PointMMO is a digital distribution platform for free to play MMOs. The program is currently in beta and has been updated with new features to make downloads faster and more accessible. Essentially, PointMMO is a program along the lines of Xfire, or Raptr that tracks your play time and includes promotional items, except you can … Continue reading “PointMMO Improves Functionality With Additional Features”
Recently, Valve has been partnering up with publishers to add extra incentives to pre-purchasing through Steam. The idea is pretty simple: The more people pre-purchase, the better rewards everyone will receive. For instance, if enough people order Bioshock Infinite before it launches, everyone will receive a free copy of XCOM, Bioshock, as well as a … Continue reading “Pre-Purchase Defiance On Steam, Get More Rewards”
When you have a game centered around exploration, taking a tumble off the side of a cliff can be, well, deadly. One criticism players have held with Rift is over the fact that their character’s bones are made out of crepe paper, as it is apparently rather easy to die from falling off of low … Continue reading “Trion Removes Falling Damage”
I love Guild Wars 2, but my love is not without its fair share of annoyance. So while my previous articles have been about bumping up the MMO, I am using this space to discuss a couple of my gripes with Arenanet. 1. The Game Isn’t Dynamic I have a problem with MMOs calling their … Continue reading “A Fair Criticism Of Guild Wars 2”
Raptr is one of my favorite apps to have running in the background, next to xfire. Essentially it is a simple program which tracks how much time you spend in games on your PC, Xbox and PS3, tracks your achievements, and ranks you in each game based on time played and achievements earned. It also … Continue reading “Raptr: Star Trek Online Bundle Coming 9/4”
Another year, another Golden Joystick award. Every year I bring up the nominees, and since MMO Fallout is all about MMOs (and gratuitous food analogies), I tend to focus on just the one category. Last year the Best MMO category housed six titles. This year, the list has been expanded to a whopping nine. Luckily … Continue reading “And the Golden Joysticks Nominees Are…”
If Trion bestows one thing on the world, it should be that your post-launch advertising should be aggressive and essentially ensure you mark every part of your potential customer’s behind with lipstick. Rift pulled this off very well with a wealth of content starting in the weeks after launch combined with regular discounts both in-store … Continue reading “Play The Secret World Free, August 3rd – 6th”
It is that time of the year again. The third annual Games Developers Choice Awards Online ceremony isn’t held until October, but the list of finalists has been revealed. Zynga dominates the list of finalists this year with nine nominations, and Bioware’s The Old Republic taking six on its own. Additionally, Glitch received several nominations … Continue reading “Nominations For 2012 Games Developers Choice Awards Online”
It’s sale time, so get out your wallet and replace the next month’s meals with Ramen because this year is looking fantastic. Right now there aren’t many deals in the MMO realm to speak of, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get in the fun! Check out the current sales below. Remember, as always, prices … Continue reading “Steam Summer Sales Assault The Wallet”
*Note: Since I’ve received numerous comments in regard to this and the other Raptr articles, I would like to point out that this is not a sponsored article. MMO Fallout does not accept offers for sponsored articles.* We here at MMO Fallout love Raptr. If you haven’t heard of it, Raptr is a service similar … Continue reading “Raptr Rewards: Claim Mists of Pandaria Beta Keys”
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