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Revelation Online’s Heaven and Earth expansion is live with companions and new endgame content
Heaven and Earth are colliding today, but not into each other - just into Revelation Online.
"This update includes high-level content and new features for...
NetEase and CCP release new EVE Infinite Galaxy mobile MMO trailer
Back in June and August, CCP Games revealed its next big thing for the EVE universe: a new mobile MMO dubbed EVE Online: Infinite...
Blizzard releases Safe Haven cinematic, addresses World of Warcraft’s potential beyond WoW Classic
Blizzard's keeping the pressure up this week with another new World of Warcraft release, though this one's about the live game, not WoW Classic:...
CCP discusses trying, failing, and trying again in the wake of Project Nova’s demise
The history of CCP Games is one of EVE Online continuing on even while the developer watches every other project stutter and collapse. Project Nova was...
MMO Business Roundup: Funcom financials, NetEase, Improbable’s BioWare roots, and a real-world battle royale
Welcome back to another MMO business roundup! Business business business!
If you've been watching Funcom's financial reports since 2017 or so, you know that the...
The MOP Up: Warframe descends to Deck 12 on consoles
Warframe's Deck 12 has unlocked for console players -- and there are deep, dark secrets to be uncovered by descending to it.
"Now is the...
MMO Business Roundup: Philly’s Overwatch arena, the PUBG Netease settlement, and GDC’s record showing
Welcome back to the MMO Business Roundup!
Remember about a year ago when the battle royale industry started trying to sue everyone into oblivion? PUBG...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming inclusion, Peria Chronicles, Google, and PUBG’s Brendan Greene
Welcome to another fast roundup of MMO-related business news!
Bookmark this research study so that if ever the loud angry gatekeeping trolls of gaming are...
Blizzard Roundup: NetEase on Diablo Immortal’s launch, plus news on HOTS, Hearthstone, and Overwatch
MMO Culture has an interesting translated bit from the NetEase conference call last week that homes in on Diablo Immortal, the game that was...
Revelation Online offers a special login event for its second anniversary
Players who are truly dedicated to getting rewards in Revelation Online will soon have a fancy title to allude to that fact. The game's anniversary...
China puts a freeze on new game approval (again)
You might recall that 2018 proved to be a mess for studios trying to get their new games approved for the always-lucrative Chinese market....
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2018: Activision-Blizzard posted record profits, layoffs begin anyway
Activision-Blizzard's financial reports have been rather dull affairs for MMO gamers over the last few years, ever since the company stopped reporting World of...
The MOP Up: FFXIV tickles the ivories
One of the best (of many) features in Final Fantasy XIV is its amazing soundtrack. And just when you think you've heard it all,...
NetEase joins Tencent in move for ‘anti-addiction’ curfews on Chinese mobile gamers
NetEase has once again become a household name for gamers thanks to its partnership with Blizzard on Diablo Immortal and many other titles, but...
China’s third round of game approvals still omits Tencent and NetEase
There are a lot of game companies in China, but Tencent and NetEase are the two titans with huge stables of titles, numerous online...
Blizzard and Netease will be cranking out games together at least until 2023
Chinese gaming giant Netease has popped up in the news over and over this past year. It poured money into SpatialOS and is building...
Epic and Improbable pledge $25M to rescue MMO studios affected by Unity’s SpatialOS license suspension
We've continued updating this post at the end as more events unfold, including Unity's rebuttal and Unreal's intervention. The original post from 9:55 a.m....
Rangers of Oblivion brings monster-hunting action to mobile devices
The kill-and-craft subgenre of action-RPG pioneered by Capcom's Monster Hunter series has achieved great popularity as of late, thanks in large part to Monster...
A look back at the MMO industry’s law dramas of 2018
Last year, we started a new end-of-the-year tradition: a recap of all the legal and political dramas that have affected the MMO genre over...
The Hearthstone leads Blizz lost last year just scooped up the Marvel IP with their new studio
Blizzard had a rough year losing key figures at the company last year - heck, this week it lost its CFO to Square Inc....
