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MMO Business Roundup: Arcane in Fortnite, Ubisoft and accessibility, and the Roblox dance lawsuit
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news of the week!
Ubisoft and accessibility - Proving a stopped clock is...
After going dark for months, Camelot Unchained will preview its progress in an April stream
MMO players have been worried and frustrated over the state of Camelot Unchained for ages now, but we're finally getting some movement.
Readers will surely...
Ubisoft’s legal response to The Crew class action argues players don’t own the games they buy
Readers may remember that a pair of gamers have been pursuing Ubisoft to court via a class action lawsuit over The Crew's sunset and...
Roblox reselling site argues the corporate lawsuit trying to shut it down is anti-competitive
Back in February we reported on a lawsuit filed by Roblox that sought to shut down PlayerAuctions, a third-party site that lets players trade...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s April update brings jokes and jewels
Pokemon Go's buyout by Scopely hasn't resulted in a full transition yet, but we're already seeing some of Scopely's influence, and it's not all...
Pokemon Go players report cash and coin windfalls following class-action lawsuit settlement
If you're a Pokemon Go player and haven't looked at your account in a while, you might want to do so, as you might...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Chronicles of Elyria dev addresses fumbled deadlines, the missing website, and press coverage
Updates on Chronicles of Elyria, the Kickstarted MMORPG that was canceled and then brought back even as backers attempted to sue for relief, have...
Star Citizen studio shutters its LA offices as players argue CIG’s whaling is anti-consumer
Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium has announced in its Chairman's Club newsletter that it is officially shuttering its Los Angeles studio. Last year, the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play while under the influence?
So if you guys know me, you probably know that I'm not really a drinker or drug enjoyer. I've always felt as if I've...
Massively on the Go: Niantic games under Scopely may not be so bad, actually
In case you missed the news, Pokemon GO's Niantic has finally confirmed that it is indeed offloading its games to Scopely. Oddly enough, it...
Jeff Strain lawsuit accuses NetEase of spreading ‘defamatory rumors’ that led to his studios’ closure
Throughout last year we watched the slow implosion of Prytania Media, a company owned by former ArenaNet founder Jeff Strain, and its various sub-studios...
Take-Two Interactive files lawsuit against GTA Online site that sells infringing digital items and services
Nobody likes a cheater, especially in the madcap digital playground that is offered by Grand Theft Auto Online, but Take-Two Interactive is attacking what...
Fortnite faces a proposed class action lawsuit over alleged use of FOMO-inducing item shop timers
Fortnite has been found to utilize dark patterns to get money out of its players previously, so the allegations that its developer Epic Games...
Dark and Darker was yeeted from the Epic Games Store following Nexon lawsuit
Last month, we covered what appeared to be the messy middle of the ongoing legal saga between Nexon and Ironmace over the Dark and...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: QANGA, Urban Dead, Voxile, and Cyborg Immortal
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer games you've never heard of!
QANGA
QANGA is a new-to-us multiplayer sci-fi survivalbox from iolaCorp Studio...
Epic successfully sued a Fortnite cheater – and forced him to post a public apology video
Ten years ago, then-Daybreak-president John Smedley created some fun MMO drama when he went on Twitter and ranted his heart out over the nearly...
Palworld celebrates over 32M players as Nintendo continues to push for patents against the game
The full year of early access life for Palworld has hit yet another big milestone, as developer Pocketpair recently announced that the critter-capturing survival...
Korean court finds Dark and Darker studio infringed Nexon’s trade secrets
Over the last couple of years, we've been covering the seemingly endless lawsuit drama between Nexon and Ironmace over Dark and Darker. Nexon accused...
Roblox stock dips after the company misses earnings projections for the fiscal year
Apparently a game company missing earnings forecasts by what looks like a rounding error is enough to cause its stock to drop now. That's...
