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MMO Business Roundup: Xbox Copilot is dead, Steam Controller will restock, and Bank of America has opinions
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (125+ words) Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And yes, we're talking about the Steam Controller again, plus a major bank has Opinions" about game prices and Xbox seems to be shrinking its AI-driven nonsense. A…...
Marvel Snap's Second Dinner undertakes layoffs 'to make sure [the game] can keep going"
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (350+ words) Bytedance-owned digital card game Marvel Snap is apparently in the middle of a rough patch, as studio Second Dinner revealed that initiated an unspecified number of layoffs last week as part of an effort to restructure the company back to…...
The Daily Grind: Who's the best robot in an MMORPG?
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (113+ words) In honor of Star Wars day, tell me about more MMOs where you can play as a robot or drag one along with you as a pet or companion. Who's the best robot in an MMORPG? The Intrepid board's lawsuit…...
EVE Vanguard explains its testing methodology, feedback, and preparations for alpha
1+ week, 1+ day ago (151+ words) The testing in question was a small scale VIP test, which CCP Games explains is intended to ensure priority systems are tightened up. The devs also consider'last year's Operation Nemesis test to be the final stage of pre-alpha; development is…...
MMO Business Roundup: Xbox's resolutions, Microsoft's employee buyouts, and Meta's mass layoffs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (189+ words) Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! And yes, technically speaking, Microsoft is in the headline twice. But that's for a good reason. To wit" Facebook lays off 8, 000 employees: Finally, another round of layoffs have…...
The MOP Up: Trove looks to the stars for its latest contest
2+ week, 2+ day ago (440+ words) Doubtless inspired by the recent Artemis II mission, Trove's devs are running a special "Space Innovation" decoration contest, saying, "Push your creativity beyond the stars! We're launching a Space Innovation Cornerstone Contest, celebrating futuristic design, imagination, and out-of-this-world builds." And…...
Cryptic Studios rehires a trio of Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online devs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (129+ words) Arc Games and Cryptic Studios, the studio behind some of the world's most influential online gaming experiences, today announced a transformative era is continuing for Cryptic Studios as veteran developers, Landon Falls, Randy Mosiondz and Julia Sprenz have returned to…...
Asteria is a 'next-generation VR MMORPG' that promises a social and large-scale virtual world
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (354+ words) Virtual reality, as a platform and as a place for MMORPGs, certainly appears to be dying on the vine, but that is not stopping lead developer Noah Bazer and his quest to create a "next-generation anime-style VR MMORPG" called'Asteria: Fate…...
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1+ mon, 1+ day ago (20+ words) Star Trek Online's First Contact Day event is offering a new version of one of its first ships'Massively Overpowered...
Last Epoch shows off upcoming quality-of-life features in its monthly newsletter
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (233+ words) Why do you check out the monthly newsletter for'Last Epoch? Is it for development insight? Some fan-made content? Or maybe you're hoping for a sneak peek at what's next? Well the April edition of the newsletter did indeed provide as…...