mmo business roundup
MMO Business Roundup: Lockboxes, Twitch Korea, and the FTC’s latest MS/ABK merger appeal
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The FTC vs. Microsoft and ABK - Surely you didn't think that "signing the...
MMO Business Roundup: NetEase’s Worlds Untold, Embracer, Ubisoft, unionization, and Epic v. Google
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NetEase - The Chinese megacorp NetEase just can't...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming addiction, GTA6, Ubisoft layoffs, Epic v. Google, and more
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Addiction: A woman...
MMO Business Roundup: BioWare lawsuit, Nintendo multiplayer sunset, Twitch layoffs
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BioWare
Remember the hefty BioWare layoffs back in the summer? A group...
MMO Business Roundup: MY.GAMES’ CEO, Valve’s antitrust fine, and research on China’s gaming regulations
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news. Numbers numbers numbers. In fact, this edition has the whole trifecta: business,...
MMO Business Roundup: Unity clings to AI, Apple appeals again, Embracer restructures
Business doesn't take a break, and so neither must we. Except for holiday breaks. But then those also can get busy because studios sometimes...
MMO Business Roundup: SEGA’s layoffs, Diablo Immortal’s fines, and MY.GAMES’ Middle East ambitions
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SEGA: Sega's issued yet another round of layoffs this week, slashing 121...
MMO Business Roundup: Krafton and Nexon break records in Q1 2023, Ubisoft lays off 60 workers
We're continuing our May roundup of MMO and gaming business news, which means it's time for Business Kitty to make her comeback as well...
Could an AI bot do a better job as a games company CEO than an actual human?
That headline's not an idle question: Chinese gaming company NetDragon decided to give it a try. Last August, NetDragon, which runs multiple MMOs including...
Tencent seeks larger stake in Ubisoft, Unity considers Chinese spinoff
China continues its wrangling of the western gaming industry with moves on both Ubisoft and Unity. Reuters reported yesterday that Tencent is attempting to increase...
MMO Business Roundup: Preservation, charity, modding, memes, and Microsoft’s merger
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Microsoft ABK: It's not just the US digging into Microsoft's...
MMO Business Roundup: Embracer, Perfect World, ESO Chinese localization, and Runeterra cheaters
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Embracer - The company that now owns MMORPG studio Cryptic and all its games...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon, Roblox, and EA’s latest financials
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Roblox
Roblox's revenue reports have...
MMO Business Roundup: China’s gaming crackdown, NetEase Connect, Wild Rift plagiarism, and Valve’s anti-trust lawsuit
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China: The Chinese government is continuing to widen its long-running crackdown on...
MMO Business Roundup: ArenaNet’s pro-choice stance, Blizzard’s new VP, and Nexon’s new CEO
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Human rights - ArenaNet and NCsoft have lent their voices - or at...
ABK shareholders approve Microsoft buyout, World of Warcraft gets new executive producer
We've got some hefty Activision Blizzard news for you today, so buckle up and let's go for a ride.
Shareholders approve Microsoft buyout: On our...
MMO Business Roundup: China’s freeze, ABK’s new diversity officer, and Sony and Epic’s metaverse
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China has ended its latest gaming-approval freeze after nine months of regulators locking out...
MMO Business Roundup: Unionbusting, Kakao, sportswashing, DDOS attacks, plagiarism, and PUBG
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Raven Software: The internal Activision studio that saw first a strike and...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord crypto mess, Unity buys Weta, Roblox Q3 2021 financials
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Discord: Well, Discord's gone and ticked off its...
MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft thinks crypto is just swell
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Ubisoft: Ubisoft just can't seem to stop taking wrong turns here. During its...
