Major studio known to MMO fans primarily for The Crew and The Division.
ubisoft
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Age of Ascent, Little Sim World, Arcane Showdown, Riders Republic
It's tiny titles time, friends! One of the best parts about working with (and before then, reading) MOP is the fact that we all...
Not So Massively: The dos and don’ts of stealing from MMOs
Recently I played through the new PC port of the open world RPG Horizon Zero Dawn. While playing it, I was struck by how...
The Division 2 details its upcoming Summit game mode and maps out content for the rest of the year
Remember when a dataminer in May unearthed details of a new game mode that involved a multi-story skyscraper being taken back by Agents? The...
Ubisoft CEO address promises ‘real change’ in the wake of massive sexual harassment scandal
While publisher/developer Ubisoft was keen to showcase the games its been working on during the Ubisoft Forward broadcast, what wasn't part of the presentation...
Ubisoft’s long-delayed Skull and Bones promises new ‘vision’ and a ‘comeback’ next year
If it seems as if you've been hearing about Ubisoft's Skull and Bones for an absurdly long time without a game to show for...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs from LOTRO to ESO bring comfort, healing, camaraderie, and charity
Summer may be ending, but good deeds and uplifting stories aren't! Throughout August we've been surrounded by stories of kindness, generosity, and goodness within...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Stonethorn DLC arrives on consoles
Good news for the patient and long-suffering Elder Scrolls Online console players: The game's latest DLC and patch have finally arrived following the PC...
PSA: The Division is free for the next week
As the world continues to deal with the ongoing pandemic, there's nothing like jumping into a video game that... deals with a pandemic? OK,...
The MOP Up: Legends of Runeterra unwraps a new expansion
Riot Games' digital card game Legends of Runeterra made a big splash this past week as it released its first big expansion.
"The Call of...
The Division 2 previews cosmetic gear customization for Update 11
The Division 2 has a specific look for its characters, and that look involves appearing as if you were shopping at whatever sporting goods...
Ubisoft ousts its seventh manager in sexual misconduct investigation
Ubisoft reckoning with its workplace culture continues, most recently with the firing of Assassin's Creed Valhalla creative director Ashraf Ismail. According to Kotaku, Ismail...
GDC Summer 2020: Better living, climate awareness, and citizen science through games
Way back during GDC 2018, I covered several panels relating to gaming for good. Things like citizen science projects, games as medicine or for...
GDC Summer 2020: Accessibility shouldn’t be a dirty word in online gaming
I don't know about you readers, but one of the first things I always do when starting a game with voice acting (or movie)...
Social scientists study Minecraft and One Hour One Life communities
You might think scientists would balk at the idea of using online gaming communities as a test bed for study, given those communities'... strong...
Yet another Ubisoft executive is out of a job in the wake of ongoing sexual misconduct allegations
Ubisoft is still feeling the effects of sexual harassment allegations at the executive level as Tommy Francois, VP of editorial and creative services, is...
Massively Overthinking: Contemplating the never-ending summer of not-E3
A couple of weeks back, I was reading a piece on RPS that jokingly lamented the way the game reveals of this summer have...
Vague Patch Notes: No Man’s Sky is the real reboot success story
Whenever an MMO of any type has a launch that resembles the Nedelin catastrophe, people start talking about what the studio should do to...
More Ubisoft employees recount a culture of sexism that propped up offenders and informed game design decisions
The fact that Ubisoft executives have made the studio an unsafe place to work has already been well chronicled, but a new report from...
Ubisoft Montreal replaces vacant CEO seat with another long-standing executive
Earlier this week, we reported that Ubisoft had seen three executives walk from their positions as a result of mounting accusations of sexual misconduct....
Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones is supposedly rebooting as a live-service title after years of delays
The waters surrounding Ubisoft's long-delayed pirate title are starting to stir once more. After more than a year since last hearing any movement on...
