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Ubisoft faces sexual harassment lawsuit from French game workers union
Ubisoft's uncovered problem with widespread sexual harassment is (rightfully) not a finished matter. The Solidaires Informatique, a French game workers union, has officially filed...
Chronicles of Elyria tweaks NDA, locks down Reddit over death threats, and proposes NFT land trades
A week ago, Chronicles of Elyria backers sounded the alarm on a new NDA that Soulbound Studios was asking them to sign in conjunction...
Australian MP plans to introduce a bill banning lockbox sales to minors
You may remember back last year that there was some noise made in Australia about banning the sale of video game lootboxes to people...
Epic v Apple: Australian antitrust case allowed to resume thanks to an overturned ruling
While a lot of our previous reporting has naturally been focused on the antitrust case unfolding between Epic Games, Apple, and Google here in...
Lawful Neutral: Defining toxicity in the MMO industry
One of my earliest memories from World of Warcraft isn't really a positive one. It was in back in the Wrath days. My guild...
Chinese gamers beware: Tencent’s games now tattle on minors using facial recognition
Tencent, the company that owns like half of the world's online titles at this point, is doing the Chinese government a solid by taking...
Chronicles of Elyria backers sound the alarm on class action waiver in new NDA
Chronicles of Elyria backers are raising an eyebrow this week over the new NDA that Soulbound Studios is asking them to sign before granting...
U.S. Department of Justice investigates Overwatch League over salary concerns
While Blizzard wants as many eyes as possible on its Overwatch franchise, the studio could probably do without the recent gaze of the U.S....
Chronicles of Elyria talks rebuilding trust in backer Q&A as the consumer lawsuit continues
If talk could be spun into gameplay, then Chronicles of Elyria would be an impressive MMORPG these days. Unfortunately, talk is just that --...
Character creation and name reservation for Aion Classic begins today
Quickly! Get home and get ready for Aion Classic! There's no time to explain why! Oh... wait, it turns out that's actually our job,...
Roblox is being sued by music publishers over song infringement claims
It was probably only a matter of time before someone actually did something about the fact that Roblox is and has largely always been...
Chronicles of Elyria previews its Kingdoms of Elyria alpha
Progress apparently continues on Chronicles of Elyria spin-off game Kingdoms of Elyria, as outlined in Soulbound Studios' latest dev blog. The studio has recapped...
MMO Business Roundup: Chicken Drumstick, 9000 zombies, Valorant Mobile, Pantheon hiring, Secret World’s novels
Welcome back to our semi-regular roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent gaming industry news.
Chicken Drumstick: Yes, I'm afraid this is a real thing. Vice's Motherboard...
Is there a long future in Star Wars Galaxies server emulation?
With high profile news updates like the trainwreck launch of the hybrid CU/NGE rogue server and the addition of Bespin to the Legends rogue...
Blizzard is already cracking down on Diablo II Resurrected modders and hackers
Apparently, Blizzard has decided to crack all the way down on the modding community that's popped up around Diablo II: Resurrected.
Following the technical alpha...
Dreamworld actually released an alpha, and it’s exactly as bad as you thought it’d be
So, we're back to Dreamworld again. Regular readers already know that this game has been a wild ride ever since it popped up on...
MMO Business Roundup: Valve’s SteamPal, Rockstar’s record label, and Cyberpunk’s legal battles
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news bits.
Valve: Would you like Steam to be your pal? Too bad because Valve...
Epic v Apple: Apple’s CEO ‘has a feel’ about App Store profits but no data, closing arguments are made
The Epic vs. Apple antitrust trial has entered its final stretch, closing out with a big moment for Apple's side of the case as...
SMITE community mourns the passing of a star Hi-Rez esports caster, halts league events
On Friday, Hi-Rez startled the SMITE community by abruptly postponing all of its esports events for the weekend, a move made more bizarre by...
Epic v Apple: Fortnite at ‘full penetration’ on console, more industry profit details, and text descriptions of trailers
It's the stupid gift that keeps on stupid giving. It's the lawsuit that might have industry-wide shockwaves. It's a trial that has seen whether...
