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Activision Blizzard Terminates Its CFO, Netflix Poaches Him


As the year comes to a close, Activision Blizzard is making headlines with their announcement that it intends on terminating Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann for “cause unrelated to the company’s financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.” Mr. Neumann has not officially been terminated and has been offered the opportunity to demonstrate why cause … Continue reading “Activision Blizzard Terminates Its CFO, Netflix Poaches Him”

Maplestory Begins Final Chapter in War Against Black Mage


Maplestory has launched the final chapter of the war with the game’s current big baddy, the Black Mage. Players level 200 or higher who have completed the 5th job advancement can access the Labyrinth of Suffering, Tenebris’ second area. At the end of the quest, players will find Verus Hilla, one of the Black Mage’s leading Commanders, ready … Continue reading “Maplestory Begins Final Chapter in War Against Black Mage”

Maplestory Starts Gathering of Heroes Event


Nexon today released the latest event for Maplestory. Dubbed Gathering of Heroes, the event adds the Maple Alliance outpost where players can get set up and prepare for the battle against the Black Mage. The goal of the Alliance is to gather “Determination” and power up the holy light in the outpost to be able … Continue reading “Maplestory Starts Gathering of Heroes Event”

Eve Online Improves Free to Play With Arms Race Update


Eve Online just got even more attractive for those looking to play around without dropping a wad of cash. In an update this week, CCP revealed that free accounts (dubbed alpha pilots) will have access to a wider array of ships and skills. The update allows alpha pilots to train and pilot all sorts of … Continue reading “Eve Online Improves Free to Play With Arms Race Update”

Activision Patents Using Matchmaking To Encourage Microtransactions


Can you imagine playing a game where you’re never quite sure whether or not the game is intentionally pitting you against more skilled enemies to better advertise spending real money on more powerful weaponry? Activision can, they patented it. Discovered by Rolling Stone, the patent relates to matchmaking systems and driving microtransactions in said games. … Continue reading “Activision Patents Using Matchmaking To Encourage Microtransactions”

Star Trek Online’s Agents of Yesterday


Star Trek Online players will be transported back in time to command starships straight from Star Trek: The Original Series and become Temporal Agents when the game’s third expansion, Agents of Yesterday, launches on July 6. Check out the official launch trailer for Agents of Yesterday in the video below (Or view the trailer on … Continue reading “Star Trek Online’s Agents of Yesterday”

The Division Played By 6.4 Million This Weekend


The Division’s beta this weekend set new records for beta traffic on a new IP on current generation system. All in all, 6.4 million people took part over the weekend on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The number trounces Destiny’s previously held beta record of 4.6 million, albeit with the knowledge that Destiny came out … Continue reading “The Division Played By 6.4 Million This Weekend”

Activision Blizzard Releases Quarterly Report, Hearthstone Up, WoW Down


Activision Blizzard released their third quarter revenue statements this week, and the news is all around great for the developer. Chief among the announcement is the news that the publisher is set to acquire Candy Crush developer King for $5.9 billion in equity value. Net revenues for the quarter amounted to $990 million up from … Continue reading “Activision Blizzard Releases Quarterly Report, Hearthstone Up, WoW Down”

World of Warcraft Drops To 5.6 Million Subscribers


Activision Blizzard has officially posted their second quarter results for 2015, and the results are in the title of this article. While revenues grew year over year, to $1.04 billion from $970 million in the second quarter 2014, World of Warcraft once again saw a drop in subscriber figures: Down to 5.6 million from the 7.1 … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Drops To 5.6 Million Subscribers”

[Column] Bungie’s Latest Interview A Must Read


Destiny’s upcoming Taken King DLC is quickly becoming a PR disaster for Bungie who, considering their recent interview with Eurogamer, aren’t doing a whole lot to fix the situation. If you haven’t been following the situation, the Destiny community is up in arms over how Bungie plans to monetize the upcoming expansion. Taken King will … Continue reading “[Column] Bungie’s Latest Interview A Must Read”