2020 is continuing the trend of gaming industry names being absorbed into the Jagex collective. Will MMO Fallout be absorbed next? Only time will tell. Jagex’s latest hiring spree has brought on board a number of notable names to notch their…I’m out of words for this alliteration. The role of head of product marketing for … Continue reading “Jagex Continues Hiring Spree In 2020, Brings On Big Names”
Everything’s coming up Glouphrie in RuneScape for 2019. As RuneScape enters its twentieth year of existence, Jagex is celebrating a successful 2019. RuneScape as a franchise enjoyed the highest membership count of all time with well over a million subscribers while Old School RuneScape achieved its highest daily active players thanks in part to a … Continue reading “RuneScape Celebrates All-Time High Membership In 2019”
I’ve made several comments over the years about how Jagex seems to struggle with conflicting priorities, and nothing really exemplifies that in recent history more than the Yak Track. For those of you who play RuneScape, the Yak Track ends today (January 5). I liked the idea of the Yak Track in theory; an alternative … Continue reading “Diaries From Gielinor: The Yak Track Made Me Hate RuneScape”
Ghost Recon Breakpoint was such a disappointment that its release sales and subsequent response from the community resulted in Ubisoft taking a big financial hit and also fundamentally overhauling the way that they approve and release games. Since the game’s launch and commercial disappointment, Ubisoft has been taking strides in figuring out just what the … Continue reading “Ghost Recon Breakpoint Players Demand AI Partners”
The Division 2 is the latest game to join the Twitch Prime reward factory, and you can get your hands on the first round of goodies starting as early as now. Over the course of the next few months, Twitch Prime members will be able to redeem a series of four apparel sets and a … Continue reading “The Division 2 Joins Twitch Rewards Starting Now”
The Division 2 is a very Division-esque title, which is going to be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you approach the franchise. If you like your sequels to take the prior title and expand upon it, you’re golden. If you hated everything about The Division down to its core mechanics, … Continue reading “Diaries From Washington DC: The Division 2 First Ten Levels”
Club Units are those fancy golden coins you get for completing challenges in various Ubisoft games. They are the points you remember you have because Far Cry has club-specific weapon unlocks and they can also be used to unlock discounts on the Ubisoft store. If you’ve been sitting on a pile of these points, you’ll … Continue reading “PSA: Starting April 1, UPlay’s Club Units Will Expire After 2 Years”
Want to hear a joke? I pre-ordered energy drinks. Want to hear a bigger joke? They botched it. Last month I talked about how Walmart partnered with Ubisoft and Mountain Dew to offer pre-orders for Mountain Dew Game Fuel, an energy drink that came out on store shelves this month. For $20 you could get … Continue reading “[Community] 2019: The Year In Which Walmart Messed Up My Soda Pre-Order”
The Division 2 is the latest title to be poached by Epic Games, as the news broke today that the title will not be released on Steam but will instead be exclusive to the Epic Store and Ubisoft’s own UPlay platform. Set for release on March 15, The Division 2 is the sequel to … Continue reading “The Division 2 Snubs Steam For The Epic Game Store”
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”
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