Overwatch League loses more sponsors as workers expose Activision-Blizzard’s toxic culture
The fallout from the sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard just keeps on dropping.
Yesterday, more sponsors of the Overwatch League pulled support from...
EverQuest II’s Toil and Trouble update brews up unholy dungeon runs
A dark and twisted summer treat arrived for EverQuest II players this week in the form of Toil and Trouble update. At the core...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMORPGs you try to ignore?
I've joked before that several of our writers allow me the luxury of ignoring some MMORPGs. I don't have anything against Final Fantasy XIV,...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite type of MMORPG raid?
Raiding is one of those very simple MMO concepts that has somehow become a contentious one in the broader discourse. A "raid" in MMO...
Aion gets cat scratch fever with a cat magician event and two cat transformations
Aion is apparently feline very catty with its latest events. From meow until Septempurr 1st, players can take part in an event that sees...
Bless Unleashed PC celebrates a new China server’s opening and holds a contest for Japanese players
These are (hopefully) happy times for Asian players of Bless Unleashed on PC. For one thing, the China server list is getting a fourth...
Krafton’s IPO launch didn’t go to plan thanks to China and Tencent
Yesterday was supposed to be a huge day for Krafton, the South Korean gaming giant behind everything from TERA to PUBG, as it launched...
Ship of Heroes shows off the end boss fight of its mission beta while discussing difficulty
The smart way to take on the big showdown at the end of the Iris arc currently playable in Ship of Heroes' mission beta...
Blade & Soul is getting its Unreal Engine 4 upgrade on September 8
It's time for Blade & Soul to look better with the game's upcoming engine upgrade to Unreal Engine 4. That feels like it's been...
The director for Riot Games’ Runeterra MMO turns his mind to character customization
Mark Yetter, the director for the in-development MMO set in the world of Runeterra, has character creation on the brain, at least according to...
WoW Factor: What do changes in Blizzard management mean for World of Warcraft?
Blizzard is going through some changes at the moment. This is a good thing, as Blizzard has made it clear that it is a...
Astellia Royal has announced its sunset now too after less than a year online
Earlier this week, we passed along the sad but not unexpected news that Astellia Online, which had dwindled in playerbase and seen its forums...
Lord of the Rings Online hopes to start rolling out monetization changes in the next year
One of the longstanding criticisms of Lord of the Rings Online revolves around the game's antiquated and frankly expensive business model. We found out...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Waking Flame will be accompanied by technical upgrades for console and PC
Elder Scrolls Online's Waking Flame and its associated patch are a lot more than just a dungeon DLC, and ZeniMax Online Studios explaining why...
Shards-powered CODEX wants to ‘change the way we play massively multiplayer games’
You may recall that one of the goals of Citadel Studio in creating Legends of Aria was developing the flexible Shards Engine to allow...
Guild Wars 2 reveals the Guardian’s new elite spec, Willbender, and new Virtuoso and Harbinger details
We've been buzzing all week over the impending reveal of Guild Wars 2 first three elite specs from End of Dragons. Technically, we already...
The Daily Grind: What MMO drop has eluded you for the longest time?
You band together with other players, you go out into a dungeon, you kill a boss, and you take the stuff that boss drops....
Blizzard apparently ousted three more key devs, including Diablo IV’s game director
Kotaku is reporting that Blizzard has parted way with several more high-profile developers this week: Luis Barriga was game director on Diablo IV, while...
Twitch streamers agitate for more revenue and better controls against harassment of marginalized casters
A hashtag has been making the social media rounds as Twitch streamers are trying to call awareness to several problems they have with the...
Former Stadia first-party developers claim Google balked at the investment required to make first-party development work
Holy wow, did you know that developing video games is expensive and takes some time? It turns out that Google might not have known...
