FTC asks US court to block alleged Microsoft/ABK plan to ‘consummate’ merge despite ongoing lawsuit
So remember how the Microsoft buyout of Activision-Blizzard was supposed to be all wrapped up by June of 2023? We're kinda there now, with...
Embracer (Gearbox) announces major restructure with layoffs and canceled games
Just three weeks ago, Embracer Group - the megacorp that owns gobs of properties, including Gearbox, which governs Cryptic and a bunch of MMORPGs...
All your favorite MMORPG subreddits went dark over Reddit’s ruinous anti-app plans
Discord must be loving this: All the big MMORPG subreddits have been flagged private right now in protest over Reddit's planned API switcharoo, with...
Lawful Neutral: How might the so-called AI revolution affect the MMO genre?
This article has been rolling around in my head since ChatGPT rocketed into the public awareness a few months ago, and just in the...
Riot Games and pro League of Legends esports players reach compromise to end strike
At the end of May, we covered a disturbance in the Riot Games League of Legends esports community: Riot had slashed the North American...
Whatever happened to Space Punks, ReWorld Online, and Shattered Galaxy?
Welcome back to another trio of games that needs a second look here in Whatever Happened To!
Space Punks: Space Punks is the Jagex-published looter-shooter...
Fans and game devs alike react to Star Wars The Old Republic’s move to Broadsword
Yesterday saw the 100-ton news bomb of Star Wars: The Old Republic changing hands from BioWare to Broadsword Games drop on the genre's collective...
Riot Games collabs with Coca-Cola on Coke Ultimate flavor, the taste of League of Legends XP
You know, I came very close to sending a MOP staffer in California to the reveal of this promo, but since it has almost...
Star Wars: The Old Republic development is moving from BioWare to Broadsword
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, BioWare poured an insane amount of money, developers, and voice talent into making Star...
Microsoft is hit with $20M fine for collecting the personal information of children on Xbox
Microsoft has earned the ire of the US Federal Trade Commission and has been slapped with a $20M fine by the government agency for...
World of Warcraft announces price hikes on subscription plans for Turkiye and Ukraine
Fans of World of Warcraft who live in Turkiye and Ukraine are seeing some bad news this week, as Blizzard has confirmed that the...
The Magic to Master Kickstarter fiasco has become a scandal over Idea Fabrik, Hero Engine, and The Repopulation
Last week, we reported on the dubious Kickstarter of studio Laniatus' MMO Magic to Master, an old MMO being brought back from the dead...
Microsoft is reportedly considering pulling Activision out of the UK market over regulatory block
The locking of horns between Microsoft and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority over Microsoft's billion-dollar acquisition of Activision-Blizzard appears to be reaching a...
Union pressure forces Activision-Blizzard to share details of workers’ union rights
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has filed unfair labor practice charges against Activision-Blizzard multiple times, but at least three of those ongoing ULPs...
Embers Adrift pivots to a buy-to-play business model with optional sub
For a hardcore niche PvE game, Embers Adrift probably hobbled its chances at launch by demanding both a box price and an ongoing subscription...
Make My MMO: In for a penny, in for a pound with Star Citizen
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Star Citizen has made headlines lately thanks to the fact that...
World of Warcraft Classic pulled Black Temple down temporarily, presumably over gold farming
So let's take a look at something that seems pretty innocent on the surface. Blizzard announced on the official World of Warcraft forums that...
Betawatch: Niantic’s Monster Hunter Now winds down beta on June 13
On a scale of New World to MultiVersus, how much does it worry you when an ongoing beta is abruptly shut down? Monster Hunter...
Blame for Redfall’s poor showing is now falling on Microsoft’s shoulders
At this point, you might as well stick a thermometer in it because Redfall is officially cooked. This anticipated vampire-themed looter shooter was supposed...
Activision-Blizzard offers (some) hard numbers on its harassment and discrimination problem
Within the Variety puff piece on Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick earlier this week, Kotick insisted that the volumes of harassment accusations against the company...
