The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.
this is why we can’t have nice things
Blizzard and Fox are headed for a trademark fight over the Diablo name
I have to sometimes wonder if trademark lawyers claw their faces when they see certain case files cross their desks. Take, for example, an...
The Epic v. Apple trial is already offering a look behind the scenes of Fortnite, the Epic Games Store, and Sony
MOP's Lawful Neutral columnist Andy burst into the office yesterday, gleefully rubbing his hands together and asking whether we were ready for the trial...
Activision-Blizzard is halving Bobby Kotick’s exorbitant salary and bonuses
Activision-Blizzard's Bobby Kotick made headlines back in March when on the same day the company was going through its (at least) fourth round of...
Riot Games’ demand to shut down a fan-run 10 year-old League of Legends build causes a community uproar
Riot Games is back in the news for yet another unsavory reason as the League of Legends developer has acted against a fan-made emulator...
Dreamworld co-founder’s ex-fiancee calls out Kickstarter fibs but says he’s not intentionally scamming
A couple of weeks back, we covered the impending Kickstarter funding of Dreamworld, a game by a couple of MMORPG industry novices promising the...
EA insists it’s focused on ‘engagement,’ not monetizing FIFA players into gambleboxes
Yesterday, Canadian outlet CBC published a massive Electronic Arts document leaked by a supposed "gaming insider" that seemingly confirms what you already thought about...
An infamous WoW Classic griefer sees his 16 accounts all banned during a livestream
If you've got your finger on the pulse of the greater World of Warcraft: Classic community, you perhaps are familiar with the exploits of...
Humble Bundle’s charity donation caps cause an uproar among donors and subbers
The folks at Humble Bundle decided to light a tinderbox yesterday with an announcement that outlines a shift in how sales of its game...
Path of Exile exploit banwave hits one of the game’s main streamers, furor over accessibility ban caused by a troll
Today in "garbage members of the Path of Exile community" news, we've got a couple of unfortunate instances to report from the multiplayer ARPG....
Activision launches lawsuit against indie game dev over Warzone trademark
RPS has a juicy piece up this week on a lawsuit Activision is waging against an indie game developer that should probably prompt Activision...
Working As Intended: There is no good reason for MMO gamers to fund Dreamworld
Not quite a month ago, we covered the Kickstarter for a wildly ambitious MMORPG, Dreamworld. We were, uh, pretty skeptical about the game's chances....
Chinese police team up with Tencent to take down a video game cheating ring
It was an illegal organization being taken down by the Chinese police force in a concentrated operation. It involved $76 million being made, with...
Sony confirms that the PlayStation 3, PSP, and Vita stores will shut down this year
It turns out that the rumor was true, unfortunately. Sony has confirmed that the online stores for the PlayStation 3, PSP, and PSP Vita...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen begins selling NFT-minted artwork to fund development
You either believe that NFT-minted artwork is the wave of the future, a brick in an impossibly tall pyramid scheme, or techbros turning the...
Elite Dangerous YouTuber is denied free access to Odyssey’s alpha due to ‘offensive’ content
There are a number of YouTube content creators that have hitched their wagons to Elite: Dangerous. One of them is a YouTuber by the...
Development of a Warframe-inspired tabletop RPG is halted thanks to toxic fans
A particularly toxic sect of the Warframe community has ensured that a tabletop RPG intended as a love letter to the game will never...
Fortnite rolls out Primal season, disqualifies esports pro over vile tweet
If you're hoping for Fortnite's lore to make sense with its latest patch, I have to question whether you've been paying any attention. And...
EA admits that ‘one or more EA accounts’ is involved in FIFA 21 trading scandal
Last week our MMO business roundup report included word that there was some illicit trading going on between players and EA employees in FIFA...
One of City of Heroes’ rogue servers, Sanctuary, has apparently been taken out by hackers
It appears as though City of Heroes' Sanctuary rogue server has suffered what could turn out to be a catastrophic outage.
The troubles began last...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst general chat channel?
Yes, yes, I know all of the jokes, World of Warcraft general chat is vile enough to be used as a biotoxin and all of...
