mmo business roundup
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...
MMO Business Roundup: China’s crackdown, the COVID bubble, MY.GAMES hires, and the Shatterline leak
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Remember how regulators in China have cracked down on youth gaming in...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord’s funding, Bungie’s lawsuit, and harassment in online gaming
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Discord: Investors love dumping money into Discord, and they're continuing the trend, as the...
MMO Business Roundup: Clockwork Labs’ sandbox startup, NPIXEL, LOTRO’s community, and more
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Clockwork Labs: Brand-new indie game studio Clockwork Labs has raised...
MMO Business Roundup: Chicken Drumstick, 9000 zombies, Valorant Mobile, Pantheon hiring, Secret World’s novels
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Chicken Drumstick: Yes, I'm afraid this is a real thing. Vice's Motherboard...
MMO Business Roundup: Valve’s SteamPal, Rockstar’s record label, and Cyberpunk’s legal battles
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Valve: Would you like Steam to be your pal? Too bad because Valve...
MMO Business Roundup: Valorant esports, South Korean politics, Netmarble, Nexon, and EVE Echoes
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Valorant: It's been an ugly week in esports, as Riot Games suspended esports...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord, Ubisoft, Twitch, WB Games, Starfield, and more
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent games industry news! First, let's talk about Clyde. He's got a bit of a makeover.
Discord:...
MMO Business Roundup: Q1 2021 financials for Roblox, Nexon, and Star Stable
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Star Stable: I'm frankly just as surprised as anyone to be starting this...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s bitcoins, Fortnite’s tiny iOS playerbase, and GDC’s State of the Industry
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GDC's State of the Industry: GDC's annual survey of game developers offers an array...
MMO Business Roundup: Roblox prank, Hi-Rez, Wargaming, Epic’s funding round, CCP’s metaverse
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A Roblox player from a goofy political meme group apparently pulled quite a stunt...
MMO Business Roundup: ROBLOX’s IPO, NCsoft, Nexon’s next big thing, and FIFA’s latest scandal
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ROBLOX: As planned, ROBLOX went public (publix?) this week, opening its first day of...
MMO Business Roundup: Germany, lockboxes, Distintegration, and CCP vs. the bots
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German lockboxes: We've gone through two full cycles of lockbox backlash in the...
MMO Business Roundup: Theorycraft, My.Games, the FIFA fixing lawsuit, and Roblox’s latest concert
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Theorycraft: Could you found a new games studio on $37.5M? Yeah, probably. A bunch...
MMO Business Roundup: Comic Con 2021, Apple v. Epic, and Twitch transparency
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Comic-Con 2021: Organizers have now canceled the core Comic-Con event for the second year...
MMO Business Roundup: Apple’s Steam subpoena, CCP on the cheap, and Valheim’s 4M
Welcome back to yet another MMO and MMO-adjacent business news roundup - it's the season for these shenanigans, you know.
Valve and Apple: Remember earlier...