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MMO Business Roundup: China’s freeze, ABK’s new diversity officer, and Sony and Epic’s metaverse
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
China has ended its latest gaming-approval freeze after nine months of regulators locking out...
Myth of Empires opens a server with no building decay and lands on the Humble Bundle store
Angela Game appears to be hard set on operating the survival sandbox Myth of Empires as if there's no ongoing legal issues happening whatsoever,...
Don’t worry, Apple, Roblox likes you instead of Epic in the appeals process
So back when Epic appealed against the ruling in the Epic vs. Apple case - you know, the case that you thought was over...
Activision-Blizzard’s $18M settlement with the EEOC is officially finalized
Yesterday saw the long fight among the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and Activision-Blizzard over an $18M...
Bungie files a lawsuit against 10 people allegedly responsible for recent DMCA video strikes
Last week there were reports that fans of Destiny and even developer Bungie itself were on the receiving end of DMCA-led video takedowns. At...
Apple seeks to throw out Epic’s appeal of anti-trust lawsuit, and the case may not be heard until next year
Oh you thought this story was over? Oh, my sweet summer child; you don't have two kaiju-sized corporations have the legal equivalent of a...
Another worker lodges a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard
The lawsuits continue to pile up around Activision-Blizzard. Readers will recall that back in December, an Activision-Blizzard worker identified as Christine held a press...
Myth of Empires plans fast-progression season servers for April
Myth of Empires isn't letting that whole copyright infringement lawsuit get in the way of game development, oh no: Over the weekend, Angela Game...
One Shots: My best buddy and me
One of the best parts of MMORPGs is when you make good friends while online. Of course, those are supposed to be human friends...
Ubisoft is investigating last week’s cyberattack – no player data exposed
If you're an Ubisoft game player, you probably got an email this week informing you that the company was resetting your password. Don't panic;...
Dutch court says EA lockboxes didn’t violate region’s gambling law, reels back €10M fine from 2019
It's been some time since the furor over lockboxes and international gambling laws came to light, so let's review: Gambling authorities from the Netherlands...
Blizzard’s new diversity lead assures fans of progress on inclusion, worker safety, and accountability
With today being International Women's Day, Blizzard saw fit to grant a spotlight to one of its top women, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)...
Family of Activision-Blizzard employee allegedly harassed into suicide filed a wrongful death suit
If Activision-Blizzard was hoping that recent world events would be taking all of the pressure of the company's ongoing scandal and fallout, then such...
Myth of Empires’ self-published ‘International Vanguard Edition’ gets a March 2 launch date
Myth of Empires, the multiplayer survival sandbox title from developer Angela Game that remains in a legal wrestling match over alleged copyright infringement, is...
Activision Blizzard faces lawsuits from shareholders regarding the sale to Microsoft
Ah, here we go, the lawsuits have started to roll in about the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft. We all knew they were...
Myth of Empires dev appeals Steam ban in court as infringement case seeks source code expert
The legal drama spawned by multiplayer strategy survivalbox Myth of Empires has once more taken a laborious, plodding step forward. Readers will recall that...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2021: Blizzard lost another 2M monthly actives as ABK revenue holds steady
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As readers are aware, the company, its leadership, and its games have been the...
Ubisoft’s Singapore studio cleared of wrongdoing, Ubisoft exec claims users ‘don’t get’ its Quartz NFTs
Least we forget, Ubisoft is a studio that is mired in its own controversies, with a sexual harassment scandal that broke in 2020 that...
SoulWorker’s original developer threatens play-to-earn copycat MMO with legal action
Not quite a year ago, Gameforge sunsetted the western version of SoulWorker, and the game reverted back to the game's original Korean developer, Lion...
35 states and the US Justice Department back Epic’s appeal in Epic v. Apple lawsuit
We knew the Epic v. Apple lawsuit wasn't entirely over in spite of the ruling, as both parties planned to appeal, but this latest...
