This week, while several of Microsoft’s major game studios suffered layoffs, our indie devs plug away on shoestring budgets, with multiple games celebrating birthdays this week.
Can a Failing MMORPG Ever Recover? | One Good Roll
Its true many MMORPGs don’t make the cut, and won’t ever live up to the expectations the developers have for them. The real question is, can an MMORPG ever really recover from the brink of failure?
UPDATED: Development on Marvel’s Avengers is Reportedly Ending, With Planned Content Scrapped
Development on Marvel’s Avengers is reportedly about to end, with planned content, including new characters, new modes, and features, scrapped.
Conan Exiles Gets a 2022 in Review Recap, and Next Patch Goes Up For Public Beta Testing
Conan Exiles is putting its next patch out for public beta testing in order to get feedback before the big update is released for all. Funcom is also looking back on a big 2022 full of changes for Conan Exiles.
NetEase Has Scathing Response To Blizzard Following Proposed Deal, Tears Down Orc Statue
To say Blizzard and NetEase’s relationship is on the rocks is an understatement. Since Blizzard announced the shut down of their games in China since the two could not reach an agreement, the two have been locked in a war of words for months. Earlier this week the latest salvo was fired, and it included a livestreamed teardown of NetEase’s Orc statue to boot.
Head into Ulduar As the Raid Goes Live in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
World of Warcraft adds Ulduar raid to Wrath of the Lich King Classic, as the Secrets of Ulduar adds new content, a new Arena Season, rewards, and more.
Diablo Immortal Will Get More Dynamic Events, an In-Game Calendar, and PvP Content
�The latest Diablo Immortal Q&A answers some questions about� improvements, class balance, � when new PVP content will happen, and more.
New World Sets a Few More Server Merges and the Return of 30-day Server Transfer Cooldown
Next week, New World will merge a handful of servers and revert the cooldown changes on server transfers, returning it to 30 days.
LotRO’s Southern Expansion Towards Umbar Should Be Exciting For Any Tolkien Fan
Last year when The Lord of the Rings Online teased the location of the next major expansion, Bradford was hoping for Mithlond. However, yesterday’s announcement that it’s in fact Umbar, it might have him more excited, especially as a Tolkien fanatic.
Temtem Opens Its First Major Competitive Series This Weekend
The first Temtem competitive series is here. The Temtem Championship Series kicks off with its first regional tournaments this weekend, all leading to the Temtem World Championship in September.