It’s Halloween once more in Guild Wars 2, with the return of the Shadow of the Mad King festival, starting today. Enjoy returning favorites and new stuff for 2023, including a new variant of the Mad King’s Clock Tower.
Dive into New World Matchmaking, Improvements, and More Cross-World Features on the Way
The New World team discusses service improvements, matchmaking development and challenges, requests like cross-world Outpost Rush, and more on the way in Season 4.Â
Concerns Of Possible Layoffs Swirl Around MMO Dev Cryptic Studios As High-Profile Devs List They Are ‘Open For Work’ Over Weekend
Over the weekend, a few well-known developers at Cryptic Studios posted "looking for work" notices on their LinkedIn, fueling speculation that there might be something going on over at the MMO developer.
Microsoft Reiterates Commitment To Labor Neutrality Agreement With Communication Workers of America
Now that the deal to acquire Activision Blizzard is complete, Microsoft’s Brad Smith has reiterated the company’s commmitment to its 2022 labor neutrality agreement with the Communication Workers of America, which represents several industry unions.
Minecraft Has Sold Over 300 Million Copies, First Single Game To Hit The Sales Milestone
Minecraft has been trucking away since its first release back in 2009, delighting fans and inspiring developers ever since. Now, Mojang Studios has announced that the voxel-based survival game has now surpassed 300 million copies sold.
Bethesda’s Pete Hines Is Retiring After 24 Years At The Company
Pete Hines, the Senior Vice President of Publishing for Bethesda Softworks, announced his retirement today on social media. The gaming executive has worked at the publisher for 24 years, helping to bring to life a multitude of games across the decades.
World of Warcraft 10.2, Guardians of the Dream Coming November 7th, with Season 3 Opening November 14th
World of Warcraft 10.2, Guardians of the Dream, will be out the week of November 7th, following BlizzCon the previous weekend. Dragonflight Season 3 will begin on November 14th.
WoW Classic Hardcore Guild Gets World-First Clear Of Naxxramas At A Heroic Cost
World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore is full of stories of players meeting untimely ends, never to romp the hills of Azeroth again. However, one guild aiming to be the world-first clear of Naxxramas found out that sometimes a heroic sacrifice is needed to secure their victory.
Inkbound to Remove All In-Game Monetization, Making Cosmetics Earnable In-Game
Inkbound is removing all in-game monetization, including its Leveling Pass, later this month. the change is towards a more user-friendly game, making almost everything available just by playing the game.
Albion Online’s Wild Blood Update Is Here to Shake Things Up
Wild Blood is here to change Albion Online. The update goes live today, with a number of interconnected systems like Shapeshifter Weapons, Tracking across the open world, a revamp of personal islands, and much more.