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CCP Games officially unveils plans for a new blockchain game set within the EVE Online universe
For many players, it was probably a matter of when EVE Online developer CCP Games would dip into the blockchain gaming space, not whether,...
Square-Enix is still all-in on its NFT game, Symbiogenesis
Square-Enix has made no bones about its excitement to throw good money after bad on the pyre of NFT and crypto gaming, with its...
After 14 years, Enjin drops guild site building tools in favor of blockchain and NFT tech
It has been a very long time since the name of Enjin crossed our minds. Long-time MMORPG gamers will recognize it as a service...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Swordsman X Survival, Legend of Lunia, and X8
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's random and recurring roundup of a few MMOs you've never heard of! Maybe you've heard of some of them. You're...
Massively Overthinking: The FOMO in our MMOs
World of Warcraft has become a very dump-on-able game lately, and Blizzard isn't making it any harder, as a tweet the company sent out...
Bless Global is already delisted on Steam after trying to push crypto racket
Did we expect anything different? Not really.
Just days after Bless Global relaunched the franchise for the umpteenth time on Steam, the MMO was delisted...
Following another weak quarter, Square-Enix will replace Yosuke Matsuda as president
Yosuke Matsuda is finally on his way out of Square-Enix: The company's Board of Directors announced early this morning that Matsuda will step down...
Bless Global is back again, this time on mobile and Steam as a shambling blockchain horror
I'm sorry to report this morning that Bless is back and at it again.
Oh, that sounds cruel if you don't know the history, so...
Avalon is the latest blockchain metaverse project from old-school MMO devs
I know, I know, another one of these metaverse-blockchain-Web3 startups, but this one is one that MMORPG fans will want to at least take...
In development MMORPG BitCraft counts 752,000 pre-alpha test applicants
BitCraft is one of the multiple new games from new startup studios with long pedigrees (and huge bankrolls) that we've caught wind of in...
Pearl Abyss Q4 2022: Revenues decline as Black Desert and EVE hold steady and Crimson Desert malingers
Pearl Abyss posted its Q4 2022 financials this week, and unlike some of its regional counterparts whose chief interest is China or South Korea,...
Q4 2022: Nexon counts huge YOY revenue boost, pushes harder into blockchain
Nexon's Q4 2022 financial figures are the latest to arrive this week, as CEO Owen Mahoney presided over a mostly decent quarter for the...
Q4 2022: Krafton threatens to launch a ‘create-to-earn’ platform in 2023
Korean games giant Krafton reported $1.47B US in revenues for the full year 2022 period, with operating profit up 15.5% year over year but...
Mobile MMORPG World of Zenonia resurfaces with a new name and planned connection to the blockchain
Back in March 2020 we reported on World of Zenonia, an upcoming mobile MMORPG based on the long-running series of action RPGs that primarily...
PSA: World Eternal Online is actually just the blockchain MMO Core Loop announced last year
Do you remember last year when developer Core Loop raised $12 million in order to develop a blockchain-integrated MMO? Probably not, there has been...
Shroud of the Avatar plots more tutorials, new treasure maps, and more Episode 2 content in 2023
Shroud of the Avatar has laid out a course for 2023, with a roadmap of planned updates to quests, features, and communication for the...
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s upcoming ‘skill-based mint’ NFT game sparks a speculation market
While there are many of us normal humans who don't participate in a wildly speculative and volatile market powered by FOMO, art theft, environmental...
GDC’s State of the Games Industry survey once again demonstrates dev skepticism for metaverse and blockchain hokum
This year's State of the Game Industry from GDC - its 11th since beginning the project - delivers a range of insights from the...
One of Ubisoft’s canceled games was a PvP team battle arena dubbed Project Q
In covering Ubisoft's ongoing clownshow - the mass-game cancelations, the sixth delay of Skull & Bones, the CEO gaffe, and the impending worker strike...
Massively Overthinking: The biggest 2022 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
As we wrap up our end-of-the-year and turn-of-the-calendar content until next December, there's one more recurring Massively Overthinking I like to do - and...
