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Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine, Cyberpunk 2077 review-bombing, and Twitch withholds pay to Russian streamers
Back in 2020, as BLM protests were ramping up across the United States, multiple game devs contributed to the cause of racial equality, including...
Isometric MMO Broken Ranks lays out content roadmap, raises funds for Ukrainian relief
We haven't touched base with Broken Ranks, that turn-based MMO which caught an awful lot of attention, since its somewhat chaotic launch in late...
Star Trek Online shares a mini-documentary all about the canonization of in-game ships
Star Trek Online is understandably extremely excited about the fact that four of the game's ships were officially canonized in the second season premiere...
Activision-Blizzard cuts sales to Russia, pledges support for Ukraine
Activision-Blizzard is the latest gaming company to cut ties with Russia in the wake of the country's recent invasion into Ukraine.
"Today, we are announcing...
Black Desert marks two years of console cross-play as players are married in-game and real life
We've got yet another giant pile of news coming out of every version of Black Desert, so whether you hit WASD, a thumbstick, or...
Zenith’s Ramen VR joins chorus of MMO studios donating to support Ukraine
Large gaming companies, organizations, and esports teams have been raising their voices - and wallets - in support of Ukraine following the Russian invasion...
Neverwinter parent company donates $2M in aid to Ukraine, IGDA calls on industry to condemn invasion
Since last week, we've been covering the game industry's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as game studios and esports teams divert launches, raise...
Conan Chop Chop launches today as Funcom donates $100K of its proceeds to Ukraine Red Cross
As promised, the long-overdue Conan Chop Chop has finally formally launched today for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, and if you...
Wargaming pledges aid to Ukrainian Red Cross, sacks pro-invasion developer
Politics can be a touchy subject, especially for a global company whose customers represent many diverse viewpoints. However, neutrality on the current state of...
Elder Scrolls Online players stage in-game peace walks through Cyrodiil in support of Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been all over news feeds and social media for the past week, and while many people are understandably seeking...
Star Citizen fans announce the return of the Crux Cup endurance race event on March 20
It's not the Hurston Hurt Locker or the Daymar Rally; it's an entirely different community-led racing event in Star Citizen known as the Crux...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs show true love through helping kids, planting trees
Attitudes and thoughts about Valentine's Day vary widely, from crass commercialism to idyllic romanticism to complete indifference. But the fact remains that the spirit...
EVE Online player sets a new speed world record for visiting every star system in the game
EVE Online players will very likely be familiar with the name of Katia Sae, the character that visited every star system in the game...
Global Agenda is back from the dead at least temporarily, Hi-Rez confirms
Global Agenda has long been a lament in the sliver of the MMO community that loved it. It was a Hi-Rez Studios free-to-play MMO...
Star Trek Online community podcast Priority One Podcast decides to wrap up after 535 episodes
After 10 years and over 500 episodes, the Star Trek Online community is losing one of its biggest podcasts and a show that we...
Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2021 edition for 2022
Every year on New Year's Eve, we collect all the reasons we can't have nice things - all the worst things that happened to...
Wizardry Online makes a comeback as a rogue server
Those with good memories and perhaps a bit of personal experience might remember that for a hot minute back in 2013 and 2014, SOE...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends is holding its annual memorial for Carrie Fisher today
While Life Day celebrations in the Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server are continuing to roll forward, today is also another anniversary: the passing...
Star Citizen players come together to create a heartwarming Luminalia holiday video
From the outside looking in, one could perhaps assume Star Citizen's Luminalia holiday is about Chris Roberts coming down your chimney, eating your wallet,...
Path of Exile boss tells NFTs to ‘f*ck off’ as the Endless Heist event gets underway
Given the number of games and games companies investigating or outright applying NFTs, crypto, and blockchain schemes seeming to grow by the minute, many...
