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Lawful Neutral: Defining toxicity in the MMO industry
One of my earliest memories from World of Warcraft isn't really a positive one. It was in back in the Wrath days. My guild...
MMO Business Roundup: Chicken Drumstick, 9000 zombies, Valorant Mobile, Pantheon hiring, Secret World’s novels
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Chicken Drumstick: Yes, I'm afraid this is a real thing. Vice's Motherboard...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord, Ubisoft, Twitch, WB Games, Starfield, and more
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent games industry news! First, let's talk about Clyde. He's got a bit of a makeover.
Discord:...
MMO Business Roundup: Q1 2021 financials for Roblox, Nexon, and Star Stable
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Star Stable: I'm frankly just as surprised as anyone to be starting this...
Sony injects investment into Discord ahead of putting Discord on PlayStation
Well now, suddenly it's a lot more clear why Discord and Microsoft ended their buyout talks, isn't it?
Yes, Sony announced today that it's partnering...
MMO Business Roundup: Roblox prank, Hi-Rez, Wargaming, Epic’s funding round, CCP’s metaverse
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A Roblox player from a goofy political meme group apparently pulled quite a stunt...
MMO Business Roundup: Germany, lockboxes, Distintegration, and CCP vs. the bots
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German lockboxes: We've gone through two full cycles of lockbox backlash in the...
MMO Business Roundup: Stadia’s and Bethsoft’s class-actions, Epic’s lockbox settlement, and CDPR’s DMCA takedowns
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news - in this case, all happy fun lawsuits.
Stadia: Consumers are waging a new...
MMO Business Roundup: Stadia’s bungle, Axie Infinity’s $1.5M in-game property
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Stadia: The Google mess just gets thicker, as apparently, developers on Stadia's internal...
Epic Games denies rumors that it’s aiming for an IPO
It's a pretty well-known fact that Epic Games is doing pretty well for itself between the success of Fortnite and the ongoing popularity of...
MMO Business Roundup: Gamestonk is tipping toward over as shares dip below $100 a pop
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Gamestonk: It's starting to look as if last week's wild GameStop stock squeeze...
Lawful Neutral: The bizarre corporate effort to buy RuneScape studio Jagex
Would it really be a new year without Runescape developer Jagex being involved in some sort of weird corporate sale only to be blocked...
MMO Business Roundup: ESA’s PAC, mail criming, Steam by the numbers, and Blizzard charity
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent industry news in our first MMO Business Roundup of 2021!
The ESA: The Entertainment Software...
Lawful Neutral: 2020 was the year that wasn’t for MMO legal news
It seems surreal, but it is that time of the year again when we wax nostalgic about the year that was. Well, maybe this...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision’s Netflix lawsuit, Tolkien’s house, Roblox in China, and more
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Fortnite - It doesn't look as if gaming companies are feeling too hopeful...
Roblox goes public on the stock market with an IPO filing, confirms it’s operating at a loss
The massively popular online game-building game Roblox is going to toss its hat into the stock market ring. The company has officially filed an...
MMO Business Roundup: Twitch affiliate mess, NFL esports, Skull & Bones boss ousted
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and games industry news relevant to our interests.
First, Twitch is making waves - the bad kind...
Lawful Neutral: The Epic vs. Apple lawsuit – when titans are tweens
The MassivelyOP Golden Yacht was anchored someplace off the coast of Maine when the first news about Epic suing Apple hit. We had sailed...
MMO Business Roundup: Steam Game Festival, My.Games, Taipei Gameshow, Niantic, and RazerCon
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Steam Game Festival: Yes, another online event! The "autumn...
MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars 2 voice acting, EVE Online mental health, Good Game, and more
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Guild Wars 2: If you've been bummed about Guild Wars 2's pandemic-times...
