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Steam changes review scores to histograms in an effort to fight review bombing
If you've never heard of "review bombing" on Steam, we envy you. The process goes something like this: Something causes a certain group of...
Netmarble under scrutiny by government agencies in the wake of a crunch-mode death
You probably remember the sad news about a Netmarble employee who was, essentially, worked straight to death. That's the bad news. The good news...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid elaborates on designing for an audience
Did you know that Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is not meant to be for everyone? Probably, because the game sort of...
Oculus Rift price drops to $400
How cheap does a VR headset and motion controller have to be before you'll consider purchasing it? Facebook is hoping the answer to that...
The final PlayStation 3 has rolled off of the assembly lines
So long to the PlayStation 3, it seems; after a decade of manufacturing, the final edition of the console has been made, and the...
Overwatch League allegedly has a $20 million price tag to enter
Remember how Blizzard started to focus MLG in on Overwatch as an e-sports venue at the same time well-known teams started fleeing the scene?...
Square-Enix financials show steady incoming but slow sales on online gaming
If you're worried about the overall health of Square-Enix, a glance at the company's most recent financials should assuage any concerns, since the past...
Carbine Studios is hiring for an unspecified new project
The general consensus for WildStar has been that the game is running on borrowed time for several reasons. That's a sad conclusion, but an...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in the same category as other video games for you?
The funny thing about MMOs is that while they're very obviously video games, they're not really in the same wheelhouse as single-player games. They're...
Analysts peg Overwatch League at a potential $100 million in its first year
One of the big announcements from last year's BlizzCon was the addition of the new Overwatch League, a project Blizzard is using to help...
Nexon is heavily affected by China’s new game import laws
Getting non-Chinese games into the Chinese market is a lengthy and challenging ordeal as it is, but the latest set of Chinese restrictions for...
Gigantic developer Motiga lays off roughly a fifth of its employees
It seems fair to say that Gigantic's development has had a troubled history, what with the game having hopped publishers, changed platforms, and seen...
Oculus drops the price of its VR headset to $499
Do you know people who would love to hook themselves up with VR headsets but balk a bit at the price? Oculus is making...
Smilegate pushes Crossfire in the west with a new European office
What the heck is Crossfire? It's a game that makes quite a bit of money, according to SuperData; we're talking in the "massive numbers...
Best Buy is pulling Oculus demo stations
The best hope for VR headsets to move units is indisputably in the field of demonstrations. That's really always been the hope that the...
Square-Enix saw MMO profits from FFXIV and FFXI dip in 2016
Now is the time for all good companies to report profits and losses for the previous year, and at first glance Square-Enix's report looks...
Shots are still being fired in the Oculus/ZeniMax lawsuit
All right. The Oculus/ZeniMax lawsuit ended, ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in Oculus money by the courts, and while the plaintiffs got less than...
Palmer Luckey took the stand in the ZeniMax/Oculus lawsuit
The lawsuit between Oculus and ZeniMax Studios is a complex one, but you knew that the person behind the genesis of Oculus and the...
Nexon America’s leadership is getting shaken up
Nexon America is the American branch of Nexon, the company behind Riders of Icarus, MapleStory, Vindictus, and Mabingoi. It's also in the middle of...
Star Citizen is reportedly unaffected by the Crytek shutdowns
Here's the bad news: Crytek, the company behind the CryEngine, has been forced to shutter five separate studios as part of a major restructuring....
