mmo industry
NCsoft Q1 2015: Growth for Guild Wars 2, further deflation for WildStar
NCsoft's first quarter financial report is out, and... you know, let's start with the good news. Guild Wars 2 is making the company more...
Make My MMO: May 9, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we learned everything we ever wanted to know about Star Citizen's first person shooter module, plus a bit more....
Ubisoft Annecy joins the many teams working on The Division
You remember The Division, right? We sort of do. It was supposed to be released... eventually. Was it supposed to be now? Meh, doesn't...
RIFT’s Hammerknell instant adventures open for business
While the new Hammerknell instant adventure was originally slated for RIFT's 3.2 update, the team held it back for additional work and testing. The...
Make My MMO: May 2, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Pathfinder Online made some noise about the future of its settlements feature. Goblinworks CEO Ryan Dancey also made...
Make My MMO: April 25, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, a couple of high profile projects met stretch goals. Crowfall will be hiring a dedicated graphics programmer, while...
The Powerplay update will change how you play Elite: Dangerous
The next big update for Elite: Dangerous centers around the Powerplay system, and it's enough to change the way you see the game world....
Disney’s Club Penguin suffers layoffs
Club Penguin may not be one of the first games you think about when it comes to virtual worlds, but that's kind of a...
Top 25 companies accounted for 65 percent of 2014’s $83.6 billion games market
Twenty-five companies accounted for 65 percent of the $83.6 billion games market in 2014, according to a report at Newzoo. Leading the pack was...
Make My MMO: April 18, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we learned about the new Powerplay update coming to Elite: Dangerous that promises to revamp the space sim's...
Worlds Adrift dev blog shows early character designs
Want to get a glimpse behind the curtain of character design and development in the MMO industry? The latest Worlds Adrift dev blog may...
WildStar is now on clearance at Best Buy
So... you all remember how yesterday saw WildStar boxes being yanked in Australia, combined with that promotion encouraging players to buy more boxes of...
Make My MMO: April 11, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we said goodbye to Descent Underground's fundraising campaign. It was a fond farewell, though, since the sci-fi space shooter reboot topped...
Now Greed Monger’s project lead has bowed out
The crumbling of the once-promising crowdfunded sandbox Greed Monger continues, as project lead Jason Appleton announced that he's abandoning the project and giving control...
Make My MMO: April 4, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we said goodbye (apparently) to Greed Monger. We also said hello to Pathfinder's early access head start and,...
Nexon acquires South Korean mobile developer
Nexon announced today that it is acquiring all outstanding shares of mobile maker Boolean Games. MMO Culture reports that "terms and details of the...
Codemasters CEO leaves company to join Jagex
There's a new boss in town at Jagex. Rod Cousens, previously the CEO of Codemasters, has moved shop to be the new CEO of...
Final 38 Studios auction brings in $90,000 for Rhode Island
If there was ever any hope of recovering most of the massive $75 million debt left by the collapse of 38 Studios, it's gone now. A last...
NCsoft and Nexon meet to discuss financial issues
Relations between NCsoft and Nexon are not exactly comfortable at the moment; you may remember that it's been only a few months since NCsoft...
Make My MMO: March 28, 2015
This week's crowdfunding news was all about Crowfall. Seriously, we must've written about Crowfall like 76 times or something. In the end, the most relevant...
