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China’s new kid gaming time regulations are already causing industry trainwrecks
At the end of August, we noted that China was following through on its plan to set extreme limits on minors' gaming time -...
Star Citizen backer reports CIG to the UK Advertising Standards Agency over ship concept sales
Are you among those fed up that Star Citizen can sell concept ships -- internet spaceships that haven't even materialized in the game yet...
World of Warcraft removes references to former employees and removes the AoE cap in patch 9.1.5
The most immediate fallout of the ongoing Activision-Blizzard lawsuit has been the removal of numerous references to now-former employees directly named or implicated in...
Blizzard’s Mike Ybarra clarifies that Ion Hazzikostas is still running World of Warcraft
Ever since Bobby Kotick removed J. Allen Brack from his post atop Blizzard and replaced him with Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal in the...
Blizzard offers piles of Hearthstone and World of Warcraft loot to boost subs
If you were among the gamers who thought it was a little thirsty of Blizzard to finally be dishing out long-wanted changes in World...
China now limits minors’ gaming time to three hours a week, indicates anti-monopoly policies are forthcoming
The Chinese government is introducing a significant crackdown on gaming for minors as state media has reported that children will only be allowed to...
The Game Archaeologist: Jeff Butler on EverQuest, EverQuest Next, and Vanguard
As an MMO historian, I have to applaud the work of former SOE developer Shawn Lord in his huge interview series with the people...
Overwatch’s McCree isn’t the only Blizzard character getting a rename
Yesterday, we reported on Blizzard's announcement that it'll be changing the name of Overwatch's character McCree, who was named after Jesse McCree, one of...
Don’t panic, but yes, Phantasy Star Online 2 added sunset provisions to its TOS
You might have noticed that this week's Phantasy Star Online 2 update came with a change to the end user license agreement. SEGA noted...
South Korea plans to abandon its 10-year-old ‘Cinderella law’ gaming curfew for kids
If you can stretch your brain back a decade, you might remember a flurry of articles in the western press about a gaming curfew...
California lawsuit now alleges Activision-Blizzard HR literally ‘shredded’ evidence
So who had "Activision-Blizzard gets caught shredding possible evidence in an ongoing lawsuit" on the ol' Blizzard scandal bingo card?
Yes, we're back to coverage...
EA’s ‘patent pledge’ openly shares tech patents in an effort to increase game accessibility
Everyone, regardless of physical or medical issues, should be allowed to enjoy gaming, and Electronic Arts is attempting to facilitate as much by openly...
Former developers of 38 Studios are receiving a portion of their final paychecks after a nine year wait
The long, sad story of Curt Schilling's defunct 38 Studios has written its final chapter, and much like the entire history of the game...
Former RuneScape composer sentenced to 22 months in prison for sexual assault
Ian Taylor, the former composer for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, has admitted to the sexual assault of a young girl and has...
California DFEH moves to protect Riot workers from retaliation for cooperating in state investigation
Blizzard isn't the only gaming studio under fire by regulators in California: We've been covering a similar situation within League of Legends company Riot...
Overwatch League loses more sponsors as workers expose Activision-Blizzard’s toxic culture
The fallout from the sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard just keeps on dropping.
Yesterday, more sponsors of the Overwatch League pulled support from...
WoW Factor: What do changes in Blizzard management mean for World of Warcraft?
Blizzard is going through some changes at the moment. This is a good thing, as Blizzard has made it clear that it is a...
Blizzard apparently ousted three more key devs, including Diablo IV’s game director
Kotaku is reporting that Blizzard has parted way with several more high-profile developers this week: Luis Barriga was game director on Diablo IV, while...
Congress asks publishers to self-regulate lootboxes via a UK regulation that has nothing to do with lootboxes
There are some Democrats in the US Congress that are hoping to do something about lootboxes in the country. That's good. They even went...
Activision-Blizzard shareholder group blasts response to scandal, demands board reshuffle
There's already a would-be class-action lawsuit from shareholders against Activision-Blizzard alleging that the company withheld important information about its legal turmoil, constituting fraud against...