There has been a lot of talk surrounding Daybreak Games these past few days. Now more rumors are coming to light that Daybreak Games could be exploring the option of a potential acquisition. With a powerful portfolio of MMOs at stake, this could have big implications in the game industry, but also for MMOs as a genre.

EVE Online Executive Producer Andie Nordgren has announced that she is leaving CCP and Iceland in order to return to Sweden in order to raise her children closer her family. She will be leaving the game and Iceland in June.

Rumors began swirling earlier today that a round of layoffs had hit Daybreak Game Company. Ry Schueller, Brand Manager at DGC, indicated that he is "a free agent". We reached out to Daybreak and have received a statement from DGC confirming the restructuring of the workforce.

Phoenix Labs will be bringing out a huge new update on May 2nd that will see a few weeks of beta testing prior to the launch of open beta on May 24th. Players can look at big improvements to the progression system and a better variety of quests alongside new additions that include a reputation system, a new world map and much more.

The Wild West Online team has announced that players should "get ready to tame the West" with the full retail release on Steam on May 10th. According to the press announcement, the WWO launch will include a slew of new features, most implemented and tuned thanks to community feedback.

Fortnite seems to be heading off to the be "last one standing" in the fight for dominance in the battle royale genre. The game, according to Super Data Research's March findings, has now topped all others including PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in Monthly Active Users (MAU) and in revenue generation across all platforms. In addition, it has the "highest conversion rate of any F2P game and is now the largest F2P console game OF ALL TIME (both in revenue and MAU).

The Elder Scrolls Online site has been updated with a new post to detail three of the big additions to the game when Update 18 goes live later this summer. Most notably, players will find Daily Log In rewards, the ability to gift items to others from the Crown Store and a number of combat changes.