MMO Business Roundup: Unity clings to AI, Apple appeals again, Embracer restructures
Business doesn't take a break, and so neither must we. Except for holiday breaks. But then those also can get busy because studios sometimes...
Diablo IV brings you up to speed on seasons in under a minute
Diablo IV fans should circle July 20th on their calendars, as that date marks the start of this online ARPG's very first season. But...
Destiny 2 applies mid-season balance adjustments for weapons and kicks off the Bungie Day charity drive
We are officially at the mid-season point of Destiny 2, and that means it's time for Bungie to mess with the shooter's guns and...
The Stream Team: Coming back to the seamless world of Craftopia
It's been a long time since MOP's Chris has fired up Craftopia, but that's not necessarily because he was distracted (OK maybe he was...
Massively on the Go: Orna spices things up with step tracking and guilds update
Recently here on Massively on the Go, we talked about some of the good and some of the, uh, "less good" features in location-based...
Diablo Immortal unveils the new Blood Knight class arriving on July 13
We have to admit, it doesn't get more brooding, grim, and aesthetically appropriate than to call a Diablo Immortal class a Blood Knight. The...
Diablo IV’s first season, Season of the Malignant, begins July 20
During its splashy livestream this afternoon, Blizzard finally took the wraps off Diablo IV's first season, dubbed Season of the Malignant and due to...
The Division 2 doles out punishments to players who were using an exploit in Descent mode
The recently added Descent mode of The Division 2 apparently arrived with a pretty major exploit that was letting players earn reams of unintended...
Overwatch 2 rolls out its first anime short, Genesis – Part One
Most games wouldn't wait some seven years after launch to put out basic story teasers for the game's entire premise, but then, most games...
Kickstarter reels back blockchain aspirations thanks to lost revenue and a community council
Back in 2021, Kickstarter announced plans to go crypto, with the idea of using a Celo blockchain as part of a "decentralized crowdfunding protocol...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: The Hopebringer, Unyha, and Lootquest
Welcome back to another quick look at some MMORPGs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of.
The Hopebringer - Let's kick it off with...
Overwatch 2 dev says new story missions won’t be arriving in its next two seasons
With Overwatch 2 bringing PvE content (such as it is) like story missions in its August 10th update, you might assume that successive...
The Stream Team: Wading into the large scale front lines of BattleBit Remastered
Last week he watched it, but this week MOP's Chris is playing it! What is it, you may ask? It's the low-poly cubic large-scale...
Valve confirms blocking games featuring AI-generated assets on Steam is primarily about copyright law
Most of the time when AI art generators are heralded by game studios and publishers, one of the first questions people begin to ask...
‘PvP tactical RPG’ Champions Tactics Grimoria Chronicles is Ubisoft’s next foray into blockchain gaming
Do you remember when Ubisoft tried to force NFTs into Ghost Recon: Breakpoint and it ended in a massive bellyflop? Do you also remember...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic does damage control as player spending weakens
Last week was a rough week for Pokemon Go and Niantic. The company tried to sweep the release and reversal of viewable pokemon's distance...
ARK Survival Ascended confirms a delay to October, a lowered early access price, and one less map at launch
You've likely heard the axiom "less is more," but in the case of the upcoming Unreal Engine-upgraded ARK: Survival Ascended, less is going to...
Aliens invade Fallout 76 for the Fourth of July
Just like that one movie back in the day, aliens are invading Earth on America's Independence Day. And just like that one movie (I...
Hearthstone takes a deep-dive into the Titan card type arriving with its next expansion
As we noted last week, Hearthstone introduced its new Titans expansion, which is headlined by the titular card type that will grant every class...
Conan Exiles launches a booster event as recompense for a bug that was eating buildings and placeables
Conan Exiles' Age of War release apparently had a case of digital termites: The launch last week introduced a particularly nasty bug that saw...
