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iOS players may be able to play Fortnite after all thanks to Nvidia’s cloud gaming service
As the ongoing "titans into tweens" legal slap fight between Epic and Apple wears on, players of Fortnite on iOS have been left twisting...
What’s going on with Epic Games’ lawsuit against Google?
Ever since Epic Games took its festering feud with Apple to the courts back in August, lawsuit news has focused on that specific fight...
World of Warcraft multiboxing just got a whole lot harder thanks to Blizzard’s new policy
World of Warcraft players who use multiple accounts simultaneously will find their favored gameplay much harder going forward, as last night Blizzard announced that...
Judge enforces a Dutch government order for EA to remove FIFA lockboxes or face over $11M in fines
This has been a long and drawn-out battle, so let us review: Back in 2017 when the outrage against lockboxes was at its highest...
Lawful Neutral: The Epic vs. Apple lawsuit – when titans are tweens
The MassivelyOP Golden Yacht was anchored someplace off the coast of Maine when the first news about Epic suing Apple hit. We had sailed...
Counterstrike: Global Offensive players in Australia get a year-long ban for betting on themselves
It turns out that professional athletes placing bets on their own performances in games is generally frowned upon in most sports. This is true...
Epic’s latest legal clapback says it couldn’t steal from Apple something Apple never owned
The Epic v. Apple lawsuit is slated to begin in full next May, which means 10 more months of smaller salvos between the companies....
Canadian class action lawsuit argues EA’s lootboxes constitute illegal gambling
Ah, it's a good thing for the companies relying on lockboxes that people have completely forgotten about those this year, isn't it? Turns out...
Perfect Ten: 10 notable MMO developers that shut their doors
When En Masse Entertainment announced that it would be closing its doors this fall, we here at Massively OP came to the realization that...
Judge ensures Epic’s Unreal Engine remains on Apple’s iOS while warning of ‘serious ramifications’ for consoles
While we still have a long way to go before the Epic Apple feud begins its bench trial, there's been a couple of notable...
The Game Archaeologist: Deadlands Legends, the western MMO that never saw the light of day
The saying goes that there is nothing new under the sun. So while you probably can't write an original setting that's never been seen...
Epic Games versus Apple case will go to judge-led bench trial in May 2021
A trial date has been confirmed by the northern California district court hearing the case between Epic Games and Apple. The litigation will move...
City of Heroes’ SEGS rebuild project releases a pre-alpha version of its engine
The Super Entity Game Server (SEGS) project, which readers will recall is an attempt to rewrite the code for City of Heroes to connect...
Development of Reckful’s MMORPG Everland is on hold pending probate court resolution
Earlier this summer, the gaming community was stunned by the abrupt passing of Byron "Reckful" Bernstein, a popular YouTuber and streamer who was also...
Soulbound Studios insists work on Chronicles of Elyria continues in pre-litigation paperwork response
Back in August, we reported on players filing pre-litigation paperwork to sue Soulbound Studios over Chronicles of Elyria in a class-action lawsuit after hiring...
WoW Factor: Shadowlands’ delay is a genuinely good thing – for everyone
Well, this was a big old shocker for a Thursday night that's going to screw with a bunch of data! Also, it's a majorly...
Epic Games and Apple both ask to have their case be heard by the judge, not a jury
It appears that both Apple and Epic Games have finally found at least one piece of common ground. Earlier in the week, we reported...
Epic/Apple lawsuit proceeds to trial by jury as early as July 2021, Fortnite still barred on iOS
It looks like the ongoing legal tussle between Epic Games and Apple over Fortnite and the 30% App Store cut will be moving to...
MMO Business Roundup: FarmVille’s sunset, Netmarble’s acquisitions, Intrepid hiring, WoW esports, PUBG India
Welcome back to another roundup of gaming industry news relevant to MMOs and MMO adjacent-titles.
PUBG India: Earlier this month, we covered how PUBG Corp....
City of Heroes rebuild project SEGS expects to have an alpha by the end of the year
Back in the long long ago, before last year's City of Heroes revival, there was a group trying to bring back the game not...
