Blizzard says it announced some major games early in order to ‘convey confidence’ in its releases
StarCraft in 2030. Diablo V in 2029. These don’t feel like release windows; they seem like years plucked from the introduction of a film set in...
MMO Business Roundup: IGN layoffs, PlayStation boycott bellyflops, and AI protection pushback
Welcome back to yet another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! While this bundle of headlines is about the wider games industry, our favorite...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands on with Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity’s finale, Code of Creation
With all the buzz surrounding Guild Wars 3, it would be easy to forget that Guild Wars 2’s latest expansion, Visions of Eternity, still has...
Lord of the Rings Online dev explains why MMOs are so much easier now: ‘The market changed’
If you’ve been around in the MMORPG space since the turn of the century and have the opinion that these games are a whole lot...
Googlebook Preorders Begin September 21 As Google Takes On MacBooks
Google is preparing to launch a brand-new era for computing as pre-orders for its highly anticipated line of Googlebook laptops will begin on September 21 at 9:00 a.m. EST.
Just to catch you up, unlike ChromeOS Chromebooks, Googlebook devices are built around a deeply integrated, laptop-optimized version of Android that’s meant to merge
Asus’ ludicrous 20th anniversary bundle is now the cheapest way to buy an RTX 5090 — Nvidia’s flagship GPU stock is so limited that this $10,850 bundle with a 3000W PSU, X870E board, and open-frame case is actually cheaper than some scalper listings
This ultra-premium Asus ROG Edition 20th Anniversary Combo set at Newegg is super expensive at $10,849.96, but ironically, it’s the ‘cheapest’ way to pick up an RTX 5090 right now.
Amazon Sets Prime Big Deal Days For October 6-7 With Millions Of Deals
Amazon has locked in the dates for its next Prime Big Deal Days, which promises to deliver discounts on millions of items. The 48-hour event kicks off next Tuesday, October 6 at precisely 12:01 a.m. PDT (3:01 a.m. EDT), and wraps up on Wednesday, October 7. And as with the last time this annual event ran, the discounts are exclusive to Prime
WoW Factor: BlizzCon 2026 paints a bright future for retail World of Warcraft
While everyone is all abuzz with the announcement of World of Warcraft Forever, mainline WoW was by no means left out of the BlizzCon announcements....
Android Auto Gets Google Maps Feature Drivers Have Wanted For Years
Google is updating Google Maps on Android Auto with the ability to keep the live speedometer, posted speed limits, and upcoming traffic cues persistently active on screen even when no active navigation route or destination is set. Isn’t that something both mobile GMap and Waze have had since forever?
For ages now, Android Auto users have
Old School RuneScape takes a zero tolerance stance on crypto-fueled market manipulation
Despite all but the most established cryptocurrencies having the cash value of a speck of dust (almost like a pyramid scheme, weird innit), people are...