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E3 2023 unveils plans for a week-long series of digital pre-event showcases starting June 11
Most gamers are now familiar that E3 is coming back this June in two flavors - one for industry pros, press, and influencers, and...
Sony legal docs suggest hypothetical ways Microsoft could hurt Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles
There are plenty of tinfoil-y ways that people can paint Microsoft as a mustache-twirling villain, but those can be mostly associated with Redditor ramblings...
The FTC grants Microsoft’s request for Sony docs as leaks say the EU will approve ABK merger
Remember back when Sony accused Microsoft of "harassment" for requesting internal documents from Sony that would aid Microsoft in defending its Activision-Blizzard merger before...
Halo Infinite showcases new weapons, maps, and cosmetics awaiting in March 7’s Season 3
For those who answered Microsoft's question of whether you're done playing Halo Infinite with a "no but some new content would be pretty dope,"...
Diablo IV discusses the focus, timing, and extra details of its upcoming March beta tests
We already know that the month of March means two beta tests for Diablo IV, but before those test phases can begin, the devs...
Meet Pax Dei, a well-funded open-world social sandbox built to ‘true MMO scale’
Back in 2021, we caught wind of a new Microsoft-backed MMO called Pax Dei from studio Mainframe Industries, which had been busy raising huge...
Microsoft strikes deal to put Activision games on NVIDIA GeForce Now
Nintendo was not the only video game corporation striking big deals with Microsoft yesterday: Microsoft is also teaming up with NVIDIA to put Activision...
CWA asks European Commission to allow buyout of Activision-Blizzard and a ‘clear path to collective bargaining’
The multi-billion dollar buyout of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft is going to undoubtedly make waves across the games industry, game platforms, and game developers. It's...
Microsoft and Nintendo ink deal to put Call of Duty on Nintendo consoles for the next decade
Well here's another nudge from Microsoft in its efforts to buy up Activision-Blizzard: As international regulators debate the merger, Microsoft inked a deal with...
Hearthstone adjusts the armor of Battlegrounds heroes and applies a list of bug fixes
Armor is important when you're going into a battlefield, so those who enjoy playing the Battlegrounds mode of Hearthstone will likely want to pay...
The MOP Up: New World brings a couple together in the name of love and conquest
A couple that met and fell in love while playing New World was invited by Amazon to share some tips about how to engage...
Design Mockument: In which we do not design World of Warcraft 2
Over the course of my professional writing career on this site and that site we used to run before AOL screwed us all over,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 409: All aboard the Tyria train
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's new roadmap, Blizzard's financials, the latest Microsoft ABK drama, and earthquake relief, with adventures in LOTRO and GW2, plus mailbag topics on Gloria Victis and our failed MMO character concepts.
Activision-Blizzard is stuck with Bobby Kotick if the FTC blocks Microsoft’s takeover
We noted last week that a lot of gamers who traditionally distrust the increasingly oligopolistic gaming market situation were still hoping to see Microsoft...
Sony argues Microsoft’s doc request in FTC lawsuit is tantamount to harassment
The legal claws are coming out between Microsoft and Sony, apparently. Legal filings placed by both companies that involve Sony trying to fight Microsoft's...
UK regulators suggest Microsoft choked Google Stadia out of the cloud gaming market
The findings shared by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) related to Microsoft's buyout of Activision-Blizzard already had a few things to say...
WoW Factor: Blizzard’s latest earnings report was mixed news for World of Warcraft
On one level, the most interesting thing that came out of the most recent earnings call for Activision-Blizzard was how much stuff the company...
Activision-Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick says Sony won’t return his phone calls
Bobby Kotick and the Activision-Blizzard board have shied away from investor calls for the last year as the Microsoft buyout looms, but that hasn't...
UK regulators find that Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout could harm UK market
If you thought Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's appearance on CNBC was a little bit weird, perhaps it'll make a little bit more sense given...
Activision-Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick predicts a bleak future for a UK that rejects the Microsoft merger
Probably the last thing you want to see on a Wednesday or any other day that ends in -day is Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick...
