Sony’s Fan Faire is a several day long event that allows for a lot of good information on our favorite current and upcoming Sony MMOs. From August 5th through 8th, both players and press will be able to meet and greet with some well known developers and community relations folk from their respective MMOs, as … Continue reading “Another Year: Another Set of Titles Snubbed At SOE Fan Faire”
Australians may not be able to properly play All Points Bulletin when it launches, but the rest of us can rejoice. For a while now, I’ve seen a lot of complaints by players towards downloadable content (DLC) and microtransactions worming their way into various MMOs, be it the recent goggles/dog in Fallen Earth, the new … Continue reading “Realtime Worlds Says No DLC For Me!”
Back in my day, our games didn’t have save features. Sure, there were a select few that had the ability to save, but otherwise if you wanted to finish the game, you were going to sit down and play through, or leave your console on and risk overheating. Once save functions became more prevalent and … Continue reading “Permanent Death Is Meaningless Death”
Now I know what you other MMO’ers are thinking right now: World of Warcraft got a mount that generated like a billion dollars for them. Why is it that WoW can pay $25 for a mount, and I can’t? Well those of you who do not play Everquest 2, you’re out of luck (at least … Continue reading “World of Evercraft 2: Now With A $25 Mount!”
When I said that there were unconfirmed reports that John Smedley had made the same speech of: “Traditionally, massively multiplier online games have been about three basic gameplay elements – combat, exploration and character progression. In Everquest 2, we’ve added a fourth element to the equation; a story“ in 2004, I definitely should have done … Continue reading “Let’s Ask John Smedley: Keynote Speech Edition”
When I said that there were unconfirmed reports that John Smedley had made the same speech of: “Traditionally, massively multiplier online games have been about three basic gameplay elements – combat, exploration and character progression. In Everquest 2, we’ve added a fourth element to the equation; a story“ in 2004, I definitely should have done … Continue reading “Let's Ask John Smedley: Keynote Speech Edition”
This is one of those times I must issue an apology: Saturday, May 8th, I issued an article (partly in sarcasm) that Alganon’s press releases may be clones of The Old Republic, owing to the following similarities in notation: But, there is just slight similarity between the following press release on the Alganon website from … Continue reading “Alganon’s Press Releases Are Not TOR Clones”
This is one of those times I must issue an apology: Saturday, May 8th, I issued an article (partly in sarcasm) that Alganon’s press releases may be clones of The Old Republic, owing to the following similarities in notation: But, there is just slight similarity between the following press release on the Alganon website from … Continue reading “Alganon's Press Releases Are Not TOR Clones”
In January, Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake that resulted in countless damage, over two hundred thousand dead, and millions left without a home. In the following months, we witnessed an enormous surge of companies looking to get their players involved in donating to the cause: Participants including Blizzard, CCP Games, Frogster Entertainment, Sony … Continue reading “Hello Kitty Online: This Is How You Charity…Adorably.”
I say, the tone of MMO Fallout has been quite negative this past week. You know what we need? Free stuff. If you wanted to get into the early head start for Everquest II’s latest expansion, Sentinel’s Fate, you’re a little late: The expansion has already launched. If you have not purchased the expansion yet, … Continue reading “Buy Sentinel’s Fate on Steam: Free Stuff!”
MMO Fallout 