Tag: mmo

ZeniMax’s canceled MMO led to the formation of Sackbird Games

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Ex-ZeniMax Online Studios staff that were making Project Blackbird have banded together to form the fully-employee-owned game studio, Sackbird Games.

Wizard101 expands playerbase with brand new release

News Brandon Williams -
KingsIsle brings its largest magical MMORPG to consoles with plans for future support and updates.

Final Fantasy 14 head Yoshi-P sees himself as “more of a businessman”

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Final Fantasy 14 head, Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida, believes himself to be "more of a businessman" than a creator or creative.

Escape from Tarkov is officially coming to Steam

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Battlestate Games' head of studio has confirmed Escape from Tarkov is heading to Steam after a bout of speculation.

The Day Before dev sues site for calling it a scam

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
The Day Before developer, Fntastic, is back in the news, lobbing a lawsuit over a news site labeling its game a scam.

Yoshi-P threatens legal action against privacy invading Final Fantasy 14 mod

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Final Fantasy 14's privacy invading Playerscope mod is likely going to lead its author into hot legal water.

People won’t stop leaking Nintendo’s secret playtest

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Nintendo is having to deal with people leaking the secret Nintnedo Switch Online playtest as it officially goes live.

Unsurprisingly, Nintendo’s new Switch Online software leaked

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Ahead of the actual playtest, the new Nintendo Switch Online software sees a leak because of course it did.

The Day Before dev is back with a new project

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
The Day Before studio, Fntastic, is back with a new project and recovery plan following the scammy behavior it showed with its last release.

Bandai Namco cancels Blue Protocol Western release

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Bandai Namco is canceling its Western release of Blue Protocol and shutting the game down in Japan next year.

World of Warcraft to introduce arachnophobia mode

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
World of Warcraft is introducing an arachnophobia mode 20 years into operation as part of The War Within expansion coming later this year.

Palia dev wipes 35% of staff months after beta launch

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Palia developer, Singularity 6, has slashed 35% of its staff to ensure it can "deliver the highest-quality gameplay service for long-term stability."