interviews
E3 2018: Nintendo thinks lockboxes are unfairly maligned, help ‘drive engagement’
You know how sometimes, when nosy press asks you a question with no good answer, you're better off shutting up? And when they don't...
E3 2018: Square Enix says it hasn’t given up on bringing Dragon Quest X westward
In an alternate universe, Dragon Quest X got ported to western shores in 2012 when Square Enix launched the MMORPG in Japan. Sadly, we're...
World of Warcraft releases pre-expansion novel, nixes Blood Trolls allied race rumors
We're just (presumably) weeks away from the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, and World of Warcraft fanatics everywhere are starving for a hit of the...
Destiny 2 assures players that current high-end weapons will still be relevant with September’s expansion
The release of a new expansion for Destiny 2 might signal to most players that it's time to bring their favorite guns to the...
You can now ‘date’ some non-player characters in Black Desert
Way back in April, Pearl Abyss rolled out patch notes for the Korean version of Black Desert that included a dating system - dating...
E3 2018: Pearl Abyss’ CEO on Black Desert’s Xbox port, Switch considerations, and PvP
Pearl Abyss' Kyungin "Robin" Jung isn't just a CEO. He's also got a background in engineering. He may not have developed any game-saving tech...
E3 2018: En Masse on TERA’s lootboxes, console port, PvE vs. PvP, and the June 26 Gunner class launch
It's E3 2018, and you know what that means: covering hot new mobile games of IPs you wanted for PC/console!
No? Oh, well, that's probably...
How the best devs are ‘fleeing in droves’ to escape the abusive games industry
My only nephew is something of a math prodigy, and the fact that he wants to be a game designer when he grows up...
‘Hipster MineCraft’ Occupy White Walls patches in a new launcher and UI update
Ready to delve into the weird world of Occupy White Walls, which one outlet labeled as "hipster MineCraft?" The public alpha of the art-centric...
Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
Last week, Guild Wars 2's Crystin Cox gave a monetization interview to Gamasutra during which she made one specific argument I wanted to pull...
The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online
When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...
Massively Overthinking: On slavery mechanics in MMOs
Polygon recently had an interview with Conan Exiles creative director Joel Bylos focused on the game's slavery mechanics, a "feature" I had entirely forgotten...
EVE Evolved: Getting new players to stick with EVE Online
EVE Online has the odd distinction of being one of the most impenetrable MMOs on the market today and yet also one of the...
Hands-on with Bless Reborn at Neowiz’s San Francisco media reveal
As you probably have heard, there was a Bless influencer event this week, with a couple of media and a smattering of MMO streamers...
Choose My Adventure: Ultima Online, we didn’t need to do this
Yes, this is going to come in as the shortest Choose My Adventure series, but I feel it's got a good reason to be...
EA quarterly financials: Anthem due March 2019, record profits, and lockbox-gambling denialism
EA's quarterly financial report and investor call turned out to be a doozy this year with quite a bit of useful news. To wit:
BioWare's...
Daybreak update: Renova boss questioned over Columbus Nova’s alleged payment to Michael Cohen
MMOs and politics once again collide this week as last night CNN broke the news that Robert Mueller's FBI team has zeroed in on...
Dual Universe builds up development forward momentum
MMO development is rarely steady and even; there are ups and downs, fast periods and slow cycles. Sometimes the slower patches are necessary to...
Massively OP Interview: Dual Universe demo shows off advances in city building, space travel
When you work in video games, you often get asked what new titles you are looking forward to. While experience has been teaching me...
State of Decay 2 rejects the battle royale genre for being already mined out
Sick of battle royale? Yeah, it hit saturation levels in a hurry. Undead Labs is over the craze too, which might sound funny given...
