Korea or reading South Korean news, so the huge story there about a data center fire in...
Odin Valhalla Rising’s Lionheart Studio retracts IPO listing plans over valuation issues and market fatigue
Earlier this month we reported on Odin: Valhalla Rising developer Lionheart Studio's plans to list its IPO on the Korean KOSDAQ stock exchange, which...
UK government argues that Microsoft has incentives to block Sony’s access to Call of Duty
The big money acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft has been running afoul of the UK government for the better part of a month now,...
The Daily Grind: Are you hoping for ‘market disruption’ in the MMO genre?
Over the summer, a Twitter user replied to one of our Daily Grinds suggesting that a certain MMORPG was poised to "disrupt the MMO...
