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Activision Blizzard faces lawsuits from shareholders regarding the sale to Microsoft
Ah, here we go, the lawsuits have started to roll in about the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft. We all knew they were...
MMO Business Roundup: The gaming industry reacts to the Ukraine crisis
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news.
Ukraine: First, there's no way around the news that Russia shelled and...
World of Warcraft attempts to diversify its player council as Microsoft prioritizes Activision-Blizzard corporate culture
The player council for World of Warcraft has already been formed and provided feedback, but Blizzard has made it clear that the initial lineup was...
Final Fantasy XIV will add Steam account linking in early March
So, are you playing Final Fantasy XIV on Steam? It might not be the majority of the playerbase, but it's still a portion of it,...
Netmarble promises a bunch of blockchain titles despite their being banned in its home country
Just an FYI if you were starting to forget this or something, Netmarble is a garbage company. There's plenty of reasons to think that,...
Sony boss stresses that Bungie acquisition is about multiplatform live service games
If you were worried about the future of Destiny 2 on your platform of choice, the latest interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan...
The Daily Grind: Have publisher changes ever had good results for an MMO?
I may be the only person who cares - and I don't really care that much - but I don't have high hopes for...
Vague Patch Notes: Why play-to-earn is a garbage idea
Good afternoon, readers. Do you remember not so long ago when I talked about the fact that MMOs are perfectly fine as just games...
The Daily Grind: Which 2021 MMO do you think has the best shot at revitalizing itself?
The good news for 2021 in our genre was that there were a lot of MMOs that made it to release. The bad news is...
Take-Two acquires Zynga for a price of $12.7 billion
If you've ever played one of the FarmVille games and thought that it would be much better if you could hop in a stolen motor...
GameStop plans to create an NFT and crypto marketplace this year
If you've ever wondered how GameStop manages to keep making the worst decisions and losing money with a zeal and intensity usually reserved for...
Raven Software strike extends to its third week as Activision-Blizzard claims management is listening
January 3rd marked the third week during which the staff for Raven Software (responsible for several Call of Duty titles including Call of Duty: Warzone) was...
Final Fantasy XIV suspends sales and ads to mitigate Endwalker server congestion
So, anecdotally, how's the congestion situation for you in Final Fantasy XIV? Getting better? Director and producer Naoki Yoshida clearly feels that it's not getting...
Court denies the California DFEH intervention in the Activision-Blizzard EEOC settlement
You know that things are not going great for a company when multiple state and federal agencies are all descending on you for various...
Activision-Blizzard is walking out again, Australia’s game industry unionizes
Activision-Blizzard's workers are continuing to mobilize: Following the mass-layoffs at Activision's RavenQA over the weekend, Raven workers staged a walkout yesterday, and now they're...
One of Activision-Blizzard’s key workers alliance organizers just left the company – and the gaming industry
We regret to inform you that Bobby Kotick is still the CEO of Activision-Blizzard at the time of this writing. What has changed, on...
Apple was denied its request to postpone third-party payment options
Welcome to the continued aftermath of the Epic/Apple lawsuit. When we last left off, Apple was trying to postpone its acceptance of third-party payment...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord crypto mess, Unity buys Weta, Roblox Q3 2021 financials
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! Business business business... is this working?
Discord: Well, Discord's gone and ticked off its...
Honor of Kings is getting an online open-world spinoff with plans for a global launch
How much time did you spend thinking about Honor of Kings yesterday? We're going to go ahead and guess "not a whole lot," but...
Epic asks the court to deny Apple the right to postpone its anti-steering measures
So let's recap a little bit. The one major victory that Epic won in its lawsuit against Apple was about steering people to only...
