Activision Blizzard released their third quarter revenue statements this week, and the news is all around great for the developer. Chief among the announcement is the news that the publisher is set to acquire Candy Crush developer King for $5.9 billion in equity value. Net revenues for the quarter amounted to $990 million up from … Continue reading “Activision Blizzard Releases Quarterly Report, Hearthstone Up, WoW Down”
Dataminers on Reddit unearthed the above information regarding a VIP membership for Guild Wars 2. Although no price is detailed, membership includes a bundle of extras, including bank and inventory space, convenient banking/trading, and more. There are at least 20 tiers, going by the VIP badges found in the Mists beta client. Mark Kerstein, Head … Continue reading “Guild Wars 2 VIP Membership Discovered”
DC Universe is set to release the next big DLC pack, Origin Crisis, which admittedly focuses mostly on PvE encounters. Until then, Sony Online Entertainment has some big plans in store for lots of steamy hero on villain content in the coming year. For a couple of weeks now, heroes and villains all around Gotham … Continue reading “DC Universe Unveils 2013 PvP Roadmap”
Everyone hates scrubs in their video games, and while GamersFirst isn’t exactly sure what a “scrub” is, they have the power of Merriam Webster’s dictionary. In a post on Facebook, Tee Affo has announced a new dedication to removing scrubs, no matter their definition, from Fallen Earth. Tee Affo with a special report – We’ve … Continue reading “GamersFirst Takes A Hard Stance on Scrubs In Fallen Earth”
If there was ever a title for an MMO that deserved a better life, Earthrise is probably a high contender. I’m actually fairly interested in how the reboot turns out, and not just because I had the pleasure of experiencing the first run around and seeing what was a game with amazing potential be squandered … Continue reading “Falling Out #21: Dumpster Diving”
Earthrise: The game some of you may not have heard of, is back! Well, not at the moment anyway. If you haven’t been paying attention to this or other MMO news sites, Earthrise is a sci-fi sandbox MMO that launched in February 2011 by Bulgarian developer Masthead Studios. Earthrise was panned rather widely in the … Continue reading “Earthrise Closer To Alpha Launch, Accepting Registration”
Back in May, we discussed how Gamersfirst would be removing its line of third party titles, and focusing on in-house MMOs including Fallen Earth and All Points Bulletin. At the time, War Rock and Knight Online made the transition to various new publishers. In a recent release, the company announced that Sword2 will be moving … Continue reading “Gamersfirst Drops Sword2, Transitions To T3Fun”
Let’s talk about the dead coming back to life. Some of you may recall a long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, that Earthrise shut down due to a lack of funds to fully bring the game over to a free to play platform. If you don’t remember, just re-read that last … Continue reading “Earthrise Posts New HTML5 GUI”
Looks like we haven’t seen the last of Earthrise. SilentFuture announced today that they are taking over the MMO, giving the game a fresh coat of paint and a new skeletal structure, and gearing it up for launch late this year. Interestingly enough, Earthrise will no longer be a post-apocalyptic game, but rather set during … Continue reading “Earthrise Is Back: SilentFuture Takes Over”
During its short life on earth, Earthrise followed a well known and much feared trajectory of MMOs: Releasing far too early and never gaining a following. Of course it doesn’t help that the game comprised of little more than grinding combat and crafting, coupled with performance issues that drove away much of the user base. … Continue reading “Earthrise MMO Is…Back? Countdown Appears On Website”
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