MMO Business Roundup: Sony, SEGA, and Square-Enix drop a mixed bag of quarterly financials
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news – this time ’round, it’s all about quarterly financial reports. Square-Enix: Square saw another broad drop in games sales revenue in the second quarter of 2024 (actually the FQ1 for 2025), owing both to the lack of new titles compared to the same quarter last […]25 Nov 2023Destiny 2 shares Season 23 class and mod updates, preps raid group finder test for November 30MassivelyOp ︎22 Nov 2023This Week In Destiny – 11/22/2023Steam ︎22 Nov 2023Anyone can now buy FF14’s pizza emote, two years after you had to order $15 of delivery food to get it (maybe)RPS ︎21 Nov 2023Today in transmedia synergy: Bungie and CDPR announce Destiny 2 x The Witcher collabMassivelyOp ︎21 Nov 2023Toss a coin to Destiny 2, because Witcher-inspired armor and cosmetics are coming next weekPC Gamer ︎21 Nov 2023Destiny 2 is getting new cosmetics inspired by The WitcherVG247 ︎20 Nov 2023Wisdom of Nym: When will Final Fantasy XIV head back to the Void?MassivelyOp ︎20 Nov 2023Destiny 2 peak player concurrency hits a new all-time low on SteamMassivelyOp ︎20 Nov 2023Lo and behold, Bungie’s bad choices have resulted in Destiny 2's worst player numbers – everVG247 ︎17 Nov 2023Destiny 2 details Season of the Wish’s weapon, reward adjustments, and next dungeon launch dateMassivelyOp ︎17 Nov 2023Final Fantasy XIV will run a cloud server stress test on November 20MassivelyOp ︎16 Nov 2023This Week in Destiny - 11/16/2023Steam ︎15 Nov 2023Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish gets a new trailer as The Final Shape release date still hangs in limboMassivelyOp ︎15 Nov 2023This season's cosiest anime is perfect for Final Fantasy 14 fansVG247 ︎14 Nov 2023The Game Awards: Destiny 2 nominated for “best community support” days after community/social media layoffsVG247 ︎13 Nov 2023Wisdom of Nym: The best stuff from Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 that’s already in the gameMassivelyOp ︎10 Nov 2023Destiny 2 resolves to ‘get back up’ as it confirms Season of the Wish for November 28MassivelyOp ︎09 Nov 2023This Week In Destiny – 11/09/2023Steam ︎06 Nov 2023Wisdom of Nym: Illuminating Final Fantasy XIV’s 6.51 patchMassivelyOp ︎04 Nov 2023Destiny 2’s Bungie addresses layoffs and prior releases as devs express ‘anger, sadness and fear’MassivelyOp ︎03 Nov 2023We challenged Final Fantasy XIV fans to real-life Triple Triad matches to celebrate 10 years of the MMORPS ︎03 Nov 2023Bungie attempts to pacify the Destiny 2 community following huge wave of layoffsVG247 ︎02 Nov 2023Bungie issues statement to Destiny community following layoffs: 'We know we have lost a lot of your trust'PC Gamer ︎02 Nov 2023Final Fantasy XIV puts together a highlight reel from this year’s London FanfestMassivelyOp ︎02 Nov 2023Destiny 2 just lost a piece of its soul – and one of the things that kept me coming back every yearVG247 ︎01 Nov 2023Bungie bosses admit Destiny 2 revenues missed expectations this year by 45%MassivelyOp ︎01 Nov 2023Destiny 2 has reportedly suffered a “sharp drop” in popularity following the launch of LightfallVG247 ︎01 Nov 2023Bungie fans outraged as beloved Destiny composers and other veteran employees are put out of workPC Gamer ︎31 Oct 2023Patch 6.51 NotesSteam ︎31 Oct 2023Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.51 starts new PvP season, opens new variant dungeons, and begins Fall Guys collabMassivelyOp ︎31 Oct 2023I can't believe I had to come back to Final Fantasy 14 to pay rent, but it was a blessing in disguisePC Gamer ︎31 Oct 2023Destiny 2 developer Bungie the latest games studio to suffer layoffs, CEO says it's "a sad day"VG247 ︎31 Oct 2023Bungie's Destiny 2: The Final Shape and Marathon reportedly delayedVG247 ︎30 Oct 2023Bungie lays off employees as Destiny 2: The Final Shape is reportedly delayed to JunePC Gamer ︎30 Oct 2023Destiny devs Bungie are the latest big video game studio to be hit by layoffsRPS ︎