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China shuts down Genshin Impact KFC promotion at certain locations due to pandemic concerns
I'm pretty sure we were all expecting the Genshin Impact KFC crossover promotion in China was just going to be a one-and-done sort of...
SuperData says WoW’s player count is already ‘back to normal levels’ post-Shadowlands
How fast did the gaming world get over Cyberpunk 2077? One month, according to SuperData's latest revenue rankings. While CDPR's sprawling RPG dominated the...
Pearl Abyss Q4 2020: An overall drop in profits and revenue but a revenue rise on PC
The quarterly earnings report from Pearl Abyss is now available to peruse for armchair fiscal analysis types to chew over, and in the fourth...
Genshin Impact will reportedly get a crossover promotion with KFC in China
KFC has its fingers in a lot of weird things, whether it's visual novels, gaming PC creation, or attempts to hawk its product via...
A new version of the long-sunsetted MMORPG Shadowbane has landed on Steam
Shadowbane has had one of the strangest journeys of an MMORPG over the past two decades. Originally launched in the early 2000s, the PvP-centric...
MMO Business Roundup: Improbable’s defense contracting, Amazon Games’ internal support
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Improbable: Back in January, CNBC did a big story on Improbable, the massive Herman...
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...
RuneScape studio Jagex disputes RICO-tinged lawsuit over its convoluted ownership
Earlier this week, RuneScape studio Jagex announced it had been sold to a new investment company, The Carlyle Group. But then we learned another...
Changyou’s World of Shadowbane opens its Steam page, lists a February release window
Back in December, we caught wind of the 2003 MMORPG Shadowbane preparing for a return on Steam after publisher Changyou snapped up the rights...
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2020: Tencent and the Great Chili Sauce Fraud Caper
Today we're finishing off our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2020!
Coming in at #1 on our list is...
Chinese fraudsters posed as...
CEO of League of Angels and GoT: Winter is Coming dev studio passes away due to suspected poisoning
You perhaps aren't familiar with Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, but if you've heard of free-to-play games like Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming or League...
Life is Feudal MMO announces imminent closure, cites ‘reasons beyond [its] control’
Enjoy this Christmas, Life is Feudal, because it will be your last.
The Life is Feudal team made the shocking announcement on Friday that it...
China’s video game regulators introduce a three-tier age rating system for games
If you're accustomed to the age rating of games in the US, it's easy to forget that this is a voluntary system rather than...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision’s Netflix lawsuit, Tolkien’s house, Roblox in China, and more
Welcome back to another quick spin through MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Fortnite - It doesn't look as if gaming companies are feeling too hopeful...
Gamers review bomb Monster Hunter World on Steam over Monster Hunter film
There's a clip from the current Monster Hunter film that's drawn a lot of ire particularly from Chinese audiences, which has resulted in some...
Sea of Thieves announces Seasons, the arrival of a battle pass, and the end of active development for Arena
It's been some time since Sea of Thieves kicked out a news bulletin video -- three months to be exact -- but that time...
Yes, Genshin Impact is blocking Hong Kong and Taiwan-related chat
There are some words you can't say in Genshin Impact even when chatting with friends. These words are probably not of an enormous surprise to...
Genshin Impact’s international launch is making a big splash outside China
The release of Genshin Impact on PS4, mobile, and PC has not only caught many by surprise but has also captured a lot of...
Did Amazon just sign on to be Lost Ark’s western publisher?
Last night, Amazon announced that it's signed on to an exclusive publishing agreement in North America and Europe with Smilegate, specifically to publish a...
Nintendo’s financials hail Animal Crossing’s success while Nexon crushes it with MapleStory
More quarterly financial reports are rolling in, this time from Nintendo and Nexon, and both studios are crowing about exceptional runs.
For the big N,...
