Former Gazillion CEO apologizes for Marvel Heroes’ chaotic 2017 shutdown
Ah, Marvel Heroes. The game would've turned nine years old this month, had it lived, but of course as veteran MMORPG players know, it...
MMO Business Roundup: Embracer, Perfect World, ESO Chinese localization, and Runeterra cheaters
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news.
Embracer - The company that now owns MMORPG studio Cryptic and all its games...
Wargaming opens new offices in Europe after Russia exodus
With the war in the Ukraine stretching on into the summer months, it might be more difficult to remember how much various game studios...
How a typo snowballed into the creation of a Guild Wars 2 in-game romance novelist
Inspiration can strike anywhere. A random thought, a vague plan, or maybe even a twist of fate can sometimes transform into a new character...
Microsoft and CWA union enter into ‘labor neutrality’ agreement that will ultimately apply to Activision-Blizzard
Microsoft is continuing its efforts to look like a decent place for gaming developers to work: It's apparently entered into a "labor neutrality" agreement...
Diablo IV devs take to Twitter to get ahead of monetization fears spawned by a job posting
With all of the monetization headlines springing up around Diablo Immortal, it'd be easy to understand why fans watching the development of Diablo IV...
Make My MMO: Indie MMO Genfanad already made its Kickstarter goal
Browser-based MMORPG Genfanad is having a great month, as it began its Kickstarter and almost immediately funded. Of course, it's asking for only $10,000,...
Play-to-earn Axie Infinity hasn’t weathered the crypto crash well as players ‘lose hope’
The cautionary tale that is Axie Infinity is likely well known to most, but for those who are looking for a rundown of the...
Diablo Immortal players uncover a ‘hidden’ third form of legendary crest lootbox
It's already been well documented that Diablo Immortal's monetization is off the wall, whaling players for as much as $50K-$80K to earn best-in-slot -...
Its legal options exhausted, Activision-Blizzard finally agrees to negotiate with union after half a year of clowning
As readers will recall, QA workers at Activision-Blizzard's Raven Software have spent the last half a year organizing to form a union following the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs make more effort to corral likeminded gamers?
I've mentioned before that my husband has been playing a lot of Destiny 2 lately (fillin' the ol' Overwatch void), and it's led to...
Summer Game Fest 2022: Warframe’s Duviri Paradox, Nightingale teaser, and more
Geoff Keighley's not-E3 aka Summer Game Fest kicks off today with the live showcase stream, so I hope you've set aside a couple of...
Legends of Aria plans to de-list from Steam at the end of the month as part of its crypto relaunch
As you have no doubt learned by now in the event that you considered it relevant information, Legends of Aria is going to be...
Diablo Immortal is no longer whaling as hard as we thought, but it’s still pretty bad
Earlier this week, the internet was abuzz over a Reddit thread and subsequent viral videos that pointed out it could cost players over $100,000...
Newly relaunched Kritika Online’s cash shop is just as gross as you’d assume
Normally around these parts we would be cheering on the resurrection of an MMORPG. But in the case of Kritika Online, which has returned...
Fallout 76 exposé reveals a culture of crunch and chaos from devs who snubbed MMOs
Kotaku dropped a scathing exposé of the Bethsoft studio behind Fallout 76 last night, and however bad you thought it was, it was probably...
Halo Infinite is finally starting beta tests for its co-op mode
Despite the name, Halo Infinite decidedly felt like Halo Finite at launch if you were expecting to go into it with a co-op partner....
Final Fantasy XI’s Naoki Yoshida talks about the importance of developer passion and communication
Any veteran player of Final Fantasy XI is probably used to the idea of seeing the game's developers as your enemies in playing the...
Saudi Arabia buys a $1B chunk of Gearbox’s Embracer Group to extend games reach to the MENA region
Last December we reported on the news of Gearbox Entertainment subsidiary Embracer Group buying up PWE and Cryptic to the tune of $125M in...
E3 plans to return next year as Gamescom 2022 tickets go on sale
The ESA is apparently not willing to let its E3 trade show-cum-games hype dispensary go into that good night. While this year's event has...
