A Scary Precedent – Hackee Allowed To Decide Hacker’s Fate

Posted on May 21, 2012

For the sake of argument, let’s say that I’m a horrible jerk. Yet you don’t really know it. In fact, I’m actually a compadre, as far as you know. This means I am not just an annoying or hateful person, but something more sinister. I’m deceitful. Top it off with this tidbit straight from the

gPotato Shutting Down Prius Online and Luna Online

Posted on Mar 12, 2012

gPotato announced the cancelation of two of its MMORPGs today: Prius Online and Luna Online; which will both be shutting down on March 27th. No reason for the closures was given, but we can assume the player-base for both games just wasn’t enough to justify the cost of running them. Players from both games are being compensated

APB Saved, Relaunching As F2P APB: Reloaded In 2011

Posted on Nov 16, 2010

We’ve been following the implosion of Realtime Worlds and APB, its flagship title, since it kicked off earlier this year. If you need a recap, the game had an identity crisis before launch, was buggy and confused mess at launch, didn’t make much money and ultimately was closed in record setting time followed by the

PSA: Electronic Arts Offering Olive Branch To APB Players

Posted on Sep 27, 2010

Publisher Electronic Arts is following the lead of Hi-Rez Studios in offering would-be APB players a salve to heal their fresh wounds.  A free downloadble title from the EA Store is being made available to any player that purchased the ill-fated MMOFPS All Points Bulletin from Steam. The list of selectable games is quite tempting, including Dragon

Rejected MMOs I want back – Part II

Posted on Sep 19, 2010

We continue looking at games that, for one reason or another, were canned at various stages of development. Whether you actively played and enjoyed them or couldn’t care less about their collapse, every failed title meant fewer opportunities and choice for players, as well as a loss to the gaming industry in general. Refer to

Hi-Rez Studios Gives a Leg Up to Disenfranchised APB Players

Posted on Sep 18, 2010

If one man’s loss is another man’s gain, then perhaps one company’s dead MMO is a chance for another to bolster its subscriber base? Hi-Rez Studios, in recognition of All Points Bulletin‘s untimely demise, has written an open letter to the Shooter/MMO community, letting it know that they’re ready to welcome refugees with open arms:

The MMO Label — What’s In A Name?

Posted on Sep 01, 2010

The last couple of years in the MMO industry have been interesting, to say the least. As gaming in general has become more mainstream, online integration has greatly increased in availability and significance in modern media. With the success of games on various social networks such as Facebook, more and more companies are looking at

First Impressions: Thoughts On Fallen Earth

Posted on Aug 30, 2010

I’ll be splitting this into two posts: First one will be opinionated, and the second will be informative. For those who disagree or agree with what I have to say, feel free to post in the comments. I should admit, I’ve been “brainwashed” by Blizzard in to thinking what an MMOG is, how it should

Realtime Worlds’ Creditors Put Out APB On Developer

Posted on Aug 17, 2010

Last week, rumors began to circulate that Realtime Worlds, developer of  Crackdown and All Points Bulletin was in a wee bit of trouble.  Actually, the rumors indicated that the company was in dire straits, laying off all of its employees for newly announced MMOG MyWorld and cutting dozens from other projects.  The gossip also whispered

Lore Hound MMOcast 14: Betas are Underhanded Demos

Posted on Jul 17, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Join iTZKooPA, Amatera, and Juggynaut as they discuss the latest news in the MMOG world. Topics for the week include: League of Legends Season One Is Upon Us Fallen Earth July State of the Game Jagex, the creator of RuneScape, announced Stellar Dawn, a browser-based sci-fi MMOG. Closed