Kotaku’s Jason Schreier is reporting today that ArenaNet employees have been told to brace for big layoffs. According to the article, CEO Songyee Yoon emailed employees to inform them that due to declining revenue, the company will be cutting costs across the organization, and merging NCSoft and ArenaNet’s publishing divisions in the process. There has … Continue reading “ArenaNet Braces for Layoffs As NCSoft Tightens Its Belt”
Black Desert the open world MMORPG is coming to Xbox One on March 4. For now, however, players can take part in the final open beta at no financial cost to themselves. Just head over to the Microsoft store or through the Xbox Store via your in-console app. Players are also invited to experience large-scale … Continue reading “Reminder: The Final Free Open Beta For Black Desert Is Live”
Fraudster: 2a: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; When it comes to fraudsters showcased here on MMO Fallout, Jeremy Soule may be the worst. The composer of famous soundtracks for numerous games including Skyrim, Guild Wars, and Baldur’s Gate, Jeremy Soule’s talent in composing music haven’t exactly translated into … Continue reading “Jeremy Soule More Than Five Years Late On Album, Starts Patreon Asking For More Money”
Trion Worlds has announced that they will be bringing the MMOARPG Devilian to North America and Europe. The Diablo-esque title will join their increasingly diverse portfolio of games including MMO Rift, online shooter Defiance, and world builder Trove. Devilian is advertised as: Join the fray as a Berserker, Evoker, Cannoneer, or Shadowhunter. Each Class possesses … Continue reading “Trion Worlds Unveils Diablo-esque Devilian”
Frequently Asked is a new column relating to MMOs and common questions that I receive and see on other websites. If you have any questions of your own, feel free to drop a comment. 1. Why does NCSoft shut down everything? Short answer: money. The longer answer is that NCSoft has made a lot of risky investments that … Continue reading “Frequently Asked: NCSoft”
NCSoft has confirmed a round of layoffs at its western operations, affecting all of its studios outside of ArenaNet. The layoffs come as a result of “restructuring of key operations within NC West,” as the developer pushes towards mobile and tablet gaming, as well as emerging technologies. Polygon has cited an unnamed source stating that … Continue reading “NCWest Layoffs Inbound Across All Departments”
Today’s MMOrning Shot comes to us from Aventurine with Darkfall Unholy Wars. A recent patch to Darkfall changed the manner in which rewards are obtained by guild controlled villages. Rather than dumping the rewards in the guild vault, players must use new equipment for requisitioning rewards, as well as globules of greed obtained by bandits … Continue reading “MMOrning Shots: Darkness Falls”
It feels like forever ago that Mechanist Games was running the last City of Steam closed beta weekend, so it’s easy to forget that the developer is still plugging away at its browser steampunk MMO, and boy do they have something cool to reveal. In the latest developer blog, we are given a look at … Continue reading “City of Steam Unveils The Wilderness”
Layoffs right before Christmas? That is cold, NCSoft. After an anonymous source tipped off PC Gamer, the news has come forward that the Seattle offices of NCSoft are undergoing realignment, meaning several positions are no longer in existence. NCSoft’s Public Relations Manager Lincoln Davis said to PC Gamer: “NCsoft is realigning internal publishing resources to … Continue reading “NCSoft Announces Layoffs Hitting Seattle Branch”
Last week NCSoft published a press release to try and quiet the growing masses of angry City of Heroes players. Breaking their previous silence, NCSoft took to the stage to explain that attempts were made to sell the City of Heroes game, but we’re unsuccessful. And as you can see by the comments on our … Continue reading “SaveCOH Responds to NCSoft”
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