Tag: MMO

“After an all-time low, we’ve started to return to growth” – Asha Sharma touts Xbox turnaround after drastic restructuring and many hundreds of layoffs

“After an all-time low,…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has reportedly told the company that Xbox has “started to return to growth” following wide-ranging…
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…
Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is already a slam dunk, but it’s how it captures the spirit of the MMO that makes it stand out

Dungeons & Dragons: World…

Despite the immense volume of similarities between Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft, the team working on the…
RuneScape dev apologises after RuneFest debut of an AI-generated six-fingered character: ‘That’s pretty hard to explain away’

RuneScape dev apologises after…

RuneScape developer Jagex descended upon Birmingham (the British one, not the Alabama one) over the weekend with its annual…
The upcoming D&D interpretation of World of Warcraft sounds great, but don’t expect it to work like the MMO does

The upcoming D&D interpretation…

So many of the questions in a press briefing for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft book…
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).…