Destiny 2’s Bungie halts sales to Russia, Gamigo begins Ukraine charity initiative in multiple MMOs
As Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine continues, the gaming industry is continuing to make its voice heard as it opposes the harm inflicted on...
Three Activision-Blizzard shareholders are under investigation for possible insider trading
Gosh, amidst all of the other scandals rocking Activision-Blizzard, you know what we haven't gotten? A good old insider trading scandal! Maybe in all...
Massively on the Go: Gen 9 means Pokemon needs to grow in age and numbers
The Pokemon series is about to enter Generation 9 with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet versions near the end of 2022. And rejoice, gamers, as it's going...
EVE Online studio CCP Games will run a PLEX for Good charity campaign for Ukraine
EVE Online studio CCP Games is making good with PLEX for Good once again, this time in support of humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
The Pearl...
Lightforge Games raises $15 million in funding for development of a social RPG project
So what is Lightforge Games actually building right now? The answer is that we don't actually know, but we do know that the company has...
Final Fantasy XIV runs into some issues with Steam account linking and keeps house demolitions suspended
Did you forget that Final Fantasy XIV started Steam account linking as of today? You could be forgiven for letting it slip your mind; it's...
Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine, Cyberpunk 2077 review-bombing, and Twitch withholds pay to Russian streamers
Back in 2020, as BLM protests were ramping up across the United States, multiple game devs contributed to the cause of racial equality, including...
Blizzard’s new diversity lead assures fans of progress on inclusion, worker safety, and accountability
With today being International Women's Day, Blizzard saw fit to grant a spotlight to one of its top women, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)...
Lost Ark celebrates 20M global players as concurrency dips and roadmap sees delay
You might be eyeing Lost Ark's Steam population with trepidation, but Amazon and Smilegate are looking at bigger numbers, quite literally: Last night, the...
Netmarble creates its Marblex blockchain ecosystem in preparation for its arrival to A3 Still Alive
If you were hoping that Netmarble would have read the room and come to its senses regarding cryptocurrency, blockchain, and play-to-earn in the mobile...
Activision Blizzard’s head of esports announces departure as World of Warcraft tunes classes and sets
Brandon Snow, who has been heading the esports division of Activision Blizzard since this past July, is moving on to greener pastures. Snow has...
EA and Microsoft announce end of sales to Russia, Hi-Rez reroutes Russian profits to Ukrainian aid
Three more major games publishers are joining the ever-growing list of names cutting off Russia from the world over its naked war against Ukraine....
Star Trek Online shares a mini-documentary all about the canonization of in-game ships
Star Trek Online is understandably extremely excited about the fact that four of the game's ships were officially canonized in the second season premiere...
Activision-Blizzard cuts sales to Russia, pledges support for Ukraine
Activision-Blizzard is the latest gaming company to cut ties with Russia in the wake of the country's recent invasion into Ukraine.
"Today, we are announcing...
Family of Activision-Blizzard employee allegedly harassed into suicide filed a wrongful death suit
If Activision-Blizzard was hoping that recent world events would be taking all of the pressure of the company's ongoing scandal and fallout, then such...
Betawatch: Embers Adrift kicks off its backer beta
Want to test out Embers Adrift and see how it holds up after everything the developers have hyped up over the years? You can do...
Breaking down Tencent’s extensive holdings across the video game industry
Riot Games, Epic Games, Netmarble, and Kakao. What do these companies have in common? If you said that they're all companies we talk about...
Ukraine implores game companies to block Russian esports participation
"Who had 'writing games industry roundups at the barest edge of a third world war' on their bingo card?" MOP's Chris marveled this morning,...
Zenith’s Ramen VR joins chorus of MMO studios donating to support Ukraine
Large gaming companies, organizations, and esports teams have been raising their voices - and wallets - in support of Ukraine following the Russian invasion...
Obituary: Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has passed away
The Nexon Corporation is mourning the loss of the man who started it all back in 1994, Kim Jung-ju. The billionaire founder of the...
