NIDA Online shut down late last night, after approximately eight months in service, so last night I decided to take a plunge into the game and see just why the title fell short of its one year anniversary. What I found was a game that wasn’t all that terrible, but nothing special. In terms of … Continue reading “NIDA Online: What Happened”
I don’t think it is a very well kept secret that here on MMO Fallout, I have a huge man-crush on Derek Smart. He makes me laugh, makes me cry, I send him flowers and he sends me restraining orders. We joke around, and we both love MMOs, and at the end of the day … Continue reading “Why I Love Derek Smart…”
Quest Online, developers of Alganon, have issued a press release stating, among other things, the following: “Since Smart has taken over leadership, the company has reduced overhead and streamlined operations and Alganon has also gained significant exposure in the gaming marketplace.” I guess you could call it that. So far this year, Alganon has been … Continue reading “Derek Smart Responds To David Allen’s Lawsuit Over Derek Smart’s Comment Over David Allen’s Firing”
Quest Online, developers of Alganon, have issued a press release stating, among other things, the following: “Since Smart has taken over leadership, the company has reduced overhead and streamlined operations and Alganon has also gained significant exposure in the gaming marketplace.” I guess you could call it that. So far this year, Alganon has been … Continue reading “Derek Smart Responds To David Allen's Lawsuit Over Derek Smart's Comment Over David Allen's Firing”
This should be obvious by now, but it’s not just the world that is massive in an MMO, the budget is as well. Virtually every mainstream title (sans Runescape) has sucked up millions of dollars in the process of being developed. Not too long ago, it was revealed that Ensemble Studios was working on Project Titan, … Continue reading “As It Turns Out: MMOs ARE Expensive”
I love me some Massively.com. Aside from being great reading material to begin with, I will admit that Massively is one of the biggest sources of MMO news that makes its way on to MMO Fallout (although without my cheeky commentary). One issue I do take with Massively, being the cynic that I am, is … Continue reading “Dungeon Fighter Online: 197 Million Is Still Meaningless”
Here at MMO Fallout, a game doesn’t have to be doing great, or doing poorly in order to make the news. In fact, you’ll frequently find that most of my articles tend to cover MMOs in the lower indie section (Mortal Online, Cryptic Studios, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, CCP, and Fallen Earth LLC), for a reason … Continue reading “The Future of Everquest II Looks Very Good”
Warhammer Online is one of the games I have berated for…signs of desperation in bringing in new players, we’ll call it. One of the first of the mainstream titles to switch to an unlimited beta, players can enjoy all that Warhammer has to offer, that is up until level 10, completely free forever. With the … Continue reading “Play Warhammer Online: Free Client!”
“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”
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