Finnish game studio Social First secures $4.2M in funding for a ‘cross-platform social MMO’
At first blush, the announcement that's the source for this story looks like a corporate word salad bar, but once you cut through all...
Baldur’s Gate 3 looks back at petting critters, kissing companions, and avoiding murder on its one-year anniversary
One year on from its full release, it's safe to say that Baldur's Gate 3 has absolutely no need to flex any longer. It...
Roblox’s Beetlejuice transmedia synergy merges a minigame with a movie ticket vendor
So I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is I'm not going to be able to resist saying Beetlejuice...
Tencent and Square Enix are reportedly working on a mobile version of Final Fantasy XIV
How do you put 10 years' worth of MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV into a mobile version? We could all be seeing an answer...
Bungie scraps Destiny spinoff Payback, shifts away from expansions for Destiny 2
Last April, a Redditor who claims to have connections with former Bungie devs raised a few eyebrows with initial details of a Destiny 3-style...
Insiders say Bungie’s latest layoffs were an inevitable result of over-promising execs
It was already assumed that layoffs of 220 workers that hit Destiny 2 developer Bungie were a result of executive mismanagement, but now there...
Roblox Q2 2024: Revenue rises, CFO steps down
It's time for a fresh quarterly report, and this time it's coming out of Roblox, which saw its second quarter earnings for 2024 rise...
Microsoft creates a small team to pump out AA titles of Blizzard franchises
Thought that Microsoft was going to drop $72 billion on Activision Blizzard and then allow the studio to continue operation with no interference whatsoever?...
Betawatch: Fellowship offers previews, Ultima Online New Legacy testing rolls on
Whenever I hear the title Fellowship, I think about that video about how cats are praised for fellowship, which reminds me of the fact...
Fallout’s TV show boosted Xbox Fallout and Fallout 76 engagement over five times the normal
As if we needed more confirmation that Amazon's Fallout series generated a lot of interest in Bethesda's video game franchise, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella...
Valheim’s board game incarnation offers a gameplay deep dive
If you're eagerly awaiting more news about the ongoing development of Valheim the video game, we are sorry to inform you that you will...
Destiny 2 studio Bungie lays off another 220 workers, ending work on multiple games
Bungie is conducting yet another round of massive layoffs today. The Destiny 2 studio announced the elimination of 220 jobs, around 17% of the...
Indie studio Moon Rover Games receives $3.5M in funding from NCsoft for co-op shooter Project Aldous
It's been over a year since we were first introduced to Moon Rover Games, an indie studio made up of former Ubisoft and EA...
For Science: EVE Online ramps up cancer-fighting Project Discovery with new minigames and rewards
You know, one of my all-time favorite types of stories to write are about EVE Online's Project Discovery. It's science, MMOs, and warm fuzzies...
Palworld studio enters partnership to accelerate ‘multifaceted global development’ and expansion
Admittedly, this bit of Palworld news is entering into supposition territory, but considering the language of the announcement, it could mean big things for...
RuneScape microtransaction survey ponders the potential full removal of lockboxes
RuneScape's Treasure Hunter activity, aka the lockbox portion of its wider monetization scheme, is facing the potential for removal from the game, at least...
Call of Duty shares results of an experiment that quietly changed player matchmaking
If you happened to be playing a few matches of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and found your matches to be a little...
Make My MMO: Fractured’s launch, Zenith’s maintenance mode
It's been a weird couple of weeks in MMO crowdfunding - with both a launch and an almost-sunset. First, Fractured Online has finally launched...
For Science: Research study identifies money laundering patterns in the Steam Marketplace
Gamers are probably not going to be surprised about some recent research findings that conclude secondary marketplaces in gaming can be used for money...
NCsoft president Songyee Yoon’s new book tackles the gaming industry’s lingering perception problems
I suppose with Throne & Liberty on the way, it only makes sense that NCsoft executives are granting interviews in western press - like...
