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Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida is overseeing a new project that may very well be another big online game
We don't know what it will include. We don't know when it will be released. We don't even have a title. What we do have...
Call of Duty swatter receives 20 years in prison
The so-called Call of Duty swatter, Tyler Barriss, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his 2017 swatting call that resulted in...
MMO Business Roundup: Philly’s Overwatch arena, the PUBG Netease settlement, and GDC’s record showing
Welcome back to the MMO Business Roundup!
Remember about a year ago when the battle royale industry started trying to sue everyone into oblivion? PUBG...
Epic’s Tim Sweeney on the Epic Games Store, self-publishing, and proper moderation
Epic Games found itself in a spot of hot water recently when it was discovered that its Epic Games Store was pulling users' Steam...
Children of Ur and Eleven join forces to create the ultimate Glitch revival
The process of rebuilding the social and non-combat sandbox MMO Glitch has been a slow one. It's been one that attracted a deep well...
EA opens state-of-the-art competitive gaming broadcast center
Electronic Arts is branching out into esports broadcasting with the unveiling of a new "state-of-the-art competitive gaming studio" at the company's headquarters in Redwood...
New Blizzard trademark filing rekindles speculation about Diablo TV series
You may remember that last year, there was a brief but passionate firestorm of speculation that Blizzard was gearing up to produce a TV...
EverQuest’s Holly Longdale discusses Daybreak’s reacquisition thrust
Is the original EverQuest doing better than it ever has? Probably not; the game has been running for 20 years now. But it has been...
Legal proceedings between Crytek and Star Citizen’s Cloud Imperium move to alternative dispute resolution
Just when we all thought the matter had seen a major roadblock in the proceedings, a new chapter in the game engine lawsuit between...
The Daily Grind: Do you try out MMOs in well-maintained maintenance modes?
It's not hard to play Final Fantasy XI or Guild Wars at this point. Both titles are in maintenance mode, yes; they've gotten their last major...
Kritika Online is shutting down in the west in April
Sad news for Kritika Online fans today, as En Masse Entertainment has officially announced the shuttering of the game on April 30th of this...
The Daily Grind: What are your expectations from buy-to-play MMOs in 2019?
Because I am old I still remember the halcyon days when the original Guild Wars shocked the world with its plan to serve as a...
Third law firm joins the chorus threatening suits against Activision Blizzard over the Bungie split
Stop me if you've heard this one: In the wake of the split between Activision Blizzard and Bungie, with the latter regaining full rights...
The people best able to afford VR have the least interest in the gaming associated with VR adoption
Well, here's a fun one. Research firm Quantic Foundry took a look at the statistical breakdown for surveys about VR purchase plans and existing VR...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO subgenres need better names?
There are an awful lot of games falling under the broad header of "not quite an MMORPG but still multiplayer shooter with strong influences...
Two weeks after Activision Blizzard’s layoffs, its stock price is barely higher than before the layoffs
You all remember when Activision Blizzard laid off 800 employees on a year that was, on balance, a very good year for the company?...
China puts a freeze on new game approval (again)
You might recall that 2018 proved to be a mess for studios trying to get their new games approved for the always-lucrative Chinese market....
LOTRO fan starts petition for Standing Stone to rehire a beloved world builder
Here's something you don't see every day. It's a fan petition, yes, but it's a fan petition for Standing Stone Games to offer the...
Fortnite’s rad new hoverboard mode goes live as Carlton’s dance copyright claim hits a snowdrift
New court documents show that the United States Copyright Office has ruled that Alfonso Ribeiro cannot copyright the dance that he popularized as Carlton...
Leaderboard: Is E3 no longer relevant to gaming?
CNet had an interview out last week with Sony's Shawn Layden discussing a number of aspects of the company's business plans that, while potentially...
