SOE Shutting Down Four MMOs


Sony Online Entertainment has announced that four of their MMOs will be shut down later this year: Wizardry Online, Free Realms, Vanguard, and Clone Wars Adventures. Free Realms and Clone Wars are set to shut down March 31st with Wizardry and Vanguard following on July 31st. Sony attributes the sunsetting of Free Realms and Clone … Continue reading “SOE Shutting Down Four MMOs”

NCSoft Operating Profit Down 51% Over Last Quarter


NCSoft has released their financial statements for the third quarter of 2013 and the results are not so great. While sales dropped only 12% over last quarter, operating profit dipped 51% over the same period and pre-tax income similarly dropped 47%. Net income stands at a 23% drop over the previous quarter. In the report, … Continue reading “NCSoft Operating Profit Down 51% Over Last Quarter”

FFXIV Review Part 2: The Bad


(Editor’s Note: This was originally supposed to be a one part article, but for some reason it was playing hell with the server, so it has been split up) Now let’s talk about the negatives, starting with everyone’s favorite piece from 1.0: Levequests. Levequests are back and they are just as convoluted as they were … Continue reading “FFXIV Review Part 2: The Bad”

Rift Tops Raptr's Charts For June


Let me put my hard hat on real quick. Alright. Raptr is a desktop app similar to Xfire that we’ve featured here on MMO Fallout because it not only tracks your game time and achievements across your consoles, it also regularly gives free stuff at the cost of absolutely nothing. Thanks to a strong promotional … Continue reading “Rift Tops Raptr's Charts For June”

Rift Tops Raptr’s Charts For June


Let me put my hard hat on real quick. Alright. Raptr is a desktop app similar to Xfire that we’ve featured here on MMO Fallout because it not only tracks your game time and achievements across your consoles, it also regularly gives free stuff at the cost of absolutely nothing. Thanks to a strong promotional … Continue reading “Rift Tops Raptr’s Charts For June”

Free Stuff Plz Month #1: Station Cash


Free Stuff Plz is off to a big start with the reveal of the first month’s contest: Sony Station Cash. Since Sony has such a large library of MMOs all tied to a single cash system, we figured why keep it to just one title? Between now and the end of July 2013, take a … Continue reading “Free Stuff Plz Month #1: Station Cash”

Eve Online Could Be Receiving Steam Workshop Treatment


This Eve image is still current, right? I’m sure someone will tell me if it isn’t. Rejoice, netizens, for Eve Online is on Steam! What’s that? Eve Online has been for sale on Steam for longer than MMO Fallout has existed? Oh. Well, starting today (if today is May 30th), you will be able to … Continue reading “Eve Online Could Be Receiving Steam Workshop Treatment”