Call him what you want, King Garriot, General Garriot, crazy, Richard Garriot is the big daddy of the MMORPG world, and has a special place in the hearts of many MMOers, whether you’ve played his version of Ultima Online (the old one) or Tabula Rasa. Ever since Tabula Rasa flew the coop and fell ten … Continue reading “Dad's Back! Richard Garriot Returns!”
Perfect World Entertainment isn’t happy with the current state of Kung Foo! their upcoming MMO that yours truly had the pleasure of closed beta testing. In fact, now that the testing is coming to a close in just a few days, they have an announcement to make: Rather than moving the game into open beta, … Continue reading “Back To The Drawing Board: See You Later This Year”
Good news everyone¹! NetEase, operators of World of Warcraft China division, have officially announced just an hour or so ago that they have received approval by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), to run World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, for publication in China. World of Warcraft has been fighting for survival in China … Continue reading “WoW China Saga Comes To A Close?”
Myst Online makes me pine for the better days of MMOs, particularly one that has a developer equivalent of the Child Protective Services act, as I would have called it to take Myst Online to a better place ages ago. Myst Online has seen more cancellations and revivals than any title on the list, despite … Continue reading “Night Of The Living Dead: Myst Online Edition”
Who would have thought I would be following up on a Blizzard story and a Red 5 story at the same time? The9 is a spurned lover. After losing the rights to World of Warcraft Asia-Edition earlier this year to NetEase (granted, who promptly got the game banned just as quickly) and taking a massive … Continue reading “Red 5 Marketing to China? The9 To The Rescue!”
Pirates of the Burning Sea launched two years ago this January following an elongated development period on the part of Flying Lab Software. Despite the factors of player run economies, developer immersion, a surprising balance in classes, and player vs player ship combat, the game fell short of a hot launch due to the steep … Continue reading “Server Merger Off The Port Bow!”
Today is the day we look at January and say “See you next year!” Yes it can only be February, and February can only mean another Everquest expansion is releasing. February starts off with two titles releasing: Global Agenda and Star Trek Online, on the first and second respectively. An important thing to remember about … Continue reading “Hello, February!”
A man once said, “Those who can’t do, teach. Those who can’t teach, teach Gym.” I have a similar phrase for companies that make MMOs: “Those who can’t develop, develop for China.” -Omali, MMO Fallout, on the Asian MMO Market Now, if you’re going to accuse me of implying that the Asian MMO market is … Continue reading “Red 5: Goodbye For Now, West! Hello China!”
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that Project V13, the fabled Fallout MMO and namesake for this blog, is trucking along and will be hitting beta soon. The bad news is that by soon, I mean soon in Valve Time, and it may be likely that the beta will trigger … Continue reading “Project V13 Beta! In 2012…”
Hey there ex-Fallen Earth and Lord of the Rings Online players! I know what you’ve been thinking, “I’d like to get back into [insert game here], but I just don’t have the cash right now to foot the fee for a game I don’t even know I will still enjoy!” Boy do I have a … Continue reading “Fallen Earth/ Lord of the Rings Online: Welcome Back!”
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