US Senator takes aim at lockboxes and pay-to-win with ‘Protecting Children From Abusive Games Act’
The gamblebox issue isn't dying down any time soon, it appears. As Kotaku first reported, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has announced he plans to...
Anthem intentionally removes special loot chests and accidentally removes boss loot drops
At this point, the clownshoes are designer label; the most recent update to Anthem removed a special loot chest with unique cosmetics as was...
EA sees quarterly and yearly revenue dropoffs, plans to port Apex Legends to mobile
Activision-Blizzard wasn't the only company to see a weak start to 2019: EA also saw a drop off in revenue for Q1 2019, with...
Last Oasis explains the importance and the danger of the game’s sun
Most of the time we consider the sun to be a beneficial thing, and by and large that is the case. The upcoming post-apoc...
KurtzPel addresses issues with the game’s free-to-play balance with a new development letter
It turns out that converting a game from a buy-to-play model to a free-to-play one is somewhat harder than it looks. That's one of...
Riot Games developers did indeed walk out in protest last night over the ongoing labor and lawsuit fiasco
On Friday, we reported that Riot Games' latest efforts to stave off a walkout at the popular League of Legends company were likely to...
The Stream Team: Hoping for a Path of Exile hideout
In all her Path of Exile, playing Massively OP's MJ has yet to actually get a hideout. MJ, without housing?! Yes, we know it's...
The Internet Historian video lays out the sad saga of Fallout 76
As we well know by now, one of the more exciting and promising developments in the MMO space last year ended up being an...
World of Warcraft’s Anduin Wrynn brings his pretty face to Heroes of the Storm
Of all the fictional authority figures in the World of Warcraft universe, King Anduin Wrynn is easily one of the prettiest. At least in...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Mordhau, Dransik Rebirth, Aberoth, Star Sonata, and Kicks Online
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent online multiplayer games you've probably never heard of - or have totally forgotten about.
Up first:...
Japanese naval vessels are coming to War Thunder
As part War Thunder's effort to include every single combat vehicle ever designed by every major nation in the entire world, another research tree...
Over 777,000 Apex Legends cheaters have been banned as Respawn cracks down
In last week's Apex Legends developer blog, Project Lead Drew McCoy said that the Respawn Entertainment team has been hard at work trying to...
The Stream Team: Exploring Astroneer space
Last time Massively OP's MJ was exploring in Astroneer, she went to the center of the planet. Now, she wants to go to other...
The Stream Team: Filling Warframe’s Void
TennoCon is creeping closer and closer, and Massively OP's MJ still has a way to go to catch up in Warframe's story. Tonight, she...
Elder Scrolls Blades releases fresh early access trailer and patch
The Elder Scrolls: Blades is having a bit of a rough release, what with the endless string of criticism over its business model and...
Riot says it will allow arbitration opt-outs, eventually, but it probably won’t stave off the walkout
The continuing fiasco that is League of Legends' Riot Games continues today, though today's update is a good sign for workers at least. As...
Fortnite disqualifies pro player from $30M tourney over collusion scandal
Ya know, there three really good ways to ensure you're never going to win the $30M Fortnite World Cup. One is to not play....
Lawful Neutral: The war over Star Citizen in Crytek v. Cloud Imperium Games
Hello citizens! Today, I'm going to talk about a little game that's been flying under the radar and I think deserves some air time:...
BioWare swears it’s still working on Anthem following key staff departures
Yesterday we reported on the unsettling news that multiple senior developers and producers were no longer attached to Anthem, including lead producer Michael Gamble,...
Stardew Valley’s patch 1.4 will include separate multiplayer farms and finances
Here's the problem: You want to play Stardew Valley with your friends, but you are an efficient mayo-producing expert at making profit while your friends...
