Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. Do you ever find yourself playing an MMORPG, but actively ...

One ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ could almost visualize the act of jumping straight from a browser into a fully developed MMORPG without any installation or download—a mere on-demand adventure of the purest kind.

The big story of this week has been Microsoft's huge round of layoffs, which have impacted several teams and projects under the Xbox Game Studios banner. That includes Zenimax Online Studios, the ...