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Layoffs have apparently hit Jackalyptic Games, the Jack Emmert studio working on a new Warhammer MMO
We're not sure precisely how bad things may be over at Jackalyptic Games, the Jack Emmert-led dev studio that's working on a Warhammer 40K...
Computers, smartphones, and other electronic components appear to be safe from sky-high US tariffs (for now?)
The tariff policy from the current US presidential administration is, uh, fluid to say the least: Shortly after its threat of tariffs across the...
Ubisoft’s legal response to The Crew class action argues players don’t own the games they buy
Readers may remember that a pair of gamers have been pursuing Ubisoft to court via a class action lawsuit over The Crew's sunset and...
Game company stock values in multiple markets start to tumble in the wake of US tariffs
With US President Donald Trump's imposed trade tariffs throwing the global economy into turmoil and stoking fears of another Great Depression in the US,...
Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away
The visual style of Blizzard's games, especially that found in World of Warcraft, is evocative, immediately identifiable, and arguably a hallmark of the way...
Genshin Impact recasts a striking voice actor, Wuthering Waves releases its newest content patch
It's a tale of two multiplayer gacha RPGs in this news post, as both Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves have some headlines, and one...
Discord’s new Social SDK will allow game devs to integrate the chat program into their titles more easily
Don't look now, but Discord is going to continue to be a thing that worms its way into gaming like a sort of mind-controlling...
Jeff Strain lawsuit accuses NetEase of spreading ‘defamatory rumors’ that led to his studios’ closure
Throughout last year we watched the slow implosion of Prytania Media, a company owned by former ArenaNet founder Jeff Strain, and its various sub-studios...
MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft’s latest corporate chaos and new accusations from the voice actors union
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. This week, Ubisoft's getting double the coverage because it's news so nice they're...
Fortnite faces a proposed class action lawsuit over alleged use of FOMO-inducing item shop timers
Fortnite has been found to utilize dark patterns to get money out of its players previously, so the allegations that its developer Epic Games...
Jagex’s new CEO discusses the legacy of RuneScape and OSRS, managing its devs, and microtransaction concerns
Last week saw a pretty significant shakeup for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape fans when Jagex CEO Phil Mansell announced he stepped down as...
ArcheAge Chronicles luminary Jake Song leaves XLGames, the company he founded, to ‘recharge’
Jake Song, a name that many MMORPG fans are familiar with for his involvement with the ArcheAge and Lineage series and his founding of...
Microsoft execs claim its Muse AI tool is a way to preserve games and akin to CGI’s impact on films
Microsoft would really, really like it if the entire world would adopt its newly revealed Muse AI tool, a so-called World and Human Action...
Rumor: NetEase is looking to sell more of its overseas studios, including MMO developer Jackalyptic Games
Earlier this week we broke down fiscal reports and expert analysis surrounding NetEase in light of the corporation axing a Seattle-based studio that was...
As NetEase confirms 40M Marvel Rivals players and billions in revenue, analysts suggest a Chinese exodus from the west
There has been a lot of understandable hand-wringing in relation to NetEase's firing of American developers who helped support its mega-hit hero shooter Marvel...
Roblox Corp is apparently under an ‘active and ongoing investigation’ by the SEC
This is either an ominous portent for Roblox or a major government agency trying to look tough. Either way, what has been discovered is...
Roblox stock dips after the company misses earnings projections for the fiscal year
Apparently a game company missing earnings forecasts by what looks like a rounding error is enough to cause its stock to drop now. That's...
Palworld hands out Pal skins for Lunar New Year as Pocketpair’s publishing arm takes off
Last weekend, we noted that the developer of survival sandbox Palworld is looking to extend its reach beyond a mobile launch, crossovers, and a...
Warner Bros Games sheds its CEO, partly owing to Multiversus’ profit problems
It looks as if the latest big-dollar stumbles for the Warner Bros. gaming division has come for the top of the tower, as CEO...
Unity game developers share optimistic outlooks for the industry in 2025
With the absolute bloodbath of layoffs in 2024 and some worrying trends to start off the year, it's easy to presume that the gaming...
