game industry
Google Stadia apparently has offered insufficient incentives for devs on the platform
So why exactly is Stadia - a major platform launched pushed by Google of all the companies in the world - floundering so badly? The...
The Daily Grind: How much do you see COVID-19 impacting the MMO sphere?
It's not really surprising that COVID-19 is having an impact on gaming. No, the disease is not rampaging through the world with a horribly...
The IRS deleted guidelines citing Fortnite’s Vbucks as virtual currency like Bitcoin
Every so often you just get to see a news story and think to yourself that this is going to turn into a major issue...
Vague Patch Notes: How to read games industry investor reports as a player
The old adage goes that diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you can find a rock. By extension, marketing is the...
Nexon agrees to a wage increase after negotiations with its labor union
Well, this is a nice surprise for anyone who had been rooting for the labor unions. After lengthy negotiations following a year of big...
Rumor has it that Electronic Arts is doing something with Knights of the Old Republic
Attention all hands; this is not a drill. Or maybe it is because, well... rumors are what they are. But the current rumor is...
UK NHS director calls out lootboxes as ‘under the radar’ gambling
As much as the developers who make lockboxes would probably like for the random packs of items to start slipping back under the radar,...
ESA responds to Sony’s skipping of E3 2020, saying the show will be ‘high-energy’
So if you missed the news due to it generally being shrug-worthy, it turns out that Sony has decided to skip out on E3...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio would you like to see make another MMO?
Every MMO studio has its own particular style and flavor. You can argue that the game itself matters more than its point of origin,...
EA Spouse was 15 years ago, and not much has changed in games development
When it arrived back in 2004, EA Spouse felt like a wakeup call. But now it's easy to mark how long it has been...
Nexon Korea employees stage a protest to stop restructuring and call for job security
In late August, we reported on plans for Nexon's union members to protest against efforts to restructure the company and demand assurances that their...
Pearl Abyss takes over for Nexon and NCsoft as the biggest exhibitor at South Korea’s G-star
It's really unusual that neither NCsoft nor Nexon will be exhibiting this year at South Korea's G-Star conference in November. This prompted some nervousness...
Hi-Rez Studios announces the launch of UK-based Red Beard Games
It looks like Hi-Rez Studios is making sure the plural in its name is relevant. The company announced the launch of Red Beard Games...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt schadenfreude from an MMO’s collapse?
Schadenfreude, a word many of us learned from The Simpsons, is a term meaning "shameful joy" that refers to feeling good about something you...
ZeniMax has settled its ‘Redfall’ trademark dispute
Good news for fans of the name "Redfall," whether you're a fan of what is hypothetically the title of The Elder Scrolls VI or the...
The Epic Store’s first major sale hits some roadblocks with notable titles
Sure, having lots of titles on offer is good, but the Epic Store can't really be like Steam until it starts pulling out absurd...
CCP discusses trying, failing, and trying again in the wake of Project Nova’s demise
The history of CCP Games is one of EVE Online continuing on even while the developer watches every other project stutter and collapse. Project Nova was...
Leaderboard: Is E3 no longer relevant to gaming?
CNet had an interview out last week with Sony's Shawn Layden discussing a number of aspects of the company's business plans that, while potentially...
EA stock recovers from loss on the back of Apex Legends’ launch
After the release of the third-quarter results for Electronic Arts on Tuesday, the company experienced a nasty dip in its stock value, dropping 18%...
Square-Enix’s latest financials show a decrease in sales and profits for the past nine months
The latest financial report for Square-Enix is out for the prior nine months of operation, and it's not a great report for the company....
