NCSoft has released their third quarter financial reports and the results are pretty much negative across the board. Sales were down 8% under the same time last year, while profits fell nearly forty percent and net income dropped sixty percent across the same period. NCSoft has pointed to a drop in in-game promotional items for Lineage … Continue reading “NCSoft Q3 2015 Drops Across The Board”
Guild Wars 2 players have reason to rejoice today, as Arenanet has launched the latest and first paid expansion to the MMO. The expansion adds a number of firsts to the game, from raids to the new mastery system, guild halls, and more. The Heart of Thorns expansion is available on the Guild Wars 2 … Continue reading “Heart of Thorns Is Officially Here”
Zynga’s stock continued shedding value today, just a day after the developer revealed that CEO Don Mattrick would step down and be replaced by founder and ex-CEO Mark Pincus. Zynga’s stock ended the day at $2.90, at which they lost about 10% in after-hours trading. Starting the day at $2.6, the stock fell another twenty … Continue reading “Zynga’s Stock Continues Shedding After Pincus Returns”
Frequently Asked is a new column relating to MMOs and common questions that I receive and see on other websites. If you have any questions of your own, feel free to drop a comment. 1. Why does NCSoft shut down everything? Short answer: money. The longer answer is that NCSoft has made a lot of risky investments that … Continue reading “Frequently Asked: NCSoft”
NCSoft has released their third quarter finances, and the news is good. While sales decreased 1% since last quarter, they amounted to approximately $195 million. Operating profit increased 25% quarter over quarter to $74.15 million, with pre-tax income up 33% and net income up 43% to $79 million and $69 million respectively. Increased revenue was attributed … Continue reading “NCSoft Third Quarter Finances”
Starting now and running through November 18th, prospective players can download and play Darkfall Unholy Wars completely free of charge. If you have Steam installed, simply click on this link to begin downloading the client. You have until midnight Pacific on November 18th to play, after which the game will require a subscription to continue. … Continue reading “Darkfall Opens Free Week”
NCSoft has confirmed a round of layoffs at its western operations, affecting all of its studios outside of ArenaNet. The layoffs come as a result of “restructuring of key operations within NC West,” as the developer pushes towards mobile and tablet gaming, as well as emerging technologies. Polygon has cited an unnamed source stating that … Continue reading “NCWest Layoffs Inbound Across All Departments”
NCSoft has posted their second quarter finances for 2014 and the results are looking good across the board. Thanks to strong launches including Guild Wars 2 in China and Wildstar in the US and EU, NCSoft saw a 20% increase in sales, a 46% increase in profit, and a 45% increase in net income over … Continue reading “NCSoft Q2 2014 Finances”
The time has come again. Hide your wallets, folks, because this battle is going to get brutal. The Steam Summer Sale is already underway, and only the intervention of some deity from above can save us now from the avalanche of cheap games. In order to facilitate your buying experience, MMO Fallout has compiled a … Continue reading “Steam Sale MMO Discounts”
Since the dawn of time, many have asked why the Beta Perspective has not yet covered the Elder Scrolls Online, and the answer is as old as time itself: Zenimax doesn’t regard us as a press outfit. I hold no grudges against them, I am merely pointing this out for the purpose of transparency. Factored … Continue reading “A Beta Perspective: Elder Scrolls Online”
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