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New World prepares for yet another round of server merges today as population declines
Happy merge day, New World fans! OK, so maybe the thrill has worn off a bit, given how many merge days New World has...
Steam saw a record-breaking number of concurrent players on its platform this past weekend
The 500-pound gorilla of digital game storefronts beat its chest at the rest of the world this past weekend, then probably went back to...
World of Warcraft: Classic is planning to allow free character transfers off low-population servers
The direction of free server transfers can tell you a lot about what's coming next for a game's servers. If WoW Classic were offering players...
Final Fantasy XIV plans a stress test for the Japanese data centers… but not North America or Europe
Ahead of the release of the Endwalker expansion, Final Fantasy XIV's staff wants to make sure that the game's servers are up for the...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida addresses the ‘staggering and unexpected’ player population explosion and asks for patience
Everyone's eager to play Final Fantasy XIV's new expansion, and that's why the servers are full. You know, despite the fact that the expansion...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios be more transparent about population stats?
Some of our staff were idly chatting about Wargaming's playerbase this week when MOP's Ben chimed in with a link to the official World...
More World of Warcraft: Shadowlands covenant abilities unveiled as Classic returns layering for population issues
As the testing for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands continues, players continue to datamine the game and find new information about what's coming with the...
The Daily Grind: Do you trust player census numbers for MMOs?
It's a shame that developers don't really give you any official player numbers any more, but that's the state we live in. Players have...
Fortnite now has 200 million registered users
To get the obvious fact out of the way, yes, the latest Fortnite milestone is counting only how many registered users the game has and...
Warface hits 5 million console players
It turns out that a lot of people with consoles will see a title like Warface and say "yeah, that sounds like a good...
Paragon is slowing down because the game just isn’t growing
It's a good thing that Paragon fans have gotten a detailed and straightforward update on the state of the game and its development future...
The Daily Grind: How many people should an MMO be designed for?
I was having a discussion with a friend the other day about tabletop games and designed sizes. That sounds a bit complex, but it...
The Daily Grind: How should studios handle overpopulated servers in MMOs?
It doesn't matter how many servers you have for your MMO, some of them are just going to be more popular than others. That's...
Worlds Adrift offers an update on the next batch of Founder’s Packs
There's a strange allure to something you want but can't have. There's testing available right now in Worlds Adrift, and the developers are happily...
Wild West Online discusses splitting the difference between scale and player participation
How many players makes an MMO? It seems like a straightforward question, but it's a rather complex one, and one that Wild West Online...
Wisdom of Nym: The biggest roleplaying server of Final Fantasy XIV
Balmung, if you are a Final Fantasy XIV, is the mysterious land of milk and honey. Or it's home. Heaven help you if you're...
Pokemon Go has dropped 79% of its players, but it’s still making money
The number of people playing Pokémon Go has declined by 79% since its peak, according to market analysis firm Slice Intelligence. That's a pretty...
Evolve player population explodes following free-to-play transition
Player numbers matter. If no one is playing your game, players aren't going to start playing just to play on empty servers. As a...
The Crew boasts five million players
Would you believe that The Crew has five million players? Because apparently it has indeed just hit the five million mark, which is the...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer smaller or larger servers?
I have joked, not entirely without seriousness, that part of what I like about being on an underpopulated server in Final Fantasy XI is...
