Tag: MMO

EVE Online studio CCP Games hires former Iceland Central Bank economist for its crypto game, because nothing says ‘fun’ like ‘removing currency controls and fostering emergent value systems’

EVE Online studio CCP…

I really don’t know what to make of EVE Frontier, the blockchain-based survival MMO in development at CCP Games.…
After 3 years of negotiations with Microsoft, Blizzard QA workers win a new contract guaranteeing ‘better working environment with increased pay, benefits, and layoff protections’

After 3 years of…

The last few years have seen more videogame developers unionising in an effort to ensure the industry offers sustainable…
Here’s our first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for March

Here’s our first batch…

Microsoft has announced its first wave of Game Pass titles for March. Read more Source
Runescape is finally wrapping up one of its earliest storylines, 24 years after the first quest debuted

Runescape is finally wrapping…

Not even two months into Runescape’s life, on February 28, 2001, the quest Prince Ali Rescue debuted. It kicked…
WoW’s new Undermine(d) patch had a live jazz ensemble recording its big-band bangers, and they got to improvise: ‘Usually those were the takes that ended up in the final version’

WoW’s new Undermine(d) patch…

WoW’s Undermine(d) patch is out, and it’s downright groovy—having done a few laps around the goblin city of Undermine…
Blizzard president seems to support gen-AI exploration, saying, “We want our dev teams to be able to utilise or explore whatever new technology is out there”

Blizzard president seems to…

It sounds as though Blizzard is open to exploring generative AI during the development of its games. Read more…
Why did Blizzard bring “hectic and chaotic” drifting in custom cars to World of Warcraft? I don’t know, but it’s the game’s most fun feature in years

Why did Blizzard bring…

In case you’ve not been paying attention to Azeroth and World of Warcraft recently released another major update: Undermine(d).…
Delves have given WoW’s devs the confidence to put mandatory grinds firmly in the rear-view, says game director Ion Hazzikostas

Delves have given WoW’s…

World of Warcraft, in case you haven’t been keeping tabs since the mass exoduses of Shadowlands, has been on…
ID@Xbox Showcase – everything announced

ID@Xbox Showcase – everything…

It’s been a bit of a showcase-y start to the week – first with Annapurna Interactive doing its thing…
Blizzard could add more homes per account to World of Warcraft’s player housing in the future, but ‘we have to be conservative at the start with these things’

Blizzard could add more…

World of Warcraft‘s player housing system is pretty much great—it offers an absurd amount of freedom, the decor limits…