The Guardian Cub Experiment, One Year Later
The Guardian Cub’s release in November of 2011 was met with mixed reception – a pet that you could buy on the Blizzard Store with real world currency and sell […]
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Where do you stand on RMT?
We were told by developers and publishers over the years that real-money-trading was a scourge on online gaming and ruined the experience for everyone. Rules were added to the term […]
Diablo III Real Money Auction House: Analysis of Fees, Market Forces, and Strategy, Part 2
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Last time, we looked at how the fees for the different auction houses will affect trading in Diablo 3. Today, I’d like […]
Diablo III Real Money Auction House: Analysis of Fees, Market Forces, and Strategy, Part 1
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 On May 15th at 3 A.M. PDT, the heavens will tremble and Diablo 3 will be live. Players will be able to […]
Guild Wars 2 Microtransactions Explained: RMT Included
Today ArenaNet revealed more details about Guild Wars 2‘s microtransaction item-store, revealing that it will allow players to participate in real-money-trading (RMT). The basic system works on three currencies: gold, […]
Diablo 3’s Auction House Fees Swallow 83% of Profits
Ok, I’ll admit the title is a bit misleading, as the fees only take up 83% of the profits if the item is sold at the minimum allowed price of […]
Blizzard Jumping onto the Free-to play Bandwagon?
Develop Online is reporting that Blizzard is planning on entering the free-to-play market with an unannounced game, but they fail to mention where they came up with this information. Blizzard Entertainment is […]
Leavin’ on a Jet Pack. To an Exclusive, Posh Penthouse…
Anyone that’s seen The Social Network knows that Zuckerberg’s greatest early scheme was to give a senseof exclusivity to Early Facebook. At one time, the website was only open to […]