I love earnings reports, more so because I am a huge number crunching nerd, but because it gives us an occasional glimpse into how MMO developers are doing. NCsoft finally got around to filing their Q1 reports, and there is plenty of information to be found, namely in what game is doing better than others. … Continue reading “Fun Facts From NCSoft's Q1 2010 Report”
Iron Man! Who wants his milk and cookies? Or would that be gin and tonic? Come give me a big ol’ hug, and then it’s nap time! So your expression right now is likely one of three: You either 1.) would like to know why I am coochy-cooing Tony Stark, 2.) recognize the picture and … Continue reading “Marvel MMO Is Adorable!”
I don’t think it is a very well kept secret that here on MMO Fallout, I have a huge man-crush on Derek Smart. He makes me laugh, makes me cry, I send him flowers and he sends me restraining orders. We joke around, and we both love MMOs, and at the end of the day … Continue reading “Why I Love Derek Smart…”
I know what you are thinking: The oldest graphical MMO out there, and people are still paying a subscription fee? To which I respond, quiet you! Meridian59, even in its old age, is still unique to virtually any MMO out there. Visually, it may be like someone turned Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall into an MMO. Chat, … Continue reading “Meridian59 Is Completely Free, By The Way”
“We don’t need the kind of subscriber levels that people throw around, like a million subscribers, to make a lot of money on this title. If we get anywhere near that level, we’ll be making a lot of money.” Why thank you, THQ CEO Brian Farrel. MMO success is, as I have said before, relative. Technically … Continue reading “THQ: We Don’t Need No Stinkin Million Subscribers!”
“We don’t need the kind of subscriber levels that people throw around, like a million subscribers, to make a lot of money on this title. If we get anywhere near that level, we’ll be making a lot of money.” Why thank you, THQ CEO Brian Farrel. MMO success is, as I have said before, relative. Technically … Continue reading “THQ: We Don't Need No Stinkin Million Subscribers!”
Back when Cryptic announced they did indeed have a third MMO planned, the lines in many of our (bloggers) heads drew together very quickly: Cryptic is owned by Atari, who is being sued by Turbine under allegations that they were trying to sabotage Dungeons and Dragons Online, so they could turn around and market their … Continue reading “Cryptic To Announce New MMO: Late Summer”
Turbine may just be the master of aloof announcements. In a thread titled “Oh by the way…” Community Manager Frelorn simply had this to say: “Guess what?” followed by three pictures of an upcoming graphics update to the ten year old Asheron’s Call, one of which you see above. An important note to remember is … Continue reading “Asheron’s Call Graphics Upgrade: Terrain!”
Turbine may just be the master of aloof announcements. In a thread titled “Oh by the way…” Community Manager Frelorn simply had this to say: “Guess what?” followed by three pictures of an upcoming graphics update to the ten year old Asheron’s Call, one of which you see above. An important note to remember is … Continue reading “Asheron's Call Graphics Upgrade: Terrain!”
Planetside is hitting its seventh birthday soon, and I still believe that no other MMO has come close to the enormous battles that Planetside has presented since its launch in 2003. In fact, here is a community video recently highlighted on Sony Online Entertainment’s website, highlighting the action of the game. I’ll give you a … Continue reading ““Big” Planetside Announcement On The Way?”
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