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Layoffs hit Paragon Studios

Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Events, real-world, MMO industry, News items A rumor has just broken that Paragon Studios, the team responsible for City of Heroes, has just...

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More jobs cut from Fallen Earth

Filed under: Fallen Earth, MMO industry, News items, Post-Apocalyptic It's always heartbreaking to hear of a company's being required to lay off staff, especially so when it's in a game one really...

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NetDevil lays off large portion of its staff [Updated]

Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Jumpgate Evolution, MMO industry, News items, Rumors, LEGO Universe, Family When it comes to game development, it's somewhat common to see a layoff or realignment of...

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Rumor: SOE to close The Agency studio

Filed under: MMO industry, The Agency, Spy, Rumors Rumors have been flying since yesterday afternoon that it's the end of the line for The Agency's studio. George Broussard, one of the minds behind the...

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Sony Online Entertainment confirms layoffs, studio closings [Updated]

Filed under: MMO industry, The Agency, News items Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed the rumors that have been circulating since last night in a press release. The company is closing several...

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Star Wars Galaxies gets a new community manager

Filed under: Sci-fi, Culture, MMO industry, Star Wars Galaxies In a week of transition for SOE, Star Wars Galaxies is changing things up as well. It appears that Community Manager Lydia "Zatozia" Pope...

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EverQuest gearing up for more content despite SOE layoffs

Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, MMO industry, News items In the wake of last week's layoffs, fans are no doubt wondering which of their favorite Sony Online Entertainment MMOs will be feeling a...

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The MMO Report: Surprisingly Commando-free edition

Filed under: Video, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, Humor, The MMO Report, Miscellaneous It's the end of the week, and you know what that means! Not only do we get to ramp up to enjoy a weekend full...

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Faxion Online studio hit with layoffs

Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, Faxion Online If you're a fan of Faxion Online, the last thing you want to hear about is members of the game's development team getting the...

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Rumor: Entire Faxion Online team laid off

Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, Free-to-play, Rumors, Faxion Online Although the Faxion Online team has weathered layoffs before, today it looks as though none have survived a recent culling....

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CCP layoffs affect 20% of worldwide staff, company focusing on EVE

Filed under: Horror, Sci-fi, EVE Online, MMO industry, New titles, News items, World of Darkness, DUST 514, Miscellaneous, Sandbox Reporting on game industry layoffs is never fun, so we're a bit...

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CCP announces new Customer Relations details

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, MMO industry, News items, Sandbox A couple of days ago, CCP announced that an alarming number of team members had been laid off. Many EVE Online players were...

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Layoffs hit NCsoft's North American offices

Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Miscellaneous Earlier this morning Massively received an anonymous tip that NCsoft terminated an undisclosed number of employees at its Austin, Brighton, and...

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Rumor: GamersFirst lays off 32 staffers, CFO [Updated]

Filed under: Sci-fi, Fallen Earth, Business models, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, All Points Bulletin, Crime, Rumors, Post-Apocalyptic, Miscellaneous If the rumors are true, today has not...

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Massively Exclusive: GamersFirst on yesterday's layoffs and the future of APB

Filed under: Real life, Sci-fi, Fallen Earth, Business models, Interviews, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, All Points Bulletin, Crime, Miscellaneous It's been a whirlwind couple of days for the...

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Gameforge laying off 100 employees, canceling at least two games

Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Business models, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, Browser, Casual, Miscellaneous Another month, another round of MMORPG-related layoffs. This time the bad news...

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This Week in MMO: MechWarrior edition

Filed under: Video, Opinion, Humor, Miscellaneous, MechWarrior Online In this week's TWIMMO, Mike B aka Fony, Josh Allen, and Mike Schaffnit join host Gary Gannon for Gamebreaker.TV's weekly chat about...

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Rumor: Senior Titan designer laid off by Blizzard

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, MMO industry, News items, Rumors The recent spate of MMO industry layoffs isn't discriminating in terms of company size if the latest rumors are true. We've...

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Blizzard says mass layoffs are 'just a rumor'

Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Miscellaneous Yesterday we ran a rumor that a senior level designer on Blizzard's Titan project, John Staats, had been laid off. We've received confirmation...

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EVE Evolved: Everything there is to know about Crucible

Filed under: Sci-fi, Trailers, Video, EVE Online, Expansions, Game mechanics, MMO industry, PvP, News items, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Dev Diaries, Sandbox This summer's lackluster Incarna expansion and...

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