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MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design
Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit:
On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...
Grand Theft Auto Online opens up the Diamond Casino & Resort to all
Sure, you spend a lot of your time in Grand Theft Auto Online doing entertaining and exciting crimes, but isn't it high time you...
GTAO takes pretend gambling to the next level with its Diamond casino launch next week
Accidents. Incontinence. Turbulence. Maintenance. Irrelevance. Flatulence. Tumescence. Interpretive dance. GTA Online's latest update is out next week, and it promises all this and more,...
Take-Two boss shrugs off Fortnite’s impact on the gaming industry
Thank goodness it's a sunny day out there because Strauss Zelnick brought some serious shade for the industry to Baird's 2019 Global Consume, Technology,...
GTAV multiplayer RP servers allow gamers to roleplay drivers, mechanics, and journalists
You might think that the Grand Theft Auto universe online is populated chiefly by people pretending to be gangster thugs and extreme sports thrill...
MMO Business Roundup: Fortnite’s lockbox lawsuit, Riot’s diversity boss, Take-Two’s stock, Acti-Blizz’s investor warning
Business business business! What's on the weekend agenda? Oh heck, let's just throw Fortnite, lockboxes, and a lawsuit in one sentence. It's like catnip.
Fortnite's...
Take-Two’s crusade against Grand Theft Auto cheat creators continues with another successful lawsuit
It looks like Take-Two has added another marker to its tally of successful lawsuits against cheaters, this time against the creator of the Grand...
Red Dead Redemption 2 leads the charge in Take-Two’s unexpectedly successful third quarter
It's been a good third quarter for publisher Take-Two, which posted $1.57 billion in net bookings, $1.248 billion in revenue, and $350 million in...
Midweek Mop Up: GTAO, Ubisoft, Path of Exile, Heroes & Generals, Foxhole, Vindictus, Crew 2, War of Rights, and more
It would not be unfair to say that this week has been one of the most news-heavy weeks of the year, to the point...
Red Dead Online players voice concerns over game’s economy and balance
As of today, Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer component, Red Dead Online, is available to all players, and while the experience has been largely...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed
The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...
Red Dead Redemption 2’s companion app code fuels more PC version rumors
Sure, Red Dead Redemption 2 is out and it might be great, but you know what's even better? Continuing to chase any lead, however...
Rockstar Games levels lawsuit against Australian Grand Theft Auto V cheat creators
It's certainly not uncommon these days to hear of game studios taking action against the authors of hacks and cheats for their games, but...
Rockstar boasts of 100-hour work weeks on Red Dead Redemption 2
If you're looking forward to Red Dead Redemption 2, we can hardly blame you as it seems like half of the civilized world is...
‘Shave, bathe, or don’t – it’s up to you’: Red Dead Redemption 2’s latest gameplay trailer arrives
Rockstar's just pushed live the second of its teasery Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay videos, this one filled with gunfights, explosions, and a promise...
Grand Theft Auto Online introduces the Mammoth Patriot SUV and the Chariot Romero Hearse
The folks at Rockstar Games have added some sweet new rides to Grand Theft Auto Online with its update this week: the new Mammoth...
The MOP Up: Diablo III kicks off its 15th season, Telltale Games is slammed with layoffs
You're already late to the party, what with Diablo III kicking off its 15th season this past Friday! No worries, you can still catch...
Red Dead Redemption 2’s multiplayer version, Red Dead Online, hits beta this November
When I mentioned I was writing this piece, one of my colleages politely asked why the heck we were covering Red Dead Redemption 2...
The MOP Up: Champions Online’s month-long anniversary bash (September 9, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Take-Two scores in lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto franchise hack distributor
US courts have once again aligned with game companies in a lawsuit against cheaters and purveyors of cheat programs.
This time, it's Take-Two Interactive doing...
