Champions Online: Well, This Sucks
I downloaded, installed and patched Champions Online: Free for All when it re-launched the other day, like thousands of others. Fearing the inevitable crush of the servers, I decided to […]
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MMOG Concepts and Ideas to Dominate in 2011
I’d like to welcome everyone to 2011. A year I’d officially call “The Year of Hope” for the MMOG industry. We can all attest to what a disappointment 2010 has […]
Battlefield Enters the F2P Market
OK, so according to the title of the game, it’s actually Battlefield “Play4Free,“ but that’s nit-picking. It’s still a bit of an interesting revelation. We may not normally consider DICE’s […]
Champions Online Going Freemium, F2Pers Lose Some Customization Options
I’ve never been all that nice to Champions Online. To me, it was a rather shallow experience with dozens of glaring quality assurance issues. Everything from balance to leveling curves […]
PAX Prime ’10: How To – Marvel Super Hero Squad Online TCG
This year, PAX brought many gamers an opportunity to get their eager hands on one game or another, but one genre of gameplay I was not expecting was a Trading […]
Free-To-Play Continues To Pay: LotRO Doubles Revenues
What once may have been considered a gamble now looks like it’s on the way to becoming the default model for modern MMOs to follow. At least, you’d certainly think […]
PAX Prime ’10: Lord of the Rings Online F2P Developer Interview
After suffering through dead laptops, blistered feet, and hours of video encoding, we’re happy to (finally) kick off our PAX coverage, and what better to start with than the most […]
Reminder: Instance Gratification: DDO Episode 7 To Take Place Tomorrow At 12:00 PM EST
Forget what I said a few tweets ago. After receiving an entire handful of upset/disgruntled/angry/sad tweets I have decided to pull iTZKooPA out of summer retirement. The large cleric that […]