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Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
Overwatch 2 heralds a refined and updated Overwatch Champions Series returning in January
Regular readers know that Overwatch 2 isn't done with esports; it's just done with swollen esports leagues, having replaced the cancelled Overwatch League with...
MMO Business Roundup: NetEase stocks dip over internal fraud and corruption investigation
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news. This edition is all about money, baby. Well, quarterly financials, anyhow. And also...
Not So Massively: ZeroSpace is the last hope for multiplayer RTS fans
All right, that headline is a bit of hyperbole, but it does reflect how I'm feeling right now.
A bit over a year ago, I...
Star Citizen outlines its panels and presentations for this weekend’s CitizenCon event
The devotees and skeptics of Star Citizen will likely have their eyes firmly fixed on CIG this weekend, as the studio's 2024 edition of...
PSA: Overwatch 2 is clearancing out old Overwatch League skins, get ’em while you can
Remember the Overwatch League? It's OK if that slipped your mind considering the meteoric crash of the marquee esports league Blizzard constructed for Overwatch:...
World of Warcraft readies The War Within’s Season 1 while WoW Classic tests Rage of the Firelands
Despite what that goofy demon hunter once said, Blizzard does want you to be prepared for everything that's happening in the World of Warcraft...
Massively Uplifting: Labors of love, generosity, and grief in Warhammer, Terraria, Conan Exiles, Albion, ARK, and more
Labor Day in the United States is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievement of the American workers. The official Department of...
Crema on Temtem’s MMO-lite nature, hypothetical Temtem 2, and Project Downbelow
The end of Temtem's development with the release of patch 1.8 has caused fans and Kickstarter backers of the game to presume that Crema...
The Olympics now have an official esports event starting next year
Here's some encouraging news for almost all of our readers today: You too can become a genuine Olympic athlete if you're really good at...
Riot Games was reportedly working on a Smash Bros-style League of Legends platform brawler
What would happen if you blended together the platform brawling of Super Smash Bros. with the character roster of League of Legends? You would...
MMO Business Roundup: Roblox’s 4D AI, Perfect World’s layoffs, Bethsoft’s unionization, and Rockstar’s ambitions
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business!
Roblox - The controversial games giant now claims that it's "building...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
Overwatch 2 is once again crowdfunding its OWCS esports prize pool with a skin bundle
Blizzard appears to be making another attempt at crowdfunding an esports competition as it's selling a skin bundle to Overwatch 2 players in order...
Can’t see the eclipse in person today? Here’s how to watch it with online with some gaming flair
As we noted on Friday, there's a major celestial event happening for North America today: A lot of you are about to see an...
NASA teams up with Epic’s Fortnite and Microsoft’s Minecraft to stream the April 8 solar eclipse
If you somehow don't know about the solar eclipse this coming Monday, then you're probably not in the US since that's all anyone here...
World of Warcraft announces Plunderstorm, a pirate-themed battle royale mode
Blizzard has apparently had enough of merely teasing World of Warcraft's pirate-esque update with icons and winks: It's officially announced what it's calling Plunderstorm....
Apex Legends esports tourney is hacked mid-match, postponing the event and raising security concerns
Nobody likes to see cheaters win in an esports competition (or any competition for that matter), but a bout of cheating occurring in an...
Activision faces $680M lawsuit from Call of Duty esports pros over allegedly monopolist tourney terms
The way in which Activision has been managing its esports tournaments for Call of Duty is now undergoing legal scrutiny, as last week saw...
Minecraft claps hands with H&R Block to premiere a ‘tax-themed gaming experience’ February 3
Nobody likes doing taxes - heck, we're pretty sure that CPAs don't like doing taxes and it's their literal job - so it's really...
