Call of Duty is one of those franchises that never sees coverage here at MMO Fallout, for obvious reasons. With that in mind, I need to take a moment out of our regularly scheduled programming to discuss the marketing genius behind the Black Ops III multiplayer starter pack, and to also explain why this concept … Continue reading “[Column] Black Ops III And Genius Marketing”
Activision Blizzard has officially posted their second quarter results for 2015, and the results are in the title of this article. While revenues grew year over year, to $1.04 billion from $970 million in the second quarter 2014, World of Warcraft once again saw a drop in subscriber figures: Down to 5.6 million from the 7.1 … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Drops To 5.6 Million Subscribers”
For those of you who follow MMOs to a T, this news will not be that surprising. World of Warcraft is now seven months out of the launch of Warlords of Draenor and hitting a peak of ten million players, and the numbers are beginning to fall. Activision Blizzard announced in its first quarter filings … Continue reading “Post-Expansion WoW Drops 3 Million Subscribers”
Jagex Games Studios has announced the appointment of Rod Cousens to the position of CEO. Cousens, taking over for Mark Gerhard who departed Jagex at the end of 2014, had previously worked as CEO of Codemasters, as well as various positions in Acclaim Entertainment, and Activision. Cousens will bring his 25 years of industry expertise … Continue reading “Jagex Appoints New CEO”
Daewoo Securities, a financial investment group in Korea, have released an earnings forecast for NCSoft that is throwing some of the community into a ruckus. The whole thing stems from the prediction that in Q3 2015, Guild Wars 2 will see a massive rise in sales thanks to an upcoming expansion launch. Here’s what you … Continue reading “Reminder: Daewoo Is Not An Official Source”
While much of the world waits in anticipation for Destiny, Activision is already showing off their trophies. In a statement released today, Activision has declared Destiny as the most pre-ordered new IP in history. Exact numbers have not been detailed, but we know that the game has had a massive response with 4.6 million users … Continue reading “Destiny Most Pre-Ordered New IP”
I hate clip shows, so much that I’ve never given much bother to a weekly wrapup here at MMO Fallout. So instead of devoting the week in review to reestablishing topics we’ve already talked about, I want to give some time to pieces that I did not cover. So let’s check out the news, shall … Continue reading “This Week In Review: Pledge This”
Gamers who follow the news are understandably concerned over the state of Marvel Heroes. The new year brought with it a purge of Marvel titles from digital stores, games sold by Activision, Capcom, and others were unceremoniously removed and it appears are not coming back. Granted, not that many of them were good, but that’s … Continue reading “Marvel Heroes Has Ten Year License”
Sound the alarms, prepare for the apocalypse, and call up your mother to tell her you never liked her cooking anyway, because World of Warcraft has announced a drop in subscriptions and that can only mean one thing: An apocalyptic flooding of the internet by the usual group of self-involved, cynicism spewing gamers that always … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Down To 8.3 Million”
You all know what February means, and I’m not talking about TERA going free to play. It’s quarterly report month! Activision has released their fourth quarter reports for 2012, and things are looking…toward the future. Net revenues for 2012 were up $500 million to $4.99 billion, with CEO Bobby Kotick describing the year as “the … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Has "More Than 9.6 Million Subscribers"”
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