Activision-Blizzard is using some of its $250M diversity fund to convert and ‘uplevel’ new game devs
If you can't hire them, then buy them or build them, right? Activision-Blizzard's already done some buying; now it's time for building, as last...
The Daily Grind: Why did Red Dead Online fail?
Last week, Rockstar delivered the distressing news that it's essentially putting Red Dead Online, the MMO version of Red Dead Redemption 2, into maintenance...
Family of former Ultima Online lead designer and game academic opens college memorial fund in his honor
Back in October of last year, we reported the news that Mike Sellers, best known to our corner of the gaming universe as a...
GDC joins the chorus of game studios and publishers supporting access to reproductive healthcare
Whether it's major studios speaking up or indie devs creating a charity bundle, the subject of supporting reproductive healthcare rights and bodily autonomy in...
Ubisoft plans to yank multiplayer from 15 more of its games this fall as devs scramble to preserve them
If your game library is full of Ubisoft titles, you may want to reevaluate which of them you'll actually be able to play come...
The Daily Grind: Do you pay attention to how MMO studios treat their devs?
Every time a game studio is outed for bad behavior when it comes to its workers - or good behavior, for that matter -...
Betawatch: Aero Tales Online heads into early access at the start of August
Have you heard about Aero Tales Online? We just told you about it the other day! It's going into early access on Steam on...
MMO Business Roundup: Preservation, charity, modding, memes, and Microsoft’s merger
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business.
Microsoft ABK: It's not just the US digging into Microsoft's...
Actor Bill Nighy shares his insights about High King Emeric in The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle
If you're unfamiliar with Bill Nighy beyond knowing the name and having the vague sense that he's a rather important British actor for some...
Massively Overthinking: Solved problems in MMOs
One of the most annoying pet peeves this genre seems to spin up frequently is some companies' tendency to treat solved problems as unsolved...
The Division Resurgence is announced as a new title for mobile platforms
Want to be able to have all of the city-reclaiming goon-shooting fun of The Division with you on the road? Ubisoft is ready to...
ESA announces plans for E3 2023 in late June organized by ReedPop
Is the third time the charm? We'll find out with E3 next year, apparently, because the ESA is pledging right now that the event...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that have fallen to the dark side of cryptocurrency
Here's an interesting point that's worth considering: For all the talk about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, the metaverse, and other Web3 buzzwords being the future of...
Axie Infinity’s massive crypto theft by hackers was possible thanks to a job search phishing scam
Most of our regular readers know Axie Infinity as the game that saw a North Korean hacker gang get away with a huge stash...
BlizzCon will return in 2023, Activision-Blizzard employees plan another walkout
Pop quiz, hotshot: When was the last time that Blizzard held an in-person BlizzCon? If you shouted at your computer monitor "2019!" then you...
Capcom proudly heralds big global sales numbers for Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion
People like expansions; they stir up existing players and can very often bring new ones into the fold. That's certainly being experienced by Capcom,...
Officer involved in 2017 Call of Duty swatting death is denied qualified immunity appeal
Way back in 2017, the gaming industry was shocked by the news that a gaming-related swatting incident had actually resulted in the death of...
Think you can balance skills in Guild Wars 2? Give it a shot!
So right now balance in Guild Wars 2 is a contentious issue, due to... well, some community feelings about contentious balance efforts, let's put...
New World’s game director shares vague plans for weapons, more Expeditions, and a new zone
The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook podcast series recently brought together Insomniac CEO Ted Price and New World Game Director Scot Lane to talk about...
Final Fantasy XIV nightclub advertises a gathering on real-world billboard oblivious to terms like ‘copyright’ and ‘trademark’
Sometimes all of us make poor choices, decisions that seemed like good ideas at the time but are later revealed to have been made...
