Here at Darkfall central, we have just one gripe: Carebears. No not the product line of adorable bears with the rainbows, we’re talking players who just can’t take a hardcore game like Darkfall. It always pains us to see the same posers who killed Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and World of Warcraft come to … Continue reading “Darkfall Becomes More Carebear Friendly”
As its players have pointed out to me in the past, there is really not much difference between Evony and other video games. It’s a game, for starters, it is played with a keyboard and mouse, and is played entirely through a browser. It is owned by a Chinese gold farming company, and did I … Continue reading “Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard Topples Evony in Court”
A monetary barrier to a game can often be the deciding factor for a prospective player. Because of the daunting realization that a company will have to sell not only the client (unless you are Warhammer Online) but a subscription on top of that, it becomes almost mandatory in the MMO genre to have some … Continue reading “Runescape Entry Barrier Too High: Instant Demo”
Last year news broke at the rumored confirmation of an MMO based on the Twilight books, leading to shock, horror, and utter bedazzling of many MMO websites until it was revealed that the project was a student project by a couple of people who didn’t even have the license for the IP. It was only … Continue reading “Someone Had To Ride The Twilight Coattails: Moonlight Online”
Seeing as this is MMO Fallout, with an emphasis on the MMO, I try to keep topics related to the MMO business. That being said, I always have a special place open on MMO Fallout for Valve and any Valve related news pieces of note (not Valve exclusively, but you get the point). Most of … Continue reading “Robert Culp, Dr. Breen, Dies At 79”
“It has always been, and still remains our intent to release on consoles, and as soon as we’re able to share more information about it, we will.” -Daeke, Community Manager, Cryptic Studios, on Champions Online on consoles. One downside to the internet is that anything you say can and will be used against you in … Continue reading “Champions Online on the 360: Officially Canned”
When Electronic Arts announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic is their largest development project ever, I immediately became worried for the title. In all likelihood, The Old Republic has an enormous budget, more than most other MMOs can shake a stick at, and as a result will have the eyes of EA glaring down … Continue reading “Dangerous Expectations: One Million For The Old Republic”
Earlier this week it was announced that David Allen, President and co-founder of Alganon LLC, has departed for unknown reasons. Granted, it didn’t take long for the new President (Derek Smart) to step and in and clarify the situation: “Dave Allen didn’t ‘depart’. I fired him back in February for insubordination and for acting against the … Continue reading “Derek Smart: David Allen Fired, Alganon Should Not Have Launched…”
Alganon booted in December this past year to a very mixed reaction. Launched as a lower budget, indie MMO, Alganon plucked various mechanics from other MMOs (offline leveling system, skill branches, etc) and threw them together in a game that looked similar to a world of war and craft. Reviews for the title were generally … Continue reading “Alganon: Moving to DDO Formula”
Xsyon may not be the best looking game, but where the title faults in the super hi-def bloom that burns cornea and frightens small nocturnal creatures, it makes up in offering freedom to players. Throughout the short history of the MMO genre, there have been quite a few attempts at allowing the player to build … Continue reading “Xsyon: An MMO By The People, For The People”
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