politics

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:...

Another year, another furor involving Blizzard, boycotts, China, and livestream remarks. Sounds familiar, eh? Well, the situation is a little bit different this time...

The mountain of research-based evidence against lootboxes has had another leaflet added to the pile. A recent report from researchers at the universities of...

While Apple and Google likely breathed a sigh of relief when a proposed North Dakota bill that would require the mobile platforms to allow...

As promised, the US House Financial Services Committee held its hearing on Gamestonk yesterday, and to read some of the coverage, you'd think the...

Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO- and MMO-adjacent industry news in our first MMO Business Roundup of 2021! The ESA: The Entertainment Software...

Following the shameful events of this past week in Washington D.C. during which an outgoing U.S. president urged supporters to storm the Capitol, many...

So we recently brought up how Asheron's Call 2 died twice during the winter seasons, with the second one being a double funeral with the original...

The pushback against lockboxes in gaming in the UK continues in spite of the matter not exactly making non-stop headlines. A new study from...

Back in October, we reported on a move by Joe Biden's presidential campaign to create an island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which was...

This has been a long and drawn-out battle, so let us review: Back in 2017 when the outrage against lockboxes was at its highest...

As a US presidential hopeful, you want to make sure you have your message spread to as many corners of the country as possible....

Politically, things in the US are... charged, to say the least, and the impact of misinformation efforts across social media platforms is more in...

Launching into political rants in global chat or hijacking the guild discussion to make everyone uncomfortable with views on election candidates is seen as...

File this one under "I was about to go to sleep when the internet erupted in an absolute panic over Tencent": Late this evening,...

The League of Legends esports community was set on fire and then partially doused this week thanks to a decision - now rescinded -...

Fortnite is a dance floor, a murder simulator, a concert hall, a movie theater, and now, a home for serious discussion: Epic Games is...

Update: We've been updating the end of this piece with all the online gaming studio statements we can find this week. Sony has apparently decided...

This article needs a quick bit of backstory: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first whistleblowers for the current COVID-19 epidemic; he...

I have a soft spot for paranormal horror. I love movies about demons, ghosts, hauntings, possessions. There's one particular movie from the early aughts...