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New World shares a lore post as players raise $2300 for St. Jude’s in a player-run fishing tournament
New World has a story to tell its players. A story about two enterprising pirates seeking the Heart of the Ocean - a jewel...
TennoCon 2022: Digital Extremes’ annual charity focus Indspire supports Indigenous education
From its inception, Warframe's annual fan convention has selected a local charity to support, with ticket sales and player donations going to help various...
Destiny 2 celebrates summer as Bungie addresses healthcare, racial justice, and its acquisition by Sony
We're deep into the summertime here in the northern hemisphere, and Destiny 2 is preparing to mark the season by bringing back its Solstice...
Family of former Ultima Online lead designer and game academic opens college memorial fund in his honor
Back in October of last year, we reported the news that Mike Sellers, best known to our corner of the gaming universe as a...
MMO Business Roundup: Preservation, charity, modding, memes, and Microsoft’s merger
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business.
Microsoft ABK: It's not just the US digging into Microsoft's...
Star Citizen and EVE Online unveil a LEGO build-off challenge for prizes and charity
Last December, we spied the Twitter accounts of both Star Citizen and EVE Online trash-talking each other as a result of a fan-built Vulture...
Destiny 2’s Bungie says it won’t be ‘muzzled’ by Sony when it comes to ‘standing up for what’s right’
For the last week, we've been covering a WAPO story on the games industry's tepid response for reproductive health rights, which led to a...
Sony subsidiary Insomniac secures new policy, donations for reproductive rights
Last week, we covered a Washington Post article that sharply criticized the gaming industry for its almost complete silence on the likely overturn of...
RuneScape details charitable bundles for mental health awareness, OSRS acts on Giants’ Foundry feedback
It's time once again for another bundle of news updates out of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. We start with RuneScape's usual weekly newsletter,...
MapleStory SEA offers up cosmetics, pets, and mounts for blood donations
Have you ever seen a particularly nice cosmetic reward in an MMO and thought to yourself, "Boy, I'd literally give blood for that." If...
EVE Online players raised over $500K to benefit Ukraine in latest PLEX for Good charity drive
CCP Games clearly doesn't deserve the players of EVE Online, considering the rapid burning of bridges it seems to be attempting with its fans...
Fortnite’s profit donation efforts have already raised $50M for Ukrainian aid
A couple of days ago we reported on some philanthropic efforts on the part of Epic Games, which announced that it's committing all profits...
Wizard101’s KingsIsle sells Ukraine charity bundle, proceeds to reclaim EU publishing
One of many game studios looking to help with humanitarian relief in the Ukraine is KingsIsle. The studio announced that it is standing with...
Destiny 2’s Bungie halts sales to Russia, Gamigo begins Ukraine charity initiative in multiple MMOs
As Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine continues, the gaming industry is continuing to make its voice heard as it opposes the harm inflicted on...
EVE Online studio CCP Games will run a PLEX for Good charity campaign for Ukraine
EVE Online studio CCP Games is making good with PLEX for Good once again, this time in support of humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
The Pearl...
Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine, Cyberpunk 2077 review-bombing, and Twitch withholds pay to Russian streamers
Back in 2020, as BLM protests were ramping up across the United States, multiple game devs contributed to the cause of racial equality, including...
Activision-Blizzard cuts sales to Russia, pledges support for Ukraine
Activision-Blizzard is the latest gaming company to cut ties with Russia in the wake of the country's recent invasion into Ukraine.
"Today, we are announcing...
Zenith’s Ramen VR joins chorus of MMO studios donating to support Ukraine
Large gaming companies, organizations, and esports teams have been raising their voices - and wallets - in support of Ukraine following the Russian invasion...
Conan Chop Chop launches today as Funcom donates $100K of its proceeds to Ukraine Red Cross
As promised, the long-overdue Conan Chop Chop has finally formally launched today for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, and if you...
Wargaming pledges aid to Ukrainian Red Cross, sacks pro-invasion developer
Politics can be a touchy subject, especially for a global company whose customers represent many diverse viewpoints. However, neutrality on the current state of...