There’s been a lot of speculation about who might be publishing the notorious sandbox MMO ArchAge in the west, and we finally have an answer: Trion Worlds. So breathe a sigh of relief, gamers, it wasn’t who you thought it was going to be. Leading online games company Trion Worlds and renowned South Korea-based game … Continue reading “ArchAge Publisher In West Is…Trion Worlds”
What a strange article. MMORPG.com, as with virtually any other MMO news site, does not allow the discussion of private servers and actively suspends/bans anyone who merely mentions the idea of their existence. I can’t blame them for this, after all I do it too. When you’re in a business where you’d like to get … Continue reading “MMORPG.com Locks Discussion Of Its Own Editorial, Cites Rules”
Earthrise: The game some of you may not have heard of, is back! Well, not at the moment anyway. If you haven’t been paying attention to this or other MMO news sites, Earthrise is a sci-fi sandbox MMO that launched in February 2011 by Bulgarian developer Masthead Studios. Earthrise was panned rather widely in the … Continue reading “Earthrise Closer To Alpha Launch, Accepting Registration”
After several months of rehab from Kickstarter, I think it’s safe to talk about some of the MMOs that are seeking funding without opening my wallet and throwing heaps of cash into them. It’s been a pretty interesting past few months for Kickstarter in all respects, including that of the MMO world. If you haven’t … Continue reading “Keeping Up With Kickstarter”
It is December 11th, and that can only mean one thing! No, not that. Gear up that sandbox, because tomorrow Darkfall: Unholy Wars is launching right into your…no, I’m getting word that Darkfall: Unholy Wars will not be launching December 12th. In a surprise, out of nowhere, could not be seen by anyone no matter how … Continue reading “Darkfall Reveals Launch Plans For Unholy Wars”
True fact: Whenever a hardcore indie FFA PvP sandbox MMO shuts down, Blizzard releases a commemorative cash shop pet. Think about it.
When we last saw Side Quest and Fractal Entertainment, the fledgling browser MMO was busy licking its wounds from a low turnout in its recent Kickstarter campaign. Of the ten thousand desired by Fractal Entertainment, the Kickstarter funding managed to bring in only two. However, not willing to give up, the folks at Fractal have released … Continue reading “Questing On The Side With Side Quest”
Heroes & Generals Heroes and Generals was actually Greenlit the previous time around, but since it was the only MMO at the time to be approved, I feel it warrants another look. Heroes & Generals is an upcoming MMOFPS by Reto-Moto. The game is an open world, free to play title set in World … Continue reading “Another Set Of Titles Greenlit On Steam”
A bounty system is to sandbox MMOs like peanut butter to fluff on a sandwich perhaps with a glass of cold milk on the side (soy or almond if you prefer). While the sandbox purists will say that developers should just allow players to run their own bounty system, because risk is just part of … Continue reading “Working Out A Bounty System”
Welcome to Tuesday, there are trays at the front of the line and plenty of tacos to go around. Due to the past few weeks sucking up most, if not all, of the Greenlight and Kickstarter MMOs, you may be glad to hear we are shifting paradigm to having a real discussion. So on to … Continue reading “Taco Tuesday: Four MMO Revival Pitches”
MMO Fallout 