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Stay Awhile And Listen II is on Kickstarter covering the development of Diablo II
Would it be wrong to call Diablo II the most influential sequel ever? Maybe. But it undoubtedly had a huge impact on the game...
ZeniMax is getting only half of the amount originally awarded in the Oculus lawsuit
Did you think that the Oculus vs. ZeniMax lawsuit was over when ZeniMax was awarded $500 million in its legal battle with the VR...
Nexon rolls out a flexible work schedule similar to Netmarble’s to reduce employee overwork
No company wants to be in the news by overworking its employees to death; that usually looks bad. (Due to it being bad.) Netmarble...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has lost nearly half of its players since January as Sanhok map goes live
Alas, poor PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, we've entered the second phase of your musician biopic when the fans start leaving. Sure, the game was riding high...
Steam and Discord keep trying to copy each other
Where does your allegiance lie: Steam or Discord? It won't really matter either way, considering that both online services are trying so hard to...
Glassdoor marks Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime as a great boss but says the studio’s salaries are too low
If you had to go work for a major corporation, what would factor into that decision? Having a great boss might be a consideration,...
E3 2018: Perfect World is paving the way to bring Steam to China
If you want to go somewhere to escape Steam's spreading influence, you might be tempted to head to China, where the country has officially...
Data show that battle royale gamers tend to spend more money on games
So, how are battle royale fans different from any other sort of competitive gamer? A recent study put out by market intelligence firm Newzoo...
Wargaming Seattle shuts down while Digital Extremes gets an American sister studio
Corporate shuffling is rarely great news, but for the employees at Wargaming Seattle, it looks like it's worse news than normal. The American wing...
APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth developer GamersFirst acquired by Little Orbit
It's been exceedingly quiet for a long while when it comes to APB Reloaded, and it'd be easy to think that the game's second...
Capcom posts its best financial year ever thanks to Monster Hunter World
It must have been some time ago at Capcom's business strategy meeting where the top executives were sitting around and talking in hushed tones...
The Daily Grind: How much does fear of an MMO shutdown affect your playtime?
There are two basic reactions I've seen to people who fear that their favorite MMO is going to shut down. Not people who know,...
Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode departs from Blizzard to form new game studio
Without a doubt, one of the most vivacious and well-loved personalities at Blizzard Entertainment has been Ben Brode. The Hearthstone game director injected a...
Dutch Gaming Authority calls out four games as violating its lootbox policies
If you had expected the Netherlands to be leading the fight against lootboxes, you may be more clairvoyant than the rest of the population....
MOBAs provide a template for the future of the battle royale genre
So where will battle royale games be in another five years? We don't know just yet, but from a purely business standpoint we can...
Sea of Thieves does blockbuster sales in the UK while former artist criticizes its lack of depth
Rare has a reason to rejoice this week, as Sea of Thieves has sailed to a number one spot on the sales chart in...
Vivendi has sold its stock in Ubisoft, giving up on its hostile takeover
Winners never quit, we're told. So what does that mean in light of Vivendi divesting itself of Ubisoft shares? The investment in Ubisoft (well-known...
Hate groups are getting deleted from Steam… if they’re overt enough
It's fair to say at this point that Steam is an enormous part of the PC gaming market. It's also fair to say that...
GoVenture World takes the MMO to business school
After you've put in a long day in your cubicle working for The Man, why not come home, kick off your shoes, and unwind...
Citadel Studios and Nexon are recruiting talent
If studio job postings get your blood pumping with the thoughts of what could be, here are a couple of tantalizing tidbits that perhaps...
