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Ashes of Creation boss criticizes New World’s business model, argues for subs and cosmetic shops
New World's cash-shop snafu last week still has a wide swath of the MMO community up in arms, apparently. Readers will recall that a...
Dreamworld co-founder’s ex-fiancee calls out Kickstarter fibs but says he’s not intentionally scamming
A couple of weeks back, we covered the impending Kickstarter funding of Dreamworld, a game by a couple of MMORPG industry novices promising the...
EA insists it’s focused on ‘engagement,’ not monetizing FIFA players into gambleboxes
Yesterday, Canadian outlet CBC published a massive Electronic Arts document leaked by a supposed "gaming insider" that seemingly confirms what you already thought about...
Elite Dangerous YouTuber is denied free access to Odyssey’s alpha due to ‘offensive’ content
There are a number of YouTube content creators that have hitched their wagons to Elite: Dangerous. One of them is a YouTuber by the...
Cyberpunk 2077 developers share insight into issues that led to the RPG’s stumbling launch
While we'd heard a supposed account of a developer of Cyberpunk 2077 that was weakly denied by CD Projekt Red before, there's a new...
Guild Wars 2 plans Wintersday for next week as the community debates hacking and toxicity
As expected, Guild Wars 2 is capping off 2020 with its holiday events in the form of the official release of Wintersday next week,...
No, friendos, streamers should not be paying games studios for licenses
Did you miss the debate last night? The debate over whether we should all be paying game companies extra for the pleasure of streaming...
ArcheAge Unchained offers free trial as Reddit melts down over pay-to-win
So let's just get this out of the way upfront: ArcheAge Unchained's rollout a year ago did not go as well as Gamigo was...
Apple argues Epic’s lawsuit is ‘part of a marketing campaign’ to ‘reinvigorate interest in Fortnite’
The Epic/Apple legal drama continues as this week Apple's filed its response to Epic's request to force Fortnite back on the Appstore, and you...
Epic-Apple lawsuit filings reveal Epic’s pre-suit efforts at securing competing payment options
The upcoming legal clash between Apple and Epic Games has mostly featured a competition by Epic to secure mind share, painting the company in...
Shocking almost no one, Dragon’s Prophet was yeeted off Steam
So, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there's a Dragon's Prophet emulator out there that's been...
War breaks out in WoW Classic as Horde players retaliate for Alliance Ahn’Qiraj Scarab Lord griefing
It would seem that the factional drama over getting the Scarab Lord title in WoW Classic was simply the flashpoint for a major bonfire...
Riot Games canceled its League of Legends esports partnership with Saudia Arabia after massive backlash
The League of Legends esports community was set on fire and then partially doused this week thanks to a decision - now rescinded -...
More Ubisoft employees recount a culture of sexism that propped up offenders and informed game design decisions
The fact that Ubisoft executives have made the studio an unsafe place to work has already been well chronicled, but a new report from...
Chronicles of Elyria backers have now hired a lawyer to file a class action suit
Chronicles of Elyria may not be a game right now, but you can bet your sweet bippy that it's a saga. A legal saga,...
Elder Scrolls Online doxxing drama ends with one partnered streamer booted
The Elder Scrolls Online community has been abuzz this weekend over an incident that rocked the game's streaming crew. According to streamer Inklings, who...
SuperData and Fortnite studio Epic Games tussle over reported revenue numbers
We've been covering SuperData's monthly reports on the state of the industry for a long time - since before we were MassivelyOP, for that...
Kickstarted survival sandbox Day of Dragons’ early access launch is bogged down by drama
Remember the tussle over in-dev MMO Oath a while back? A sub-contractor for the game accused the developer of screwing with 'em, it hit...
EVE Online’s new HyperNet Relay reintroduces gambling to New Eden
Remember way back in 2016, when CCP Games outlawed gambling in EVE Online's universe after turning a blind eye for over a decade? In...
Pro esports players criticize Blizzard for sticking gamers with the whole WoW Arena World Champs prize pool
World of Warcraft players gearing up for the Arena World Championships and the Mythic Dungeon Invitational will have a bigger prize pool than expected,...
