Filed under: Horror , Game mechanics , Previews , News items , Free-to-play , Browser , Mobile , Casual , Miscellaneous , MMObility Some weeks, mobile news just comes right up to my doorstep and invites itself in. This was one of those weeks.
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MMObility: Google’s Nexus tablet and Dark Legends’ update
Filed under: Fantasy , MMO industry , New titles , News items Looking for a definitive release date for Diablo III ?
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Diablo III sort of confirmed for Q2 2012
Filed under: Super-hero , Business models , Game mechanics , MMO industry , Patches , Free-to-play , DC Universe Online Given the popularity of Batman, Superman, and the rest of the DC Comics license, you’d think an MMO based in and around Gotham City and Metropolis would be nothing short of wildly successful. If anything, though, DC Universe Online (as well as dearly departed Sony Online Entertainment titles like Star Wars Galaxies and The Matrix Online ) has proved that big-name IPs are not a surefire recipe for an MMO blockbuster
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Year One: A look back at DCUO on its first anniversary
Filed under: Betas , Fantasy , Video , Culture , Previews , Opinion , Free-to-play , Browser , Hands-on , Casual , MMORTS , Rise and Shiny , Livestream I tend to think of myself as a connoisseur of MMORTS games. If you are not familiar with the genre, imagine an MMO that plays like a city-building sim combined with open warfare and sometimes trade
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Rise and Shiny: Golden Age
Filed under: Events, real-world , News items , Free-to-play , Not So Massively The relatively new MOBA genre has seen a massive surge in popularity over the last few years, due mainly to the popularity of DotA remakes like League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth .
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League of Legends turns two this Thursday, celebrations planned
Filed under: Game mechanics , Patches , Previews , PvP , News items , Free-to-play , Not So Massively Last week, Riot Games gave League of Legends players a sneak peek at upcoming ranged damage-dealing champion Graves. In a new patch preview video this week , Riot explains all of the balance changes and updates that will be released alongside the new champion.
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League of Legends patch preview describes Dominion balance changes
Filed under: Economy , MMO industry , Miscellaneous With all of the free-to-play MMOs coming onto the market and the F2P conversion of formerly subscription-only titles, it should come as no surprise that the subscription model is losing its grip on the industry. Eurogamer reports that the money brought in from MMO subscriptions has actually gone into decline for the first time ever starting in 2010 since analysts began tracking it in 2002. 2010’s subscription revenue added up to $1.58 billion, a respectable amount but still 5% less than 2009
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MMO subscription dollars in decline for the first time since 2002
Filed under: Classes , Culture , Opinion , The Daily Grind , Miscellaneous There are a few constants that dog my adventures into every MMO. I will play a female character even though I am a man , I will go nuts over pet classes if they are available, I will probably create a legion of alts before ever hitting the level cap, and I will wear stylish hats even if the stats aren’t the greatest
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The Daily Grind: Does a class’ popularity influence your desire to play it?
Filed under: Fantasy , MMO industry , News items , RIFT , Promotions Through regular closed beta events and frequent information reveals , Trion Worlds has really been pushing the word out on its upcoming fantasy MMO RIFT . The game’s marketing campaign has taken a bit of an unexpected turn today with the announcement of a promotional partnership between the upcoming MMO and Valve ’s Team Fortress 2 . Steam users who pre-order RIFT during the month of February, or who have already purchased the game through Steam, will be given two limited-edition weapons in Team Fortress 2
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RIFT pre-orders rewarded with exclusive Team Fortress 2 unlocks
While MMO subscription numbers are largely hidden from public eyes , GamesIndustry.biz found a report by Screen Digest that delivered solid figures for the rate of subscription growth and revenue from the Western market. It’s a classic case of “good news, bad news” for the industry
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The state of the subscription MMO: Revenues up, WoW’s stranglehold slipping