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The MOP Up: DayZ gets ready to test GameZ battle royale
DayZ might well have helped to spawn the crazy popular battle royale genre, but its slower survival style of gameplay hasn't been able to...
The MOP Up: Aion Legions of War brings the fight to cheaters
Aion: Legions of War is still trying to make the best of its first few months, but it's going to take some serious work...
SpatialOS TwoKinds Online transforms a webcomic into an MMO
Huh, this might be a first for MMORPGs: a webcomic-turned-MMO. What we're talking about today is TwoKinds Online, a small indie RPG created by...
The MOP Up: Dauntless’ forums are down for a month as the game goes offline until Tuesday
No doubt that you have heard about Dauntless' launch on Tuesday, May 21st. And while that marks a new beginning for the monster hunting...
MMO Business Roundup: Funcom financials, NetEase, Improbable’s BioWare roots, and a real-world battle royale
Welcome back to another MMO business roundup! Business business business!
If you've been watching Funcom's financial reports since 2017 or so, you know that the...
SpatialOS interview suggests tech can handle 20K MMO players in a ‘relatively low-fidelity but seamless world’
Even SpatialOS seems grim about the outlook for western MMOs. MMO players will recall that Improbable's SpatialOS is a "distributed computing platform for building...
SpatialOS company Improbable reveals new AAA online multiplayer title helmed by SWTOR vet
Back in January, after the dust of the SpatialOS vs. Unity spat had settled, Improbable and Crytek made an intriguing announcement: They were partnering...
MMO industry veteran Bill Roper has departed SpatialOS company Improbable
If you've been around in MMOs a while, you surely know Bill Roper and his pedigree. He's a former Blizzard developer who went on to helm...
The MOP Up: TERA and PUBG combine unholy forces
TERA sent out a press release this week confirming the end of the world: "Finally, the dream collaboration between TERA and PUBG is real!...
Fractured isn’t letting the Unity/SpatialOS squabble get in the way of alpha testing
The drama between Unity and SpatialOS back in January seemed to hold dire possibilities for MMOs that were using both -- such as the...
Project Genom is quietly restructuring around SpatialOS
Have you been watching Project Genom from the sidelines and noted in the back of your mind that it seems like the game has gone...
Improbable and Crytek team up for SpatialOS CryEngine integration and new AAA game
Improbable made headlines over the last couple of weeks thanks to its tussle with Unity over SpatialOS's integration and licensing. That tussle's since ended,...
With the Improbable/Unity dispute lingering on, MMOs like Worlds Adrift are literally adrift
Last week, Improbable and Unity stunned the gaming industry with their ugly spat over SpatialOS integration and licensing, as both companies issued statements about their...
Improbable clarifies timeline and petitions Unity for ‘clarity’ as the SpatialOS drama continues
Yesterday, news of the tiff between SpatialOS company Improbable and Unity spread like wildfire over the internet, with multiple involved parties adding kindling throughout...
Epic and Improbable pledge $25M to rescue MMO studios affected by Unity’s SpatialOS license suspension
We've continued updating this post at the end as more events unfold, including Unity's rebuttal and Unreal's intervention. The original post from 9:55 a.m....
The MOP Up: TERA opens SEA server and delivers Deathwrack to consoles
It was a pretty big week for action combat MMO TERA, starting with the delivery of the four-dungeon Deathwrack update to Xbox One and...
Fractured ‘sprints’ toward pre-alpha test, shows off day/night cycle
For those suffering with MMO wanderlust this fall and looking for new territory to explore, Fractured might have a rather unique prospect available soon....
MMO Business Roundup: Bethsoft Moscow, A:IR publishing, OSU esports, SpatialOS, and Square-Enix
Business business business numbers, is this working?! Let's dip into some of the scattered online gaming business tidbits of the week that might otherwise...
Former BioWare GM joins SpatialOS creator Improbable
According to a recent article published by Gamasutra, British tech company Improbable has hired former BioWare General Manager Aaryn Flynn to help expand its...
Chinese MMO company NetEase invests $50M into SpatialOS MMO platform
Improbable's SpatialOS is moving on up in the world: The company announced this week that China's NetEase has invested $50 million to acquire a...
