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 […]02 Aug 2024Not even Destiny 2: The Final Shape being a runaway blockbuster success would have prevented Bungie's latest layoffs, report claimsVG247 ︎01 Aug 2024Final Fantasy XIV brings the Moonfire Faire around once more on August 8MassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2024Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has seemingly spent over $2 Million on classic cars and motorbikes since Sony bought the studio back in 2022VG247 ︎31 Jul 2024Destiny creators Bungie lay off 220 people and form new studio within Sony to stave off financial ruinRPS ︎31 Jul 2024Destiny 2 developer Bungie to lay off 220 staff, integrate more deeply with Sony, and "spin out" one game's development to a new PlayStation studioVG247 ︎31 Jul 2024Destiny 2: How to get the NES006 sample and summon secret bossesPC Gamer ︎31 Jul 2024Destiny 2 studio Bungie lays off another 220 workers, ending work on multiple gamesMassivelyOp ︎30 Jul 2024Final Fantasy XIV adds in time-limited tomestone along with its new Savage raid tierMassivelyOp ︎30 Jul 2024Patch 7.05 NotesSteam ︎29 Jul 2024Wisdom of Nym: The actual storytelling issues with Final Fantasy XIV DawntrailMassivelyOp ︎26 Jul 2024Destiny 2’s August patch seeks to address Crucible problems and the ‘epidemic’ of PvP quittersMassivelyOp ︎25 Jul 2024Final Fantasy XIV shares insight into the singer behind the Arcadion’s final fight songMassivelyOp ︎25 Jul 2024This Week in Destiny – 07/25/2024Steam ︎24 Jul 2024Perfect Ten: 10 times MMOs appeared in TV and moviesMassivelyOp ︎22 Jul 2024Final Fantasy XIV has a slate of activities lined up for Gamescom 2024MassivelyOp ︎18 Jul 2024This Week In Destiny - 07/18/2024Steam ︎16 Jul 2024Destiny 2 releases Echoes act two with more storyline and battleground playMassivelyOp ︎16 Jul 2024Final Fantasy XIV introduces the Arcadion and addresses job balance in patch 7.01MassivelyOp ︎16 Jul 2024Yoshi-P is just as confused about Final Fantasy 14 players being horny for a two-headed lizard as I am: 'I would never have guessed this'PC Gamer ︎15 Jul 2024Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s delightfully light role questsMassivelyOp ︎12 Jul 2024Former Bungie lead counsel explains how the studio nailed one of Destiny 2's most infamous leakersPC Gamer ︎12 Jul 2024Destiny 2 shares content arriving in Echoes Act 2, balance updates, and story release changesMassivelyOp ︎11 Jul 2024This Week in Destiny – 07/11/2024Steam ︎09 Jul 2024Bungie is making a drastic change in response to player complaints about timegating in Destiny 2PC Gamer ︎09 Jul 2024The Soapbox: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, mortality, remembrance, and last chancesMassivelyOp ︎08 Jul 2024Wisdom of Nym: Spoiler-free impressions of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s leveling dungeonsMassivelyOp ︎08 Jul 2024The First Descendant may have copied a lot of Warframe’s systems, but now the community is accusing the developer of lifting barely-altered Destiny 2 icons, tooVG247 ︎06 Jul 2024LOTRO Legendarium: Six ideas LOTRO totally should steal from other MMOsMassivelyOp ︎05 Jul 2024This Week In Destiny - 07/05/2024Steam ︎05 Jul 2024Final Fantasy 14’s Dawntrail expansion has only been out a few days, and one of its new jobs is already being adjustedRPS ︎05 Jul 2024First Impresions: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail is a dense summer getaway for the MMORPGMassivelyOp ︎05 Jul 2024Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail peak player concurrency has apparently topped even Endwalker’sMassivelyOp ︎02 Jul 2024Bungie’s plan for Destiny 2’s eleventh year is less linear and more about world-buildingMassivelyOp ︎02 Jul 2024FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail is Now Available!Steam ︎02 Jul 2024Final Fantasy XIV’s massive Dawntrail expansion is officially live todayMassivelyOp ︎