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Roblox’s business model prompts fresh accusations of child labor exploitation
For the longest time, we always thought of Roblox as "that kids game with ridiculous numbers of active users." Yet as we reported last...
Bungie’s head of HR steps down and adds her own tale of abuse as more devs come forward about mistreatment
Destiny 2 developer Bungie was cast under an all too familiar spotlight in a report from IGN that detailed past instances of crunch, sexism,...
Peter Molyneux’s multiplayer ‘blockchain business sim’ Legacy sells $53M in land NFTs before release
If you feel strongly about another game making money off of concepts of internet spaceships, then you might have some feelings about what Peter...
Nexon America will now accept cryptocurrencies as payment for in-game cash shop items
You read that headline correctly; cryptocurrencies will now be as acceptable a form of payment as cash if you're buying in-game things from Nexon...
Bungie workers expose a studio mired in sexism and racism trying to right its ship
While the grand majority of the spotlight is being thrown on Activision-Blizzard for its past and ongoing poor treatment of its workforce, the games...
Activision-Blizzard fields new accusations as workers strike, fundraise, and issue union cards
The thumbscrews around Activision-Blizzard and Bobby Kotick tightened that much more yesterday when a current employee of the company, identified only as Christine, held...
Ubisoft made good on its NFT scheme promise with ‘Ubisoft Quartz’
File this one under "who asked for this": Ubisoft is going all in on the crypto dystopia with a new NFT-driven implementation in Ghost...
Angry Halo Infinite players prompt tempory closure of the Halo subreddit as devs outline and address updates
There are apparently enough players angry about the state of Halo Infinite's multiplayer open beta that it has caused the entire Halo subreddit to...
New World’s latest problem appears to be… scores of fishing bots
Huh, something's fishy around New World. Looks like some bad players are angling for an edge by employing bots because they'd flounder otherwise. But...
Roblox sues toxic player for $1.6M over ‘terrorist threats’ and ‘targeted harassment’ of employees and players
Benjamin Robert Simon, otherwise known as Ruben Sim online, is being taken to court by the devs of Roblox. A suit was filed against...
Wargaming has censored another content creator’s World of Warships videos
It hasn’t been the best year for Wargaming, the game studio behind war arcades World of Tanks and World of Warships, and it seems...
Activision-Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick hit with new accusations, Jen Oneal speaks up, employees walk out
Oh my sweet summer child, you thought Activision-Blizzard might make it a whole week without another story in its ongoing sexual discrimination and harassment...
EVE Online players stage in-game protests over New Dawn mining changes
At face value, EVE Online's New Dawn quadrant read like a boon for miners with mining changes and resource improvements on tap. However, the...
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...
MMO Business Roundup: Discord crypto mess, Unity buys Weta, Roblox Q3 2021 financials
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! Business business business... is this working?
Discord: Well, Discord's gone and ticked off its...
Square Enix earnings drop, FFXIV subs rise, and NFT is here to stay
All things considered, Square Enix is mopping its brow after its latest earning's call and thanking its lucky stars that it wasn't worse. The...
EVE Online’s latest newbie experience revamp is paying off as CCP Games dabbles in NFTs
EVE Online's latest dev blog has a few teases and backpats in store for denizens of the biggest sci-fi sandbox MMORPG in town. CCP...
New World’s gold dupe exploit stopgap fix revealed… another gold dupe
File this one under "this is why we can't have nice things": The situation in Amazon's New World went from bad to worse while...
MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft thinks crypto is just swell
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news.
Ubisoft: Ubisoft just can't seem to stop taking wrong turns here. During its...
Fortnite is closing down in China on November 15
One of the biggest names in battle royale is closing up shop in China in the middle of this month. The Chinese version of...
