The real problem with this genre is the fact that humans play it. Here’s some of the worst stuff they’ve done.
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Palworld confirms gameplay mechanic adjustments made in response to the Nintendo lawsuit
While Palworld developer Pocketpair is still resolved to fight against Nintendo's patent infringement lawsuit, it's also admitting that some concessions have been made in...
Electronic Arts tells investors to prepare for ‘accelerated growth’ following mass layoffs
Electronic Arts execs didn't just say the quiet part out loud; they made it a feature part of their presentations to the flock of...
Pax Dei studio lays off nearly 30% of its team but says the MMORPG is still on track
Well, bad news for Pax Dei fans: Studio Mainframe Industries announced this morning that it's restructuring - which means the layoff of nearly a...
MMO Business Roundup: Microsoft stonewalls ZeniMax union, Electronic Arts lays off hundreds
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news of the week! It's business time in Hollis, Queens, but it's...
Diablo IV players sound the alarm over the stingier rewards in Season 8’s battle pass
If you were suspicious that the multitude of feature highlights across major games media sites for Diablo IV's newly released season was a smokescreen,...
Roblox faces lawsuit accusing it of enabling child sexual abuse and exploitation (again)
Yep, Roblox is back in the headlines again for some of the worst reasons possible: A lawsuit filed last week in the superior court...
Roblox is cracking down on players who recreate infamous mass shooting events in-game
As a general rule of thumb, you do not want to have any sort of story about your video game wherein your title is...
PvPvE extraction RPG Velev sunsetted after just six days in early access
We support speedrunning, but we're not sure the "multiplayer game sunset any%" speedrun category needs to be a thing. But if it was, then...
Following the sale of Pokemon Go and other games for $3.8B, Niantic is laying off more staff
Just a month ago, we learned that Niantic had secured a deal to sell its games division to Scopely, a US-based studio that is...
MMO studio-inspired comedy Mythic Quest ends its run after four years on Apple TV+
Fans of Apple TV+'s popular Mythic Quest are no doubt disappointed to hear that the comedy was abruptly canceled following its Season 4 finale...
Computers, smartphones, and other electronic components appear to be safe from sky-high US tariffs (for now?)
The tariff policy from the current US presidential administration is, uh, fluid to say the least: Shortly after its threat of tariffs across the...
PlanetSide 2 fans are upset over a botched NA server merge that apparently increased player ping
PlanetSide 2 fans in North America who have been waiting months for the merge of the North American servers were supposed to finally get...
A Minecraft Movie explodes at the box office and creates chaos with ‘chicken jockey’ meme
Did anyone who's been following the video game landscape over the past decade-and-a-half not think that A Minecraft Movie was going to be the...
Game company stock values in multiple markets start to tumble in the wake of US tariffs
With US President Donald Trump's imposed trade tariffs throwing the global economy into turmoil and stoking fears of another Great Depression in the US,...
NCsoft addresses ‘relentless and destructive’ DDoS attacks on Lineage II and Blade & Soul NEO
It's been a trying week or so for NCsoft's games, as the MMORPG giant's been dealing with several severe DDoS attacks upon its infrastructure...
Roblox says it will offer ads to players who want to unlock temporary access to paid content
Do you like being shown ads? Of course you do, according to Roblox, whose studio is proud to announce that the game is rolling...
Genshin Impact recasts a striking voice actor, Wuthering Waves releases its newest content patch
It's a tale of two multiplayer gacha RPGs in this news post, as both Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves have some headlines, and one...
Blade & Soul NEO offers preliminary compensation to EU players for ongoing DDoS attacks
The EU playerbase of Blade & Soul NEO has been having a particularly challenging time with the game as NCsoft is reporting that the...
Magic to Master has arrived to Steam early access with a meager player headcount and scathing user reviews
We'd forgive our readers if they collectively agreed to purge Magic to Master from their memory, but we have a duty to report that,...
Lost Ark’s attempt to contextualize recent ban waves raises player eyebrows
It's obviously not a good idea to cheat or spend money to advance your MMO character. These are platinum-clad rules for most people. Yet...
