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ZeniMax and Bungie are part of a joint effort to fight against gamedev crunch
People are becoming more and more aware of the abusive mill game developers are being ground against in order to release the titles we...
Newly proposed Chinese gaming regulations target romantic plotlines and sexual content
Love conquers all -- except for Chinese gaming regulations, if the recently proposed rules for game content regulation come to pass. The People's Daily,...
Video essay attempts to identify how MMOs lost their way
Is the MMO genre dead, or has it simply lost its way? In a recent video essay, YouTuber TheHiveLeader makes the argument for the...
Nexon’s stock dips following rumors that its massive buyout has been canceled
After many months of speculation on who exactly would be allowed to bid on Nexon by buying out its founding family's controlling stake in...
Rumor: Diablo 4 and a new Overwatch game are seemingly confirmed by Blizzard Versailles employees
We've had persistent rumors about development on Diablo 4 for a long time now, thanks to Blizzard job postings and teases and leaks. And...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has generated about 15% of what Pokemon Go made on launch
How big were you betting on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite? If you look at it in terms of developer history, the obvious point of...
US Senator Bernie Sanders publicly offers support for game worker unionization
That dull, wooden hammering you hear in the background is the attachment of planks to platforms. With the US 2020 presidential campaign season drawing...
Former Epic producer reveals that Fortnite almost got canned over Save the World
Fortnite Battle Royale has been a runaway success for Epic Games, cementing the popularity of the battle royale genre in mainstream gaming culture and...
The Division 2: Freebie weekend and lessons learned from running a live game
The whole "games as a service" thing is a pretty hot-button topic in gaming circles, but there often isn't a lot of discussion about...
BlueStacks Inside launches on Steam to bring mobile gaming direct to your desktop
Let's say that there's a mobile game you really want to play, but you don't like playing on your phone and said phone is...
Rumor: More high-profile esports figures are leaving Blizzard within the next two weeks
Remember just last week when the commissioner of Overwatch's premiere and eponymous league left his position? That alone was a bit of a surprise, but...
The Daily Grind: How long should a studio keep an MMO in maintenance mode?
It seems pretty clear to me now that Final Fantasy XI is going to keep running for a long time. I can't say for certain...
Microsoft is bringing more Xbox Game Studios titles to Steam and other platforms
Microsoft seems to be branching out with its game distribution policies, as it announced this week that it will be working to make more...
World Health Organization’s gaming disorder classification causes discord within South Korean government
The World Health Organization's recent decision to recognize gaming disorder as a mental health issue in the most recent revision of its International Classification...
Google Play is now requiring mobile games with loot boxes display the probability of getting items
Many can agree that loot boxes are a problem to varying degrees in gaming today, but does knowing the odds of getting something you...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt schadenfreude from an MMO’s collapse?
Schadenfreude, a word many of us learned from The Simpsons, is a term meaning "shameful joy" that refers to feeling good about something you...
Tencent is apparently giving up on the Western port of Honour of Kings, Arena of Valor
Here's a fun bit of statistical data for you on this Tuesday:Â Honour of Kings is literally the most successful mobile game in the entire...
Flemish Games Association speaks out against Belgium’s loot box ban
You may recall that last year, the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) released a report in which it concluded that "the purchase of loot boxes...
‘Gaming disorder’ has been officially added to the World Health Organization’s ICD-11
The World Health Organization has officially adopted a revision to its International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) to include "Gaming...
ZeniMax has settled its ‘Redfall’ trademark dispute
Good news for fans of the name "Redfall," whether you're a fan of what is hypothetically the title of The Elder Scrolls VI or the...
