layoff
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2024
So here's the disclaimer I put in front of this column every year when I do it (we alternate them): The biggest surprises list...
Happy holidays: 461 Elder Scrolls Online studio developers just unionized
Bethsoft has one union, yes. What about *second* union? In fact, this is more like third union, and we're not sorry to see it.
Readers...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2024
You know, this traditional end-of-the-year roundtable shouldn't be a thing. We've been doing this such a long time and getting so much coverage on...
Chronicles of Elyria dev claims development is ‘progressing steadily,’ but no, you can’t see it
When last we heard from Chronicles of Elyria, Soulbound Studio's Jeromy Walsh explained that the company was once again struggling financially and that he...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
Ubisoft shareholders are apparently still in buyout negotiations – under Guillermot family control
Rumors of an Ubisoft buyout have popped up multiple times in recent memory - in fact, the last one was back in October, when Bloomberg...
Lost Skies preps its Worlds Adrift-esque island creator tool for a Steam launch next week
Back in the spring of 2023, the studio behind the defunct MMO Worlds Adrift Bossa Games popped back on the scene with a new...
DC Universe Online’s new leadership teases new content format and event system in 2025
We don't know whether anyone but us has noticed this, but Daybreak is having one hell of a week with content or announcements for...
Ubisoft is shuttering XDefiant already, along with multiple studios – around 277 workers affected
Dreadful news for XDefiant fans and Ubisoft workers tonight: The game is closing down permanently, and several hundred Ubisoft employees are being laid off.
Ubisoft...
Star Citizen reportedly let go of more staff shortly after CitizenCon wrapped up
It would seem as if the shaky Squadron 42 prologue shared during this year's CitizenCon has caused some firings to occur. Or at least...
Whatever happened to RvR MMO Crowfall? (2024 edition)
In the annals of MMORPG history, Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall seems destined to be remembered for its impressive crowdfunding totals, imaginative character designs, strong developer...
Nightingale’s patch this week includes new weapons, boss rush mode, and no more dying from hunger
Nightingale hasn't had the best fall: It's gone through two rounds of layoffs and a massive do-over, all as Inflexion Games has maintained that...
MMO Business Roundup: Embracer Q2 2024, Steam toxicity, and GOG’s game preservation program
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business!
Embracer
Embracer - the failson megacorp we keep an eye on because...
Nightingale promises a focus on deeper systems and has ‘zero intention’ to shut down
Obviously no multiplayer game studio wants to shutter their game, but after two rounds of layoffs at Inflexion Games, it's obviously hard for Nightingale...
EG7 Q3 2024: EverQuest, LOTRO, and Palia gave Daybreak its best quarter all year
The quarterly financials avalanche continues this week with Enad Global 7, better known to MMORPG fans as the company that bought Daybreak and then...
Neverwinter’s 30th module – Return to Pirates’ Skyhold – launches November 19
Given all the layoffs at Cryptic this fall as its MMORPGs transition to Deca Games, you might be wondering what's next for said MMORPGs....
NCsoft Q3 2024: NCsoft teases Aion 2 for 2025, says Throne & Liberty sales ‘surpassed internal projections’
It's been one hell of a quarter for NCsoft - and we mean that for every interpretation of the phrase.
As readers might recall, in...
Riot Games’ Arcane S2 launches this week as new details about an abandoned League of Legends movie surface
Remember a few years back during the big gaming boom when Riot Games was talking about trying to become a media empire that transcended...
Dev studio ProbablyMonsters cancels its Battle Barge project and lays off 50 workers
The hits keep on coming in regards to layoffs in the games industry. This time around we're reporting on a layoff of 50 workers...
Neverwinter tests Module 30’s Unvaulted zone and dungeon
Neverwinter wasn't just flinging smoke and mirrors your way when its team said that development was continuing on the Dungeons & Dragons MMO in...
