Why Aren't You Playing: Star Wars: The Old Republic


Too many colons in the title! During the time Bioware wasn’t busy absorbing every sub-developer of Electronic Arts, the company was busy working away at their first and arguably one of the most risky entrances into the MMO genre. The Old Republic is the labor of love of a company that has never put out … Continue reading “Why Aren't You Playing: Star Wars: The Old Republic”

Eleven Things I Hated About 2011: 2011 Edition


Going into this article, I assumed I’d have trouble lowering my list to eleven items. Truth be told, I actually had more trouble filling this list than I did culling an even larger list. It must be my power of 20/20 hindsight to look at events of the past and think “well that actually didn’t … Continue reading “Eleven Things I Hated About 2011: 2011 Edition”

Play Richard Garriot’s MMO While It Is Developed…


There are a select few articles here on MMO Fallout that garner attention after, say, six months of their publishing. It’s been ten months since I published the article about Second Star Interactive, a new development studio formed out arguably the greater minds of Ultima Online, Warhammer, and Dark Age of Camelot, and that article … Continue reading “Play Richard Garriot’s MMO While It Is Developed…”

Play Richard Garriot's MMO While It Is Developed…


There are a select few articles here on MMO Fallout that garner attention after, say, six months of their publishing. It’s been ten months since I published the article about Second Star Interactive, a new development studio formed out arguably the greater minds of Ultima Online, Warhammer, and Dark Age of Camelot, and that article … Continue reading “Play Richard Garriot's MMO While It Is Developed…”

Speaking of Macrotransactions: Bigpoint’s $1,000 Spaceship


I hesitate to talk trash about Bigpoint games, and not just because the company could throw a million bucks my way to shut me up and it’d be like the CEO dropped a few pennies out of his pocket, but because the company has indeed found a way to monetize any aspect of their games … Continue reading “Speaking of Macrotransactions: Bigpoint’s $1,000 Spaceship”

Speaking of Macrotransactions: Bigpoint's $1,000 Spaceship


I hesitate to talk trash about Bigpoint games, and not just because the company could throw a million bucks my way to shut me up and it’d be like the CEO dropped a few pennies out of his pocket, but because the company has indeed found a way to monetize any aspect of their games … Continue reading “Speaking of Macrotransactions: Bigpoint's $1,000 Spaceship”

CCP Lays Off 20% Work Force


CCP’s situation is unfortunate. The developer has done very well with Eve Online, but as I speculated earlier is year, the simultaneous development of DUST 514 and World of Darkness is straining the company to its financial limits. The reduction in staff is expected to leave one fifth of CCP’s employees without a job, and … Continue reading “CCP Lays Off 20% Work Force”

Week In Review: Tardiness Is Not Tolerated Edition


здравствуйте! I’ve been spending the past few days not on homework or work-work, on figuring out exactly how I want to inject videos into MMO Fallout, as I’ve promised many times in the past. My first video, that I’ll hopefully release in the next week or so, is a quick look at the Sony Authenticator. Since … Continue reading “Week In Review: Tardiness Is Not Tolerated Edition”