LotRO: Rider of Rohan Delay Doesn’t Hold Back New Instances
No gamer ever enjoys a delay, but many of us begrudgingly accept them expecting the title to be better for it. Turbine Entertainment, makers of Lord of the Rings Online […]
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World of Warcraft Invites You To Its Eighth Birthday, Entices with New Trailer
The MMORPG that hooked me on the genre forever is approaching its eighth birthday and Blizzard wants you to have the proverbial pony. Players can login now to begin claiming […]
BioWare Answers The Most Asked Star Wars: The Old Republic Question – “Launch?”
Months of speculation and rapidly declining subscription numbers finally led to Electronic Arts and BioWare announcing that Star Wars: The Old Republic would be converting to a free-to-play business model. […]
TERA Producer Chris Hager Leaves En Masse Entertainment
TERA launched on May 1, 2012 in North America. Producer Chris Hager was part of the crew to send it off, adding another knotch to his already impressive pedigree. TERA […]
Turbine Entertainment Hit By Unspecified Number of Layoffs
Turbine Entertainment, creator of Asheron’s Call, Dungeon & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online, has been hit by an unspecified number of layoffs according to the Boston Globe. […]
Sony Bulks Up, Acquires Cloud-gaming Specialist Gaikai
Wondering what Sony’s plans are for the future of gaming. Not just Sony Online Entertainment, but the company’s console endeavors as well? Well, the purchase of cloud-gaming specialist Gaikai for […]
Facebook Allowing Subscription Model for Games
It may be uncommon for LoreHound to cover Facebook’s library of games, but it has happened. More important is the impact that the juggernaut of social networking has had on […]
PAX 2011: MMORTS End of Nations Joining Free-to-Play Crowd
Trion Worlds, maker of Rift, has announced that its MMORTS End of Nations will be free-to-play at launch. Under development at Petroglyph, which is staffed by numerous Westwood (Command and […]