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Kakao Q4 2024: Mobile drives revenue dip as Kakao queues up ArcheAge Chronicles and Chrono Odyssey
Kakao Games did not have the best quarter, and the "why" is complicated.
According to the Korean games giant's Q4 2024 financials, its PC segment...
The long-delayed ArcheAge Chronicles shares previews of locations, weapons, and creatures
It might be hard for MMORPG fans to harbor a lot of excitement for ArcheAge Chronicles, Kakao's attempt to revive the now-sunset ArcheAge into...
EG7 Q3 2024: Palia hits console this spring as EverQuest, LOTRO drive Daybreak revenue
EG7 - that's the Swedish games conglom that bought up Daybreak and then kinda got taken over by Daybreak, amusingly - released its year-end...
Post-layoffs, SMITE 2 adds Rama and the Wandering Market battle pass system in latest update
SMITE 2's open beta rumbles forth in the shadow of another round of layoffs as this week brings a new patch with a roster...
The Stream Team: Hunting with a full complement of friends in Monster Hunter Wilds’ open beta
The second open beta test for Monster Hunter Wilds is on, and MOP's resident critter fighter Chris is definitely ready for more! In fact,...
‘We’re not giving up on SMITE 2’ says executive producer after Hi-Rez layoffs
The most recent round of layoffs at Hi-Rez Studios destabilized not only the current team but also fan faith in its product line. Of...
Betawatch: Pantheon finally made it to Unity 6
It's been delayed and pushed off many a time, but Pantheon finally launched its big patch upgrading to Unity 6 this week, so we...
The beta for early access tiny MMO Book of Travels preps a patch with a handful of bug fixes
Around MOP, we're still a bit sad that Book of Travels didn't really take off. It was a unique low-combat "tiny MMO" from Might...
‘We are designing it to last for decades’: Stars Reach is hoping for ‘a few hundred thousand players’
Are you feeling the hype yet from the approach of the Stars Reach Kickstarter? Because Playable Worlds is kinda going all out with blogs...
SMITE studio Hi-Rez is going through its second round of layoffs in four months
Bad news for fans of Hi-Rez's remaining multiplayer games: The company is apparently undergoing another round of layoffs. We say "another" because Hi-Rez just did...
Dune Awakening’s latest trailer showcase the vibes, visuals, and development of Arrakis
Dune: Awakening is once more looking to keep followers of the survival sandbox interested and intrigued through the medium of video, as Funcom's latest...
Palia’s new loyalty club has arrived with a de facto discount for cash shop currency
Just two weeks ago, Palia studio Singularity 6 announced what it's calling Zeki's Loyalty Club. As teased, the club sounded like a cross between...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming watches a galactic war from the ZeroSpace beta
MOP's MJ and Chris are kicking back, relaxing, and watching a galactic war go down. That sounds dire on paper, but it's fine because...
Overwatch 2 steps up its technology game with a DirectX 12 beta
Overwatch 2 is taking steps this week to stay on top of the technology curve, as Blizzard announced that it's running a beta for...
Monster Hunter Wilds showcases new area with new and returning monsters, releases a PC benchmark tool
This weekend is marking the start of the second open beta test for the multiplayer critter slaying RPG Monster Hunter Wilds, but before the...
MMO Business Roundup: ESA’s tariff statement, the LA wildfires, and EA’s Battlefield Labs
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business.
LA wildfires: If you followed the LA wildfires closely last month,...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2 is now affecting the original Path of Exile’s development
Remember being told that Path of Exile 2 was not going to impact Path of Exile's development? Well, that's happening now. We're sure that...
Following painful layoffs, Camelot Unchained is apparently still planning to resurface in Q1 2025
Earlier this month, we expressed serious concern over the fate of Camelot Unchained when it became clear that studio Unchained Entertainment had laid off...
MultiVersus will close again in May, and this time it’s not coming back
MultiVersus is shutting down again, and unlike the last time, this one's going to stick.
"Season 5 will serve as the final seasonal content update...
Elite Dangerous dates the release of its colonization feature for February 26
Consider us surprised and perhaps a little bit confused - mostly because of the lack of details - but Elite: Dangerous devs have just...
