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Unity Q2 2023: Buyout of ironSource pays off with a YOY revenue increase as net losses continue
The second quarter numbers for Unity are in, and it looks like good news for investors. The company's revenue has reached $533M - an...
Make My MMO: Loftia Kickstarter backers blow past $400K, unlocking pets, aquaponic farms, and more housing
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks!
Loftia isn't due to finish out its Kickstarter until the end of...
Singularity 6 interview: Palia is the cozy cottagecore sandbox to beat as it begins closed beta
The label "cozy" is in increasing danger of becoming a watered-down label thanks to how much it's being used in culture these days. Yet...
Embers Adrift would ‘greatly appreciate’ if you subscribe to it after B2P switch
In a post-patch wrap-up, Embers Adrift's executive producer made a pitch for players to subscribe even after the indie MMORPG went buy-to-play last month.
"Now...
Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
Gamers and pundits talked a big talk about Blizzard's prospects over the last few years. Don't worry about the weak revenues and plunging MAUs,...
Embers Adrift welcomes The King’s Keep update with new trailer
It's patch time for the indie PvE MMO Embers Adrift, as the game updated on July 25th to include The King's Keep. This content...
The Soapbox: Why Cryptic’s MMOs are the epitome of comfort gaming
They say you never forget your first kiss. I honestly can't recall much about mine, but I do vividly remember the day that I...
The Game Archaeologist: Gameline, the Atari 2600 digital storefront
Modern MMO gamers are blessed with plenty of conveniences that we take for granted. One such convenience is the ability to simply download any...
The Soapbox: The day my son lost his first online video game to a sunset
It was a few weeks back that I walked into our family room and saw my 14-year-old son crouched over the iPad with a...
Roblox aims to be ‘one of the biggest virtual economies on Earth’ through additional creator monetization tools
Roblox has some immense aspirations for its so-called economy. A blog post from the studio's VP of Economy Enrico D'Angelo offers a broad strokes...
The Soapbox: Why The Secret World really failed
We're back with part two of my long-overdue post-mortem of The Secret World, my favourite MMORPG of all time. In the first part I...
Vague Patch Notes: Whaling is a death spiral, especially in MMOs
Here we are again with another one of my "let's put down some important industry notes" columns, and this time we're talking about whaling....
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2023: Diablo IV doubled Blizzard’s revenues as MAUs continue decline
Activision-Blizzard has once again released its Q2 financials early as of this morning, but given the fact that this week was meant to be...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Secrets of the Obscure has me concerned for Guild Wars 2’s future
If you haven't picked up on it by now, I really like Guild Wars 2. It is my favorite MMORPG of all time and...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen has zero incentive to ever launch
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks!
A Star Citizen player who applied for a refund finally got it...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac, the O.G. classic server
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
The Daily Grind: What time of year do you end up playing MMOs the most?
Hey, look at that -- we're in July. I didn't give permission for this to happen, but happen it has, and we should make...
Melee-focused battle royale Naraka Bladepoint goes free-to-play, celebrates two years, and launches on PS5
This week is a pretty big one for the melee-centric battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint, with a second anniversary celebration, a launch on the PlayStation...
Ethyrial Echoes of Yore loses publisher, goes free-to-play as ‘passion project’
Last weekend, Gellyberry Studios, the team behind Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, abruptly announced that it wouldn't be releasing its planned patch and roadmap thanks...
Vague Patch Notes: Which players count in an MMO?
When I first started playing Final Fantasy XI some two decades ago, I went in with no illusions about one thing that seemed clear...
