Palworld counts 19M players across Steam and Xbox, becomes the largest third-party release for Game Pass
Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast denies that it’s looking to sell off Dungeons & Dragons
NCsoft announces plans to move Aion, Lineage II, and Blade & Soul to its Purple platform
Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith is launching a spinoff F2P co-op RPG called Zenith Infinite Realms
Former devs of The Day Before recount a workplace of employee fines, shifting whims, and ‘pure megalomaniacal chaos’
Microsoft will require Final Fantasy XIV players to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass in order to play the game
Tencent buys up majority stake of Swords of Legends developer and gains access to the IP
Scars of Honor is a throwback to the ‘golden age’ of MMOs with a $200K Kickstarter
Disney invests $1.5B into Epic Games with plans to create a ‘huge Disney universe’ in Fortnite
Skull & Bones’ soft launch is underway for preorder players ahead of next week’s formal release
Lunar New Year events around the MMORPG world, 2024 edition
Former Overwatch 2 lead vfx artist calls out Blizzard for deceptive promotion and pay behavior
Microsoft insists Activision-Blizzard was planning on mass layoffs before the merger
RuneScape’s Jagex confirms it’s being sold for the fourth time in eight years as it talks up ‘forever games’
Daybreak’s DC Universe Online studio Dimensional Ink is the latest games team hit with layoffs
Magic to Master goes crypto, ties down a publisher, and eyes a nebulous February early access release window
NCsoft Q4 2023: Guild Wars 2 is a bright spot for NCsoft as Throne & Liberty stumbles
EG7 Q4 2023: DCUO’s delayed latest-gen console launch hurt Daybreak’s revenues last quarter
Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped a massive player city upgrade (with roads!) for Valentine’s Day
It looks like the ‘noncore IP’ Daybreak sold for $5.9M is PlanetSide after all
Crowfall owner Monumental hit with layoffs while eyeing blockchain
Valentine’s Day events around the MMORPG world, 2024 edition
Narrative director Steve Danuser quietly left World of Warcraft last fall
Diablo IV releases its uber unique crafting system, tries selling portal effects for $30
Star Citizen’s live game director vacates position after nine years at CIG
Haven is a co-op focused MMORPG being built by Blizzard, EA, and Turbine veterans
Pearl Abyss Q4 2023: Well at least EVE Online had a good financial year
Diablo IV lands on Xbox Game Pass March 28, Sea of Thieves will expand to PS5 and the Switch
Helldivers 2 will ‘never’ add a PvP mode in an effort to ‘reduce toxic elements from the community’
Skyforge devs promise that ‘development of Skyforge continues’ in spite of long silence
Embracer confirms layoffs of nearly 1400 people were part of efforts to ‘always maximize shareholder value’
Palworld’s community manager suggests you just… play other games if you’re bored
Bandai Namco reports YoY sales drop, admitting Blue Protocol JP ‘significantly fell short’
Stormgate studio plans to sell company stock to its players in order to raise marketing funds
First Impressions: Gigantic resurrects as a B2P no-cash-shop Rampage Edition on April 9
Helldivers 2 is suffering from success as servers crumble under a flood of record-breaking player numbers
Nightingale’s early access launches to mixed Steam reviews, performance hotfixing, and a growing playerbase
Kickstarted OARPG Last Epoch officially launches as players overwhelm its servers
Titan Forge’s EVE War for New Eden board game closed out a successful Kickstarter with $682K
Netmarble’s Paragon spinoff Paragon: The Overprime is slated for sunset on April 22
Daybreak announces Fippyfest 2024, an in-person and digital event celebrating EverQuest
Corepunk boss says early access launch in 2024 is ‘very realistic’
Survivalbox Nightingale pivots on co-op design, promises offline mode ‘as soon as feasible’
Temtem subreddit mods temporarily close the sub following Temtem Swarm uproar
Zenith OARPG Infinite Realms launches today as Steam reviews plummet over MMO development halt
Sony is laying off nearly a thousand workers, 8% of its global workforce, following $1.5B stock buyback
Black Desert celebrates 55M registered players and €2B revenue since 2014
EA lays off nearly 700 workers to ‘deliver the entertainment players want’ and ‘optimize its global real estate footprint’
Daybreak’s EverQuest-themed Fippyfest fan event will cost in-person attendees $1499
Star Citizen’s CIG admits to rumored layoffs, blaming restructuring and relocation
10-year-old Camelot Unchained is launching ‘late next year’ following CSE rebrand and investment haul
