Crowdfunding Fraudsters: League of Legends MMO


Fraudster: 2a:  a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; Dear potential content creators: Stop using unlicensed content as the basis of your projects. It is not only misleading from a consumer standpoint, it is illegal and will result in your campaign being shut down faster than you can say … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Fraudsters: League of Legends MMO”

Crowdfunding Fraudsters: Sacrament From Kickstarter To Paytreon


Fraudster: 2a:  a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; Today’s Crowdfunding Fraudsters come in the form of Sacrament, a game that describes itself as a sandbox for everyone, by a small team of people who have no idea how to build a game. Remember Greed Monger and how that … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Fraudsters: Sacrament From Kickstarter To Paytreon”

Lessons From 2013 #4: Threats From Devs


Despite some of the criticisms I make here at MMO Fallout, I have a decent relationship with most developers that I talk about. I don’t water down my editorials and for the most part they are fully aware that anything negative is said with the best of intentions. That out of the way, MMO Fallout has … Continue reading “Lessons From 2013 #4: Threats From Devs”

Keeping Up With Kickstarter


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”

Bad Press: Reuters Uses School Shooter To Blame Video Games Again


It wouldn’t be a day ending in Y if incompetent “journalists” and opportunistic politicians weren’t using the death of children to forward an agenda of nonsensical fear. Cue in this week where an 11 year old in Mexico entered a school and shot a teacher and six others before killing himself. The culprit? Video games … Continue reading “Bad Press: Reuters Uses School Shooter To Blame Video Games Again”

Derek Smart To The Rescue! (…Or: MMO Fallout V David Allen)


Back in June, I decided to put a moratorium on articles dealing with the pending litigation between David Allen and Quest Online, mainly owing to my desire to publish something about Alganon that didn’t have to do with lawsuits or the back and forth blog posting between Derek Smart and David Allen. That being said, … Continue reading “Derek Smart To The Rescue! (…Or: MMO Fallout V David Allen)”