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SuperData September 2019: WoW Classic’s surge is over, Fortnite sees worst month since 2017
SuperData's September 2019 global revenue report on the video game industry is out today, and unlike reports a lot of months, this one's got...
US politicians chastise Activision-Blizzard for its handling of the Hong Kong fiasco
If Blizzard thought its Hong Kong liberation fiasco couldn't possibly get worse than international headlines, a wide-ranging boycott, Riot Games' public pity, and a...
Riot Games expresses ’empathy’ for Blizzard after its Hong Kong fiasco
One might wonder why, possessed as it was of a pretty good week of announcements, Riot Games would willingly put Blizzard's One Ring on...
Riot announces team shooter, card game, fighting game, co-op game, and mobile League of Legends
If you felt a small earthquake last night, don't worry -- it was just the response of Riot Games' community at all of the...
Rumor: Riot is working on an anime and digital card game based on League of Legends
Are you ready to explore the rich lore of Runeterra? Because you - wait, what do you mean "what the heck is a Runeterra?"...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s thorny patrol
Cryptic is really hot to trot with Star Trek Online's new patrol system, and this past week the studio highlighted the third new one:...
League of Legends tells casters and pro players to avoid ‘sensitive issues’ at the World Champs
So Riot's not having a good week with the whole China thing either.
While the League of Legends studio was able to successfully fend off...
Don’t panic, but Tencent just bought 29% of Funcom
Whether you follow Funcom for its old-school MMORPGs like Anarchy Online and Secret World Legends, its survival sandbox Conan Exiles, or its up coming...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2 PvP – where good intentions and stubbornness meet
Earlier this month, Guild Wars 2Â Game Director Mike Zadorojny had an interview with PCGamesN in which he discussed a number of items - most...
SuperData August 2019: WoW Classic drives a massive subscription surge
Alright, all you armchair business analysts, it's time to look over SuperData's sales research report for August 2019. Get your best arguments ready and...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright
Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...
Not So Massively: How unrealistic expectations hobbled Heroes of the Storm
I find myself in the odd position of feeling compelled to both defend and criticize Heroes of the Storm. The game's taken a huge...
League of Legends promises improvements to events and game modes in a quick Q&A
It's not exactly an AMA or a Q&A of substantial length, considering Riot cherry-picked questions that tied to an overall topic, but League of...
Riot settles class action discrimination lawsuit as victims claim victory
Last year, Kotaku published a brutal exposé of Riot Games’ culture, replete with sexual harassment and sexual discrimination problems. In response, Riot promised a...
SuperData July 2019: Fortnite, League of Legends tumble as GTAO surges
League of Legends has been dethroned again, according to SuperData's latest game industry global revenue report for the month of July 2019. Riot's MOBA...
Former Riot devs form well-funded Singularity 6 to build a ‘virtual society’ MMO
MMOs are dead, huh? No less than the likes of ex-Riot Games devs say not so fast. New(ish) studio Singularity 6 - led by...
MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats
Welcome back to another roundup of what's going on in the business of making online games! Let's start with the most controversial of the...
MMO Business Roundup: Video game gambling, toxicity, post-lawsuit reconciliation, and successful UX design
Welcome back to another mish-mash roundup of MMO-business-related happenings that just don't fit in anywhere else. To wit:
On game gambling: Remember the bizarrely bad...
Would you try a single-player spinoff of The Division 2, or are you happy with it as it is?
Over the weekend, multiple game devs, including The Division 2's creative director, floated the idea of a "single player narrative driven spin off" of...
More eyeballs lingered on League of Legends than Fortnite this year – so far
So, battle royale - was it just a fad? Probably not, or at least, if it is, it's not even close to being over....
