Embracer (Gearbox) announces major restructure with layoffs and canceled games
Just three weeks ago, Embracer Group – the megacorp that owns gobs of properties, including Gearbox, which governs Cryptic and a bunch of MMORPGs we care about – admitted that a vital partnership worth $2B US had fallen through for reasons unrelated to Embracer itself, causing its earnings forecast and stock value to plummet over […]31 Oct 2023Neverwinter’s Spelljammer launches November 7 with a new type of zone called WildspaceMassivelyOp ︎31 Oct 2023Hyperspace Beacon: Have Star Wars The Old Republic’s visuals aged well?MassivelyOp ︎16 Oct 2023Whatever non-layoff thing is going on at Cryptic sounds ominous and we don’t like itMassivelyOp ︎04 Oct 2023Star Trek Online is discontinuing its 3-D-printed ship partnership with GameprintMassivelyOp ︎13 Sep 2023Star Trek Online’s Incursion and season 30 are live on PCMassivelyOp ︎12 Sep 2023Star Trek Online: Incursion Now LiveSteam ︎11 Sep 2023Rumor: Embracer is trying to sell Gearbox – and therefore Cryptic and its MMORPGsMassivelyOp ︎06 Sep 2023Neverwinter tweaks Cleric at-will powers in an attempt to tamp down the impact of animation cancellingMassivelyOp ︎29 Aug 2023Star Trek Online Incursion launches for PC on September 12, starring Garrett Wang, Kipleigh Brown, and Erin MacdonaldMassivelyOp ︎08 Aug 2023Star Trek Online opens up a special museum to tour the franchise’s starshipsMassivelyOp ︎04 Aug 2023Neverwinter’s new patch makes abyssal hunt monsters less painful and keeps Demonweb Pits bosses in lineMassivelyOp ︎24 Jul 2023Neverwinter’s summer festival event is coming back once again on July 27MassivelyOp ︎18 Jul 2023Demonweb Pits update is LIVESteam ︎18 Jul 2023Neverwinter’s Demonweb Pits module is live today alongside a new recruitment eventMassivelyOp ︎10 Jul 2023Neverwinter adds a lockbox featuring characters from the 1983 Dungeons and Dragons cartoonMassivelyOp ︎08 Jul 2023MMO Business Roundup: Unity clings to AI, Apple appeals again, Embracer restructuresMassivelyOp ︎06 Jul 2023Interview: Neverwinter announces 26th module, Demonweb Pits, with a new ‘post-leveling experience’MassivelyOp ︎26 Jun 2023Star Trek Online’s summer event returns June 28 with medieval fantasy-styled ship and weapon rewardsMassivelyOp ︎22 Jun 2023Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance modeMassivelyOp ︎15 Jun 2023Forgotten Realms’ Ed Greenwood helms Neverwinter’s 10th anniversary events, starting todayMassivelyOp ︎13 Jun 2023Star Trek Online releases Unraveled, its new episode, and its new TFO for consoleMassivelyOp ︎11 Jun 2023Neverwinter celebrates 10th anniversary with free companions, VIP time, and new content on the PTSMassivelyOp ︎24 May 2023Embracer Group (Gearbox/Cryptic) stock nose-dives after implosion of $2B business dealMassivelyOp ︎09 May 2023Star Trek Online: Unraveled Now LiveSteam ︎09 May 2023Choose My Adventure: Adventuring in the Borderlands of Dungeons and Dragons OnlineMassivelyOp ︎09 May 2023Star Trek Online’s Unraveled is live for PC players with new episode and TFOMassivelyOp ︎04 May 2023Star Trek Online previews the new TFO, Leviathan, coming with the Unraveled updateMassivelyOp ︎02 May 2023Neverwinter’s RPG-in-a-RPG event starts this ThursdayMassivelyOp ︎02 May 2023Star Trek Online announces Unraveled, coming to PC May 9, with new episode and TFOMassivelyOp ︎26 Apr 2023Neverwinter releases a patch early to the Xbox version thanks to problems with the serversMassivelyOp ︎25 Apr 2023Choose My Adventure: Endgame in Neverwinter nearly rocks my Bard’s face apartMassivelyOp ︎20 Apr 2023Neverwinter adjusts companions and items, fixes a milestone rewards error, and helps a lost koboldMassivelyOp ︎18 Apr 2023Choose My Adventure: Rocking my way to max level Bard play in NeverwinterMassivelyOp ︎17 Apr 2023Neverwinter fixes a long list of bugs and ‘substantially’ improves several healing companionsMassivelyOp ︎17 Apr 2023Star Trek Online’s recent patch brings back its First Contact Day and Delta Recruit eventsMassivelyOp ︎