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
Kickstarted survival sandbox Day of Dragons’ early access launch is bogged down by drama
Remember the tussle over in-dev MMO Oath a while back? A sub-contractor for the game accused the developer of screwing with 'em, it hit...
US Congressman uses campaign funds for Steam games, man allegedly uses PS4 to sell cocaine
I'm not one to provide a counterpoint to the delight that is Massively Uplifting, but there are also times when video gaming news gets...
EVE Online’s new HyperNet Relay reintroduces gambling to New Eden
Remember way back in 2016, when CCP Games outlawed gambling in EVE Online's universe after turning a blind eye for over a decade? In...
The Soapbox: Cross-play, console exclusivity, and why companies won’t play nice
Let me tell you something: As the columnist who writes about Final Fantasy XIV I am so damn tired of hearing about crossplay. Seriously. Just so...
An MMO character ‘worth’ $1.4M was sold in China for $552
So here's a fun story of people being particularly... odd. Let's go with odd. Player A, hereafter referred to as "Scrooge McDuck," spends the...
Star Trek Online’s Mudd’s Market pricing ignites a community firestorm
It sounds like a good idea on paper: a new section of the cash shop in Star Trek Online that offers items that haven't...
Fallout 76 dataminer is banned from the game after reporting an exploit
No good deed goes unpunished for one Fallout 76 player who found a significant exploit regarding legendary weapons, reported it, and got summarily banned...
A prominent FIFA competitor blows the lid off of a match fixing scandal involving several pro gamers
Imagine if several major teams from any large-scale sport in America -- take your pick -- conspired together to make sure they didn't face...
China is really adding that youth gaming curfew and block on sex and gore in games
Sometimes it's easy to forget that gamers over in China have it very different than we do in the west. If you need a...
US politician shades Blizzard over World of Warcraft toxicity
Last week, the gaming world was a tad busy running Halloween events and watching BlizzCon, so it passed almost without notice that a US...
CS:GO stops letting players sell container keys due to their use in money laundering
The otherwise innocuous activity of selling keys to open containers in CS:GO has apparently been used for far more nefarious purposes. According to a...
Fortnite pro player is swatted live on stream during a Championship Series game
Cody "Clix" Conrad, a 14-year-old professional Fortnite player, was minding his own business playing a Championships Series game over the weekend when his house...
A gamer was killed after witnessing a robbery whilst playing Pokemon Go
So, yes, let's just open this story by acknowledging that this is horrible. Nobody wants to be murdered over a video game, but Cayla...
Fallout 1st is a new Fallout 76 sub that locks private world ownership behind a paywall
"Do you think all these developers got together and were like, 'October 2019. That's the month we are all going to collectively sh*t the...
UK art studio accuses Kickstarted MMORPG Oath of incompetence and failure to pay for work
Last spring, we covered an incredibly ambitious new MMO called Oath. Developer Ready-Up Studios rolled out a $35,000-ask Kickstarter to build a free-to-play, action-combat...
How Pokemon Go company Niantic is collecting (and using) your life’s data
We probably don't need to tell our audience this, given that while yes, you all have phones, you're also typically not obsessive about gaming...
Not So Massively: The Blizzard I loved is dead
This week's Not So Massively column was supposed to be a wishlist of things I want from an announcement of Diablo IV. When I...
A World of Warcraft LGBT guild has been forced to change its name
Given the fact that this week has been shining a harsh spotlight on Blizzard's enormous mistake over a Hong Kong Hearthstone player, you would think...
Blizzard bans Hearthstone esports player and fires casters over pro-Hong Kong protest
I suppose it was just a matter of time before the current Chinese political mess spilled over into gaming, but it's done so now:...
Eternal Magic publisher denies accusation that it plagiarized WoW and Guild Wars 2, shades accusers
Over the weekend, we covered a brewing storm in the world of Eternal Magic. The MMO, developed by Chinese studio Duoyi, just hit open...
