Activision’s Raven Software workers end strike pending official recognition of its union
The strike from ActiBlizz's Raven Software, which was kicked off when QA workers were facing surprise firings before the holidays after being told some...
Destiny 2 tackles reward drops, the gunsmith, and gearing up for Witch Queen
With The Witch Queen inching ever closer to her arrival in Destiny 2, the "loot" part of the looter shooter is going to see...
Riot Games adds multi-factor auth, a new champion to League of Legends, muted words feature to Valorant
Riot Games is all up in our news business this week, with several headlines coming out of the studio for its multiplayer games. Here's...
Diablo II Resurrected’s game-changing Patch 2.4 hits the test server on January 25
It does seem a little surreal that Diablo II has returned to such prominence and favor in Blizzard while Diablo III sits neglected and...
The Stream Team: Gutting Glacio and a chorus of singing space snails in Astroneer
When the best laid plans are derailed by singing space snails... it's worth it! Massively OP's MJ still needs to dig to the center...
Fallout 76 talks up the alien invasion event on PTS and doubles SCORE point earnings
Alien invasions are coming to the wasteland of Fallout 76's Appalachia, but first they've got to go through some testing sessions to make sure...
Hearthstone brings in ‘Battlegrounds Buddies’ and passive Merc training
Despite the name, Battleground Buddies is not a new line from Hasbro that makes the military industrial complex seem cute and cuddly. Rather, it's...
Dauntless makes bounty tokens and purchased hunt passes permanent in latest update
Dauntless likes its battle passes, as regular players no doubt are aware by now, but those battle passes were only available for a limited...
Massively on the Go: Orna’s a definitive MMOARG – but it keeps you at home
Twice now I have suggested a theoretical Earthbound ARG, and a central idea of such a game would be having a chosen safe spot for...
Blizzard addresses regaining player trust as Kotick’s all-hands meeting leaves workers unsettled
Earlier this evening, Blizzard's Mike Ybarra posted a public message to the company's players. Ybarra, of course, was appointed co-lead of Blizzard Entertainment following...
Multiplayer farming sim Farm Together just launched its first DLC in over two years
Back in 2021, I became briefly obsessed with a game called Farm Together that's a bit like Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley but with...
Gamigo launches a new department and plans new acquisitions to increase its publishing efforts
It would seem that Gamigo is intent on making the publishing arm of its business that much stronger in 2022. The company, which already...
Reddit’s co-founder thinks crypto gaming and players ‘being properly valued’ for game time will be the norm in five years
Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, has peered into his crystal ball to look at the future of gaming, and that future sounds like...
Nightingale was originally an MMO but scaled back to become more intimate
Those hungry for details about the Victorian-themed survival game Nightingale would do well to read a new interview with Inflexion CEO Aaryn Flynn over...
Activision-Blizzard submits useless Microsoft buyout FAQ for employees
We sure hope you're not tired of hearing about Activision-Blizzard and its labor messes, discrimination and harassment scandal, and pending sale to Microsoft -...
Terraria releases Journey’s End on the Switch version at long last
Back in 2020, Terraria fans reached the end of their journeys. The game did, anyway, with the release of the rather suitably named Journey's...
Multiplayer sandbox Craftopia shares new preview of its seamless world update
Last July, the quirky and colorful survival sandbox of Craftopia unveiled plans to release a seamless map update that would effectively put the kibosh...
First Impressions: Monster Hunter Rise on PC enhances an already excellent stew
I’m not here to tell you that Monster Hunter Rise on PC is somehow a different game. It’s a port; you already can guess...
Acti-Blizz buyout, day two: Labor, stock, Kotick, and the reasons behind the sale
The news has been flying fast and furious over the last 24 hours since Microsoft announced it was buying Activision-Blizzard for just under $70B....
Dual Universe outlines the Panacea update’s planned Lua API changes
Players of Dual Universe who like to get fiddly with the Lua API code of the spaceship sandbox likely perked their ears when the...
