2019 was certainly a year for video games and 2020 is looking to be a year with video games in it as well. And what better way to celebrate video games than by handing out completely arbitrary awards that we made up to talk about video games? This is MMO Fallout’s 2019 Awards We Made … Continue reading “2019’s Awards We Made Up: 2019 Edition Part 1 Of ???”
Yea I bought the thing on the thing. I wanted to talk about Stadia without having to dedicate an entire piece just to the hardware because you can’t really talk about the service unless you’re talking about a game. Those of you who keep track of my social media and other posts on this website … Continue reading “Bought It On Stadia: Wolfenstein: Youngblood”
Google Stadia is officially here and that means its time to break out those wallets. MMO Fallout has painstakingly jotted down the full list of prices for launch day titles on Stadia including those that are on sale for pro members (note: All founders are pro members for the next three months). Check out the … Continue reading “Stadia Is Here: Launch Day Price Lineup”
Google Stadia is here, by which I mean the first units are starting to ship out. Will MMO Fallout have an early review? No, those are for people who probably asked for them. Me I prefer to sit in the bleachers with the crowd and heckle from a distance. Are you ready to pay extra … Continue reading “Google Stadia Starts Shipping Today, And Early Coverage”
No need to hold your breaths any longer, as Google has finally unveiled the launch titles for Google Stadia and a whole week before the service launches. Google Stadia goes live on November 19, but you can feast your eyes on the games that will be available on launch day right now. All twelve of … Continue reading “Google Finally Announces Stadia Launch Titles, There Are Twelve”
I have to be honest with you folks: The AAA gaming industry has become such a contemptuous ball of greasy slime that I frankly no longer find it believable when companies do shady things and chalk it all up to human error. I’ve spent the better part of the last six years shouting to the … Continue reading “Rant: The Industry Makes Its Contempt For Consumers Public Once Again”
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick announced in an investor earnings call today that the company will lay off nearly 800 employees, mostly in non-game-development areas. The layoffs are expected to impact Activision, Blizzard, and King studios. The decision comes after the company achieved “record results” in 2018, however not as high as investors had hoped for. … Continue reading “Activision Blizzard Celebrates Record Results With Mass Layoffs”
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”
As the year comes to a close, Activision Blizzard is making headlines with their announcement that it intends on terminating Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann for “cause unrelated to the company’s financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.” Mr. Neumann has not officially been terminated and has been offered the opportunity to demonstrate why cause … Continue reading “Activision Blizzard Terminates Its CFO, Netflix Poaches Him”
Maplestory has launched the final chapter of the war with the game’s current big baddy, the Black Mage. Players level 200 or higher who have completed the 5th job advancement can access the Labyrinth of Suffering, Tenebris’ second area. At the end of the quest, players will find Verus Hilla, one of the Black Mage’s leading Commanders, ready … Continue reading “Maplestory Begins Final Chapter in War Against Black Mage”
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