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‘Shit happens,’ The Day Before devs tell disgruntled players as mass-refunds continue
We're into day six of The Day Before drama, which certainly doesn't embroil any of you, as our readers were too clever to buy...
Stick and Rudder: ‘Robin Hood’ scammer claims he robbed rich EVE Online corp of $100 billion ISK
EVE Online is a game that will certainly go down in MMO history as one of the most fascinating studies on human behavior to...
Habbo Hotel goes full play-to-earn with the announcement of Habbo X
Remember when having Habbo Hotel owner Sulake selling off Habbo-based NFTs seemed just like it was pointlessly destructive grifting from an isolated unscrupulous developer? Good times....
GDC 2022: Blockchain, NFTs, and play-to-earn scams go mainstream
It's GDC again, guys, and it's... woof, a rough-looking year. While we had some really interesting panels during COVID, the first in-person event (which...
EVE Online and Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss believes it can ‘create a stable blockchain ecosystem’
Pearl Abyss' Q4 2021 financials are a rollercoaster, my friends. The company is fine, so no panic there; in fact, it's operating revenue is...
TitanReach’s mystery investor actually existed, and the lead dev is accused of misappropriating the investment
Just ahead of the weekend, we covered the news that TitanReach, an indie MMO that had taken significant sums of money from players and...
Just months after supposed angel investment, indie MMO TitanReach has ceased development – again
Raise your hand along with us if you saw this one coming: Indie MMO TitanReach has apparently ceased operation just half a year after...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever hope for an MMO project’s failure?
It wouldn't have been long ago that my personal answer to this question would have been a flat and unambiguous "no" because even when...
Vague Patch Notes: NFTs in gaming are a bad, dumb idea
This is going to be a little more ranty than usual. Apologies for that in advance, but... well, we're talking about NFTs. NFTs are...
People are still getting scammed for big bucks in EVE Online
You'd think that EVE Online players would have taken the "trust no one" mantra to heart after a decade of news stories about corporation...