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Massively Uplifting: Charity tourneys, Asheron’s Call in Animal Crossing, and over a million Kind Words
May day! May day! We have warm fuzzies incoming! And just in time to start June off with happier thoughts. And who couldn't use...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 272: Death of dragons
Justin and Bree discuss Fallout 76, WoW China, MMO financials, Dragon's Prophet, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, with adventures in SWG Legends and Elder Scrolls online, plus mailbag topics on character select screens and new classes for expansions.
War Thunder’s Victory in Europe Day parade is starting right now
You likely can't see a parade in person right now, but nobody's raining on virtual parades, and boy this week we have our pick...
Did you miss the World of Warships VE Day parade? You can catch the replay now
As we noted last weekend, Wargaming was going all out with World of Warships to celebrate the 75th Victory in Europe Day, which marks...
World of Warships will commemorate the end of WWII with a virtual naval parade
The 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe is coming, and while the novel coronavirus pandemic has changed how celebrations...
SuperData March 2020: Digital games spending sets achieves new highs thanks to COVID-19
Back in in March, when SuperData was discussing February's monthly gaming revenue numbers, the analysis firm noted that COVID-19 hadn't yet had much impact...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida confirms that patch 5.3 will be delayed in the wake of the pandemic
It's been said many times that Final Fantasy XIV has one of the most rock-solid update schedules in the MMO space, but it turns...
COVID-19 roundup: Final Fantasy MMORPG disruptions, Xbox Series X release, and philanthropy from Sony and Albion Online
Yes, we're doing another roundup of stories from the novel coronavirus' impact on our slice of the gaming pie. This one, though, has some...
Valorant’s closed beta starts next week, while Runeterra improves its economy
In a bid to make all of the video games in the known universe, Riot Games is juggling several major projects right now. Its...
SuperData February 2020: Fortnite returns to the top 10 as analysts predict COVID-19 impacts
SuperData is back with another monthly report on the state of the games industry's revenue, unbowed and unbent from its tussle with Epic Games...
The coronavirus has shut down another six gaming and tech events
Another day, another round of gaming and tech event cancellations over growing fears of the spreading coronavirus.
Epic Games, which had already exited GDC even...
PSA: Black Desert is zero dollars on PC right now, go get some
Free MMOs! Getcher free MMOs here! Yes, Black Desert goes on sale for PC quite a bit - everyone knows it's the cash shop...
Blue Protocol aims for Japan first, the world after – confirming western arrival
With closed beta on the way, excitement and anticipation is building for the anime-styled Blue Protocol. But when will it come out -- and,...
Interview: Population Zero devs on the May Steam launch, buy-to-play, and PvP philosophy
Survival MMORPG Population Zero is officially launching on Steam in early May, Enplex Games announced today. As part of the reveal, the studio's also...
Netmarble’s Q4 2019 were up YOY as the company raked in $1.6B for the year and pushes west
I'm gonna say a weird thing about Netmarble: It has the cleanest, most non-misleading investor report of any of the ones I've poked through...
Grab a Hunter’s Arena: Legends Steam closed beta key from Massively OP
What do you get when you cross a MOBA with a battle royale and infuse it with gorgeous graphics from South Korea? Hunter's Arena:...
Mobile MMORPG Dragon Raja announces global release date of February 27
We had an inkling Dragon Raja was coming westward sooner rather and later, especially when it dropped on Google Play prereg last December. While...
New French lawsuits accuse EA’s FIFA franchise of promoting illegal gambling
None of the FIFA titles is a pure MMO, of course, but every MMO player interested in how monetization across the industry is being...
Temtem banned 900 cheaters, then changed its mind on granting appeals
Apparently, Temtem has borrowed a bit more from Pokemon than just its overall vibe: It's also borrowing the elder franchise's reputation for attracting the...
League of Legends Chinese pro esports league suspends events over spreading coronavirus
If you've somehow missed all the news about the growing coronavirus epidemic, we'll forgive you - it's been a wild news week in the...
