Game Theory in MMOs
Game theory is a field of mathematics that “attempts to mathematically capture behavior in strategic situations, in which an individual’s success in making choices depends on the choices of others” (Wikipedia). […]
Other MMOs
EverQuest II Takes One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
It really surprised me when Sony Online Entertainment, one of the biggest MMOG publisher in the industry, became the first company to think outside the box. Global Agenda’s Conquest option […]
Turbine Purchased by Warner Bros.
Turbine, previously the largest independant MMO company, has been acquired by Warner Brothers Incorporated. They’ve been huge investors in the company for years, but this latest exchange is expected to […]
Lore Hound MMOcast: Episode 3
[audio:http://blip.tv/file/get/Plodcast-LoreHoundMMOcastEpisode3108.mp3] This week the Lore Hounds welcome special guest Lawrence Sonntag of machinima.com, gamergrenade.com, and his own hundredcoins.com for this episode of the MMOcast. This week the discussion covers: Star […]
The Turbine Double Dip: New Race & Forum Explosion
Over the past two weeks I’ve been spammed with news coming from Turbine Entertainment. Topics have run the gauntlet of the company’s games, from Lord of the Rings Online to […]
World of Tanks Gameplay Trailer
In mid-February the MMOG world was run down by a blitzkrieg from WarGaming.net. The strategy specialist announced World of Tanks, an MMOG that would feature nothing but tanks. No, not […]