Rumor: Richard Garriott says he believes he will get Ultima Online back ‘soon’
If you enjoy some political shitposting, then you might already be following MMORPG founding father Richard Garriott on Twitter, and if so, you might...
Kakao Q2 2024: Profits nosedive as ArcheAge 2 faces another potential delay
The second quarter for fiscal year 2024 has ended up being a pretty awful one for Kakao Games. The latest earnings summary confirms that...
Pearl Abyss America CEO steps down for ‘a new career challenge’ after six years
The very tippy top of the organizational structure at Black Desert and EVE Online company Pearl Abyss America is changing: Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, who...
Anthem taught BioWare to focus on what it’s good at for Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Would you like to play a looter shooter that has all the multiplayer shootin' and lootin' you could want along with an expertly crafted...
Nexon Q2 2024: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile drives a record financial quarter
The parade of financial reports continues this afternoon with Nexon's Q2 2024, which saw record revenues for the gaming company thanks to Chinese mobile...
MMO Business Roundup: Bandai Namco’s Q1 2025, My Games’ publishing arm, Tencent at Gamescom
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And much like yesterday's digest, we begin with some quarterly financials! Woo!
Bandai Namco:...
Pearl Abyss Q2 2024: Equinox bolstered EVE Online revenues as Crimson Desert waits in the wings
The dog days of August bring a whole deck of financial results for companies - including MMO companies like Pearl Abyss. The Korean gaming...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you have the highest hopes for in the back half of 2024?
2024 is not nearly in the rear-view mirror yet, we've still got several months to go, but we have definitely moved into the back...
MMO Business Roundup: Sony, SEGA, and Square-Enix drop a mixed bag of quarterly financials
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news - this time 'round, it's all about quarterly financial reports.
Square-Enix:Â Square saw another broad...
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...
