Mid-March, I covered a public spat between Derek Smart and several ex-employees that took place over the Gamasutra comments board (And yet no spats on MMO Fallout). I mentioned at the end that is might have been in Smart’s best interest to stop at “David Allen was fired,” as the public arguments over a website’s … Continue reading “David Allen Suing Derek Smart For Defamation”
If MMO Fallout was alive back in 2008, I would likely reference back to an article detailing the death of Star Trek Online in the hands of Perpetual Entertainment, and what ultimately lead to the falling out of the title, into the hands of Cryptic Entertainment. The most important part of this story is to … Continue reading “Stargate Worlds Unofficially Officially Defunct”
When we last left Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, the company had gone into bankruptcy, and an attempt to push out Gary Whiting has failed, leading to one question: So who is in charge? Well for now, we’re waiting for the courts to decide that. Until then, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment is still in bankruptcy and unable to … Continue reading “Speaking of Drama: Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment!”
“Any one of you in this industry who hires either one of these will get what you pay for. Just don’t bother asking *anyone* at QOL for a reference.” -Derek Smart, Quest Online, on ex-employees Hue Henry and Jason Blood I’ve been following Derek Smart for a long time, even before he threw up a … Continue reading “Derek Smart: We’re ****ing Done Professionally”
“Any one of you in this industry who hires either one of these will get what you pay for. Just don’t bother asking *anyone* at QOL for a reference.” -Derek Smart, Quest Online, on ex-employees Hue Henry and Jason Blood I’ve been following Derek Smart for a long time, even before he threw up a … Continue reading “Derek Smart: We're ****ing Done Professionally”
Earlier this week it was announced that David Allen, President and co-founder of Alganon LLC, has departed for unknown reasons. Granted, it didn’t take long for the new President (Derek Smart) to step and in and clarify the situation: “Dave Allen didn’t ‘depart’. I fired him back in February for insubordination and for acting against the … Continue reading “Derek Smart: David Allen Fired, Alganon Should Not Have Launched…”
When Dungeons and Dragons Online went free to play last year, it sparked quite a few questions as to the game itself. How was it doing, subscriber-wise? Was this a desperate attempt at new players, or just a smart business move? Of course, now we know that it was just a smart business move. Shortly … Continue reading “Going Free Pays: Dungeons and Dragons Online”
The great part of MMOs that feature some sort of offline mode (Cities XL) is that even if the servers no longer become sustainable, the game doesn’t become a fifty dollar doorstop (I use Tabula Rasa to house my loose change, and Auto Assault became a great coaster for my tasty Starbucks drinks). Being the … Continue reading “MMO Vs Non-MMO: Online Life Expectancy”
If MMO Fallout were a physical entity, I’d have a lot more fun searching through its records, what with the shelves of documents and that ladder on wheels I’d get to ride around. Going back to the earlier days of Aion’s coverage, I discovered an announcement that the MMO had hit the three hundred thousand … Continue reading “Unsurprisingly: NCsoft Record Profits”
Today is the day we look at January and say “See you next year!” Yes it can only be February, and February can only mean another Everquest expansion is releasing. February starts off with two titles releasing: Global Agenda and Star Trek Online, on the first and second respectively. An important thing to remember about … Continue reading “Hello, February!”
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