Hey folks, You may have heard comments down the grapevine that MMO Fallout is planning on a comeback of sorts, but right now I’d like to pick up the mantle to talk about how Daybreak Game Company is a dead company with a bare bones, barely functioning development team. They just don’t care anymore folks. … Continue reading “[Column] I Came Back To Call Daybreak A Dead Husk”
I recently revived my subscription to Gamefly (no, this isn’t sponsored) because I don’t have enough going on in my life outside of law school and these MMOs that I am allegedly playing. Essentially I wanted a cheap way to play some games that I have had my eye on but never really wanted to … Continue reading “Gamefly You Fools: Luigi’s Mansion on 3DS”
Entropia Universe is officially old enough to get its learners permit, and that can only mean one thing: New aim controls. The free update launching this week allows players to lock onto targets and cycle through new ones, allowing for much better control and for easier mass destruction. In addition, the team at MindArk has … Continue reading “Entropia Universe Celebrates 16 Years Old”
This week Andy Mcnamara from Game Informer sat down for a softball interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden. The two discuss a few topics regarding the Playstation and games, but at the end of the interview Mcnamara brings up the topic of cross-play. Layden’s response? All publishers have to do is … Continue reading “Sony Still Lying About Commitment To Cross-Play, Says Dev”
I am a neglectful person. First I barely acknowledge MMO Fallout hitting nine years old last year, and now I look back at the archives and find out that I never published a predictions piece for 2018? You really get your money’s worth with this website, let me tell you. So in that vein, let’s … Continue reading “MMO Fallout’s Tips For 2019: Consumer/Industry Edition”
Today’s news comes to us from Japan, and if you thought the recent Korean law criminalizing paid boosting was an overreach, just wait until you see this. Japanese lawmakers passed an amendment to the Unfair Competition Prevention law that makes the modification of save game data illegal within the country. The law not only effects … Continue reading “Japan Criminalizes Editing Save Games, Punishable With Jail Time And Fines”
It’s that time of the year, when retail stores start posting their best selling games from the prior year. Amazon has posted the top selling products in the video game category. The top 10 is mostly comprised of Playstation Plus cards and Playstation cash cards, with Nintendo Switch products making up the bulk of the … Continue reading “Amazon Reveals 2018 Best Selling Games”
The internet has had a few days to cool down from the announcement of Diablo Immortal, the mobile game announced and BlizzCon and rather negatively received by Blizzard’s community within and without the convention center. But while certain parties may be eager to paint the negative reaction as entitlement from spoiled gamers, Blizzard isn’t one … Continue reading “Diablo Backlash Isn’t Entitlement, It’s Passion Says Blizzard”
Good Old Games, the online game store infamous for its anti-DRM policies, has launched a new initiative to let the world know just how it feels about anti-consumer copyright protection schemes. The movement, cleverly dubbed FCK DRM, is in partnership with Defective By Design and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and aims to feature services whose … Continue reading “Good Old Games Launches FCK DRM Initiative”
Here at MMO Fallout we try to avoid saturating our coverage of lawsuits for two reasons: The first being that unless the court is making a judgement or one of the parties introduces some profound claim or evidence, the court filings in between are about as interesting and productive as this. Thankfully we’re finally getting … Continue reading “IPE Update: Court Issues Ruling On Star Citizen Motion To Dismiss”
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