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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...
Rumor: Disney eyes Ubisoft and Activision to take over Star Wars video game IP
Raise your hand if you're a little tired of Electronic Arts' handling of the Star Wars video game franchise since its acquisition in 2013....
Black Desert’s Kakao Games enjoys $131.6 million in investment
It's all coming up Kakao Games these days.
The Korean studio received a large investment package recently that totals $131.6 million. The bundle comes from...
Steam terminates its relationship with MMO company Insel Games over alleged review manipulation
It's really unusual to see publishers outright booted off of Steam, but Valve has done exactly that to Insel Games following reports of review...
Amazon’s New World seeks a software development manager
Despite coming onto the scene with a flurry of prospective titles, Amazon Game Studios has yet to really make a great impression on the...
Western gamers start petition to save Paragon while Chinese players await info
It shouldn't really need to be said, but Paragon has fans. You may not love it yourself, but there are a lot of fans...
Crowfall’s Raph Koster goes into insane depth on the cost of creating video games
If you have an exceptional memory, you might recall that a couple of months ago, Crowfall and Star Wars Galaxies designer Raph Koster wrote...
Amazon’s New World page is back again [Updated]
On Monday of last week, we reported that a video of the anticipated and rather mysterious New World from Amazon had been leaked... and...
Why developers believe abusive vitriol is the cost of doing business with games
When is it appropriate to send verbal abuse to someone you don't know personally? When is it appropriate to tell someone that you hope...
EA filed an ‘Engagement Optimized Matchmaking’ patent in 2016
Remember Activision's rather skeezy matchmaking patent from last year? That one was pretty straightforward in how it worked, if unpleasant: You buy something from...
LawBreakers is the weak link in Nexon’s Q3 2017 financial results
Here's the good news for Nexon's Q3 2017 investor call: The company had a good set of third-quarter results overall, and it has a...
