Fraudster: 2a: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be :impostor; Good day everyone! I’m going to keep this short and sweet, since this is an obvious one. Today’s project of note is for an 8-bit MMO by Pixels of the Night. Is Pixels of the Night the name of the … Continue reading “Crowdfunding Fraudsters: 8-Bit MMO”
Vanilla servers are still the big topic being discussed here and on other gaming websites and forums, so for this week’s Top 5 I decided to compile a list of popular arguments against such servers and discuss them. As always, the list is in no particular order. If you’d like to add your two cents … Continue reading “Top 5: Arguments Against Vanilla Servers Discussed”
Chronicles of Elyria is getting a huge amount of attention thanks to its Kickstarter campaign, currently at $673,000 out of $900,000 with 25 days to go in its campaign. A lot of the attention comes from the very unique concept that the game bases itself on, that your character actually grows up, lives, and eventually … Continue reading “Chronicles of Elyria: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly”
Hi-Rez Studios recently surprised its community with the announcement that Tribes Ascend would be once again receiving the love and, more importantly, updates that had been denied to it ever since support for the title was dropped back in 2013. The Out of the Blue update, or ‘It’s About F*cking Time,” as it has also … Continue reading “Tribes: Ascend Update Undoes All Purchases”
Things are looking pretty dire for Funcom. Last month we learned that Lego Minifigures not only isn’t selling well, it isn’t being covered by the traditional gaming press. In an update released just a couple of days ago, Funcom announced that it has hired an outside bank to review whatever options may be available to … Continue reading “Funcom Isn’t Doing Well, Seeking Investment/Merger”
(Disclosure: This is a collaboration between MMO Fallout and Poki.com.) When I look at games like Big Farm, I see a genre soured by the greedy actions of a monolithic developer that tried and miraculously failed to build an empire out of monetizing its own property at the cost of public relations and long term … Continue reading “MMOments: Big Farm”
Linda Carlson, also known as her Everquest avatar Brasse, has been scooped up by Trion Worlds and hired as the new director of community relations. Carlson had previously worked at Sony Online Entertainment until shortly after the company was acquired by Columbus Nova and rebranded as Daybreak Game Company. We here at MMO Fallout wish … Continue reading “Linda “Brasse” Carlson Is Now At Trion Worlds”
MMO Culture is reporting that three staff members have been fired after it was discovered that they were embezzling funds from Project HON, with the possibility that the police may become involved. It was apparently discovered that a third party company had been hired to handle graphics development with ties to the three employees. This … Continue reading “NCSoft Employees Caught Embezzling Development Funds”
Funcom last week released their fourth quarter finances and the results are mixed. Revenue for the quarter amounted to $2.94 million, an increase of $288 thousand over the previous quarter thanks to strong results from The Secret World, Age of Conan, and Anarchy Online. As part of Funcom’s ongoing restructuring, the company’s work-for-hire business is being sold … Continue reading “Funcom Q4 2014 Finances Released”
Roblox has announced the hiring of two new top executives, Rick Silvestrini and Andrew Chmyz, to the positions of chief marketing officer and chief financial officer respectively. The two sat down for an interview with Games Industry to discuss their plans for the future of Roblox, including increasing staff count by over 30%. You can … Continue reading “Meet Roblox’s New CFO And CMO”
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