drama
Jason Schreier’s new book blames Activision – and the Titan MMO’s cancelation – for Blizzard’s degradation
When Blizzard president Mike Morhaime announced he was stepping down from his 27-year-run at the company back in 2018, he didn't give much of...
Ashes of Creation boosts its alpha access bundle offerings following gamer uproar
If you were among those who raised your eyebrows at the three-figure prices that Ashes of Creation was charging for access to its upcoming...
WoW Classic players petition Blizzard to revert the server to its original state without any changes
It would appear that a small segment of WoW Classic players have a bone to pick with Blizzard and the way the era servers...
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration rogue server confirms leak that it’s considering subscription benefits
Uncertainty has enfolded Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Restoration III, as a player senator leaked financial plans from the team that suggest the...
Legends of Aria’s crypto version, Britaria, goes bust over ‘financial constraints’
When Citadel Studios announced back in April that it was planning to relaunch the Kickstarted MMORPG Legends of Aria (fka Shards Online) as a...
Helldivers 2 PC players are furious over returning hard requirement to link to a PSN account by June 4
It would appear that Sony has elected to call down a 500kg bomb strategem on the PC-using playerbase of Helldivers 2, as a previously...
Escape from Tarkov cedes PvE mode to earlier special edition buyers, but only ‘in waves’ and after full release server updates
This past weekend saw Escape from Tarkov start a row with its biggest supporters by paywalling a PvE mode, forcing new buyers to cough...
MapleStory superfan transmutes promoted stream into Nexon critique and quit
What was likely meant to be a watershed moment for MapleStory PR ended up being an alley-oop to the MMO's own live dunking: Niru,...
10-year-old Camelot Unchained is launching ‘late next year’ following CSE rebrand and investment haul
So, remember Camelot Unchained? The throwback sandbox MMORPG that was Kickstarted way back in 2013, hit beta in 2018, then added a second game...
Crema Games says it is ‘still working on Temtem’ following Temtem Swarm backlash
If you're just a wee bit anxious about Temtem these days, what with a new spinoff being announced after the last spinoff didn't work, the...
The Day Before studio claims to be the target of misinformation and a hate campaign
When Fntastic's survival shooter The Day Before officially shut down its servers, we had assumed it would be the last headline to come out...
The Day Before has officially sunsetted, bringing its early access drama to a final ending
This year's popcorn drama is currently being provided by the likes of Palworld, but last year, it was The Day Before - and now...
‘Shit happens,’ The Day Before devs tell disgruntled players as mass-refunds continue
We're into day six of The Day Before drama, which certainly doesn't embroil any of you, as our readers were too clever to buy...
MapleStory addresses uproar over Sol Erda energy caps in New Age
Nexon's MapleStory isn't often the subject of a big messy drama, but Nexon has gone and stepped in it with its big New Age...
Destiny 2’s Bungie addresses layoffs and prior releases as devs express ‘anger, sadness and fear’
This news update is essentially a tale of two sides of the same Destiny 2 coin: On the one side, there's the public-facing statement...
Unity CEO John Riccitiello resigns after nearly a month of self-inflicted corporate drama
It probably won't come as a shock, but after all the Unity drama sparked almost exactly a month ago, Unity CEO John Riccitiello is...
RuneScape walks back detested Hero Pass, calls it a ‘misstep’
After weeks of derision and divisiveness over the system, RuneScape's new Hero Pass is heading to an early grave.
Jagex announced that it would be...
Guild Wars 2 Discord drama sends community scrambling for a new server
An environment turned sour apparently spurred a number of Guild Wars 2 mods and admins to break off from the main unofficial Discord server...
Unity promises ‘changes’ to its deeply unpopular install fee policy after a week of backlash
The intense backlash over Unity's decision to assign staggering new per-install fees to game studios last week probably made last night's admission inevitable: At...
RuneScape’s Jagex on the much-derided battlepass: ‘We messed up’
All week, we've been covering the chaos brewing over in the RuneScape community as players have put up a strong protest against Jagex's new...
