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March is upon us, and StarVault has used this opportunity to announce that Mortal Online will be shipping this month to…what? Stop snickering! I’m serious…yes, this month. No, I’m not being ironic. The company has admitted that there are numerous issues that need to be worked out, such as desync problems, among other gripes, but [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Derek Smart: David Allen Fired, Alganon Should Not Have Launched…
March 13th, 2010 
Omali Earlier this week it was announced that David Allen, President and co-founder of Alganon LLC, has departed for unknown reasons. Granted, it didn’t take long for the new President (Derek Smart) to step and in and clarify the situation: “Dave Allen didn’t ‘depart’. I fired him back in February for insubordination and for acting against the [...]
Final Fantasy XI: Going Nowhere, In A Good Way
March 2nd, 2010 Omali Last month I wrote about how someone at Square Enix is sooo fired, when a high level Human Resources employee blabbed the following: “I think some amongst you will know, but FF11 started in 2002 … Well, this year it’ll end and the stage will shift to FF14.” -Square Enix Employee Of course, with the [...]
Allods Online: Whoops, Our Bad
March 2nd, 2010 Omali Allods Online is a great example of how a title can grow under the guise of a World of Warcraft clone, gain the attention of both gamers and publications as a beacon of individuality in the WoW Clone genre, pull forward and grow a community that could rival the Darkfall community in terms of loyalty [...]
Alganon: Moving to DDO Formula
March 2nd, 2010 Omali Alganon booted in December this past year to a very mixed reaction. Launched as a lower budget, indie MMO, Alganon plucked various mechanics from other MMOs (offline leveling system, skill branches, etc) and threw them together in a game that looked similar to a world of war and craft. Reviews for the title were generally [...]
