Some people want to focus on the fact that Scarlet Blade has exposed breasts and very thin outfits as a point of controversy. Why not focus on the quality of the game which, since the sex is so ham-handedly shoved down the user’s throat, I have to guess will be incredibly mediocre.
Welcome to another edition of Community Concerns, a weekly editorial that looks at specific issues affecting various MMOs. Most of our topics are submitted by readers and (for one reason or another) rely mainly on player testimony. Battleground Europe continues to rage on with a small yet very passionate and vocal community. World War 2 … Continue reading “[Community Concerns] Antwerp And Emergency Maintenance”
Ever since Lord of the Rings Online went free to play, Turbine has been in a constant state of experimentation with the game’s cash shop. Most of the updates go by with relatively little controversy, and when Turbine steps over the line and draws fire from the community, they are relatively quick to take two … Continue reading “Turbine Consolidates Cash Shop With Mithril Coin”
Those of you who played Star Trek Universe may remember the controversy that Cryptic Studios caused by encouraging players to purchase multiple copies of the game in order to take advantage of the retailer-specific cosmetic items upon launch. If you wanted to get your hands on the Next Generation Enterprise, as well as an adorable … Continue reading “Neverwinter Presents $200 Exclusive Race”
Executive Producer Jeff Hickman has posted a State of the Game on the Old Republic official website, outlining how Bioware plans on implementing some much-requested features in the coming few months. Spring 2013 sees the launch of The Old Republic’s first expansion, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, and the community is still seeing a rise … Continue reading “SWTOR State of the Game Confirms New Content, Same Sex Relationships”
The War Z developer Hammerpoint Interactive seems to be in a constant state of apology lately. The game was released on Steam and then pulled shortly after when players began complaining that features advertised were not actually in the game. Sergey Titov then went on Gamespy to blame the Steam community for misreading the details, … Continue reading “Hammerpoint Interactive Issues Open Letter To Community”
Welcome to your night cap, for Monday September seventeenth, star date two zero one two. Daily activities are a great way for MMOs to keep their communities interested and playing. From a design stand, it directs the more casual crowd to a list of chores that can be completed even if the person doesn’t have … Continue reading “Monday Night Cap: Daily Questing”
Electronic Arts has had its fair share of bad news just here at MMO Fallout. Warhammer Online and All Points Bulletin launched and subsequently took a jackhammer to the publisher’s relationship with its investors and partners, and the recent release of The Old Republic was met with major initial sales and just as much controversy … Continue reading “EA Employees Gear Up For Class Action Lawsuit”
Let’s talk history. Back in 2010, Rhode Island lured 38 Studios from Massachusetts to their own state with the promise of a $75 million loan, under the promise that 450 jobs would be created. The loan was a product of controversy among Rhode Island politicians, especially as the loan would be hedged on a studio that had … Continue reading “Rhode Island Working To Keep 38 Studios Solvent”
In case you don’t play RuneScape, earlier this month CEO Mark Gerhard responded to player criticism over the controversial Squeal of Fortune with the following message: …it should be evident that we just gearing up for our most exciting and biggest content year ever……….. including a complete upgrade to the combat system later … Continue reading “Jagex Leak: Combat System Overhaul Icons”
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