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Tamriel Infinium: Rounding out Elder Scrolls Online’s ninth year of adventures

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No matter what your predictions may be, how a year turns out often involves unforeseen twists and turns. Even the world of Tamriel was...

Bobby Kotick finally departs Activision-Blizzard next week, but Microsoft will keep some of his execs

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Bobby Kotick - a man who somehow hung onto his job even after The Wall Street Journal published the revelation that he'd threatened to...
Among all the many, many ways you are terrible.

QA employees accuse Activision-Blizzard of a ‘soft layoff’ after studios mandate a return to offices in January

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Activision-Blizzard is once again electing to mistreat its QA employees according to a statement from the A Better ABK proto-union, which accuses the company...

The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2023?

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Layoffs. No, really, I suspect "thousands of game devs being laid off from nearly every major game studio and also some of the small ones"...

PSA: You can get the Destiny 2 Legacy Collection free on the Epic Games Store right now

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With underperforming revenues, staff layoffs, plummeting player counts, and an expansion delay until next summer, Destiny 2 is ending 2023 on a downward trend....

Bungie devs face the ‘soul-crushing’ pressure of financial targets, a Sony takeover, and threat of more layoffs

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It's already been reported that life within Destiny 2 and Marathon developer Bungie is extremely unhappy in the wake of recent layoffs and the...
How's the atmosphere.

Star Trek Online now has third-party ship model NFTs as new Cryptic boss DECA opens hiring

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Remember back when Star Trek Online announced that it was ending its six-year partnership with GamePrint, bringing to an end the service that allowed...

Cozy MMO Fae Farm unveils Coasts of Croakia DLC as Phoenix Labs lays off more staff

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Do you love the roly-poly frog friends in Fae Farm? Would you like to travel to a magical world that's likely replete with these...

The MOP Up: Dragon and Home goes to the Blazing Desert

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Dragon and Home warmed up a chilly winter with the debut of its third continent, the Blazing Desert. "This vast world presents the splendor of...

Elite Dangerous’ Frontier declares it’s ‘getting back on track’ by re-focusing on new and existing simulation titles

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Elite Dangerous developer Frontier Developments is using its 2023 annual investor report to proclaim that it's "getting back on track," as it decides that...
hey girl

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023

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2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...

Unity ejects Weta Digital from its portfolio and lays off 265 more employees

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In the frantic race to the bottom in 2023, Unity is pushing hard to cross the finish line first. The former game engine darling...

Bungie finally admits it’s delaying Destiny 2’s The Final Shape to June 4

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Confirming what leaks and rumors and layoffs a month ago had already implied, Bungie announced this afternoon that it's delaying Destiny 2's The Final...
Do you hear what I hear?

The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?

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Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
Reveal to me your secrets! Please.

Interview: Wayfinder pauses seasons as it hunts for a publisher and rebuilds roadmap

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Last week, Wayfinder fans were shaken by the news that another round of layoffs at Digital Extremes was accompanied by the dissolution of the...

Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish gets a new trailer as The Final Shape release date still hangs in limbo

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The next season for Destiny 2 is waiting in the wings with a launch date of November 28th, but now that release timing is...
Sure, all right.

In the midst of studio upheaval, Wayfinder is planning a patch and Q&A this week

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Last week, we got the upsetting news that Tencent-owned Digital Extremes was in the middle of what turned out to be its second round...

Amazon Games is hit with another round of layoffs, but the MMORPGs are not affected

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Amazon Games is queueing up its second layoff of the year: According to Aftermath, the company has laid off another 180 games workers, adding...
Must we?

MMO Business Roundup: Gaming addiction, GTA6, Ubisoft layoffs, Epic v. Google, and more

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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...

Destiny 2 resolves to ‘get back up’ as it confirms Season of the Wish for November 28

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A common refrain heard in the story missions of Destiny 2 is "Eyes up, Guardian" - a call to stand once again after being...

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