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Q4 2023: Nexon, Krafton, and Roblox all posted soaring revenues in 2023
Welcome back to another MMO business roundup - this one all about financials for some of the companies we keep an eye on 'round...
MMO Business Roundup: Krafton likes AI, Call of Duty moderation, and German lockbox regulation push
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. We've got a lot to cover, so let's dive right in.
Krafton pushes AI...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2023
Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we - well, I - keep tabs on all of...
The MOP Up: Alganon shows its first signs of life in ages
Could we be hearing a heartbeat in the long-dormant Alganon? This past week, the official account announced that the website is back online and...
Krafton confirms PvPvE extraction RPG Dark and Darker Mobile is releasing next year
Remember back in August when Krafton inked a licensing partnership with Dark and Darker developer Ironmace for a mobile edition of the extraction RPG,...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming addiction, GTA6, Ubisoft layoffs, Epic v. Google, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. There's been a lot this week, so we'll keep 'em brief!
Addiction: A woman...
Dark and Darker is getting a mobile version thanks to a licensing partnership with Krafton
The PvPvE dungeon crawler Dark and Darker continues to write surprising headlines even as developer Ironmace faces a copyright fight with Nexon - and...
Upcoming MMO from indie Gardens studio pulls in $31.3M from Tencent, Dreamhaven, Krafton, and more
Another week, another new studio popping up with a pseudo MMO and a laundry list of the biggest investors in the industry desperately dumping...
MMO Business Roundup: Krafton and Nexon break records in Q1 2023, Ubisoft lays off 60 workers
We're continuing our May roundup of MMO and gaming business news, which means it's time for Business Kitty to make her comeback as well...
The MOP Up: Magic the Gathering Arena jumps the gun on Steam
While we were all led to believe that Magic the Gathering Arena was coming to Steam this fall -- mostly because investors were told...
Q4 2022: Krafton threatens to launch a ‘create-to-earn’ platform in 2023
Korean games giant Krafton reported $1.47B US in revenues for the full year 2022 period, with operating profit up 15.5% year over year but...
PUBG Battlegrounds’ Krafton Türkiye donates $100,000 to earthquake relief
At least one video game studio is stepping up to help with the immense humanitarian crisis that erupted this past week with the earthquake...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2022?
So I have good news and bad news about this Daily Grind. The bad news is that we had a lot of sunsets this...
Krafton Q3 2022: PUBG earns ‘steady retention’ after F2P switch as the company angles to expansion
The third quarter earnings report from Krafton, aka the company that owns PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and TERA, isn't full of what one might call mind-blowing...
Krafton has put Thunder Tier One into maintenance mode after less than a year
You guys remember Thunder Tier One, right? It's a top-down tactical multiplayer shooter with a heavy emphasis on player modding along with single-player, co-op,...
China’s restrictions on game time sees a drop in minors’ gaming engagement in the country
Last year, the Chinese government tightened the screws on minors' gaming access, limiting play time to only three hours a week at specific times...
Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
TERA’s PC version will sunset in June as Bluehole ceases work on the game
Today is the day that TERA's Japanese servers sunset... and unfortunately, the day heralds bad news for the rest of TERA's PC playerbase in...
The MOP Up: Fiesta Online logs into the Realm of Love
"The loveliest season of the year has begun and the little bees are busy transporting love letters from town to town. Bells are ringing...
Krafton and Bluehole announce a partnership to create NFT avatars to sell in a future metaverse
The classic set of questions for journalists, investigators, and general critical thinkers to ask is the Five Ws: who, what, when, where, and why....