Romeo is a writer, gamer, PR practitioner, podcaster, and pro wrestler who's been playing for nearly his whole life. Since getting a Famicom at 4 or 5 years old, he's never stopped playing, whether it ...

Blue Protocol, a short-lived MMORPG from Bandai Namco, is shutting down permanently in January 2025, with financial reasons cited for its closure. Players will no longer be able to access the ...

Amazon has significantly downscaled its video game efforts in the midst of nearly 14,000 layoffs at the company at large. Amidst those changes, the company has reportedly canceled its second attempt ...

You've seen New World before, sure, but have you seen New World: Aeternum? This soft relaunch of Amazon Game Studio's flagging 2021 MMORPG is what the company is calling a 'spiritual sequel' to the ...

Once considered the next big competitor in the MMORPG space, Amazon Game Studios is now exiting the scene entirely. The massive publisher started their journey with Lost Ark, only to create New World ...

With FF14 Dawntrail and WoW The War Within both set for launch soon, kickstarting a new MMORPG is a scary prospect. Yet Amazon's newcomer Throne and Liberty makes some big promises, offering a free-to ...

FF14 Dawntrail is now out in full force. WoW The War Within is coming fast over the horizon. But landing right between the two genre titans, new Amazon MMORPG Throne and Liberty is hoping to catch ...

Amazon has reportedly cancelled its second attempt at developing a Lord of the Rings MMO, following a new round of layoffs at Amazon Games. The news came from former senior gameplay engineer Ashleigh ...

Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings MMO appears to have been canceled as part of sweeping layoffs that hit the company’s gaming business hard. That sparked concern for The Lord of the Rings MMO. Now, one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. The never-ending carousel of game industry layoffs ...