Former World of Warcraft Classic co-lead developer Brian Birmingham is out at Blizzard over frustrations with a "stack ranking" policy that forces managers to rate 5% of their employees poorly to save money,, even when they’re qualified workers.
RuneScape Tweaks Death Costs and Old School Polls the Community on a New Skill
Jagex will hold a Jagex Accounts closed beta with an eye on transition to the new system. RuneScape continues tweaking death cost reductions, and Old School RuneScape is asking the community what they’d want from a new skill this year.
The List: 10 Best Sci-Fi MMOs To Play In 2023
MMOs are not lacking in space-themed adventures, but a few continue to stand out above the rest as worthy of your time and money. These are the 10 best sci-fi themed MMOs to pick up in the coming year.�
Diablo Immortal Will Get Quarterly Major Updates in 2023, With New Class, New Story Quests, and Fishing
The Diablo Immortal team has shared a look at their 2023 plans. Expect quarterly major updates, with a new class, new gear, new story quests, new bosses, and fishing.
Diablo II: Resurrected PTR Opening Tomorrow to Test Eight New Rune Words Coming in 2.6
The next Diablo II: Resurrected PTR test for Patch 2.6 is going live tomorrow. This PTR. will test eight new Rune Words over the next week
New World Devs Talk The Behind the Scenes Reasons You Can’t ‘Just’ Add New Features That Fast
The latest New World Forged in Aeternum episode takes us behind the scenes on why some features and changes are faster and why some you can’t "just" put in.
Tower of Fantasy Teases Six Month Post-Launch Celebration and Reveals New DJ Fenrir Events
It’s nearly six months since launch and Tower of Fantasy is preparing to celebrate the milestone. There’s a tease about upcoming celebrations and a new DJ Fenrir event calendar, launching today.
Skull and Bones PlayStation Preorders Quietly Refunded After Delay, Still Available on PC
Preorders on the PlayStation Store for Skull and Bones were quietly refunded after the game was delayed again last week. PC preorders continue to be available as Ubisoft places the game in 2023-24 for now.
Albion Online Opening a Dedicated Fresh Server for the Asia Pacific Region in March
Albion East, which will serve the Asia Pacific region, is coming to Albion Online in March. This new server will offer a fresh start and should help players in the region with better connection and less ping.�
Forspoken PlayStation 5 Review
Originally unveiled as Project Athia back in 2020, Forspoken tells the story of Frey, a New Yorker who sees themselves sucked into the fantasy world of Athia at the time of its greatest peril. How does Square Enix’s latest AAA IP stack up though, and is Athia a world worth jumping down the rabbit hole to explore?