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...
View ArticleMore 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...
View ArticleNetDevil 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...
View ArticleRumor: 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...
View ArticleSony 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...
View ArticleStar 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...
View ArticleEverQuest 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleFaxion 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...
View ArticleRumor: 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....
View ArticleCCP 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...
View ArticleCCP 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...
View ArticleLayoffs 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...
View ArticleRumor: 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...
View ArticleMassively 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...
View ArticleGameforge 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...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleRumor: 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...
View ArticleBlizzard 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...
View ArticleEVE 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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