Ever since MMO Fallout was in its infancy, I’ve been talking about the ongoing lawsuit between Turbine and Atari over the Dungeons and Dragons IP. One interesting note I had about the lawsuit was Turbine’s allegation that Atari was working on a Neverwinter Nights MMO behind their backs, and was intending on shutting down DDO … Continue reading “I Thought We Already Knew About Cryptic's NeverWinter Nights MMO?”
A big thank you to Valerie, who tipped me off on this before the official announcement. I know what you’re saying, “Omali! You lying sack of crap! Dave Georgeson just said last month that Everquest 2 was not going free to play!” You would be correct, partially. Today’s news brings the announcement that Sony Online … Continue reading “Everquest II Heading Free To Play…Partially.”
I know what you’re asking: Omali! Dungeons and Dragons Online is already free to play! To which I answer: Not in Europe. No, for the past ten months or so North American players have been enjoying the freshly free to play Dungeons and Dragons Online, while our compatriots over the ocean have not. When Turbine’s … Continue reading “Dungeons and Dragons Online Going Free To Play August”
Since Star Trek Online’s launch, the game has been doing pretty well for itself. Granted, it probably hasn’t jumped into the top-10, but if the quantity of updates is anything to go on, Cryptic must be happy as it is with their current population. Of course, no company would say no to more customers. With … Continue reading “Star Trek Online: Could Be Going F2P?”
Here at MMO Fallout, it’s essentially my job to cover the the good and the bad side of corporate PR, and I have to say that ultimately the two traits that can make or break a company following an “incident” are communication and timing of response. On one hand, you’ll find that a lot of … Continue reading “Why We Love Turbine”
I don’t talk about Dungeons and Dragons nearly enough, but the game is the poster child for the typical crazy success story. Game launches, game goes partially free to play with a subscription and cash shop, game explodes in popularity. Not to say Dungeons and Dragons was hurting, just that not nearly enough people were … Continue reading “Dungeons and Dragons Online!”
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”
I Need a New DDO Image Dungeons and Dragons went free to play earlier this year, and ever since then Turbine has been on the hot streak with the title. Apart from opening up a new server, Turbine noted a 40% increase in paying subscribers as a result of this program. Players are enjoying the … Continue reading “Dungeons and Dragons Online: Good Stuff Free”
(Updated at bottom with response from Hasbro) It’s been a while since I’ve updated you all on the ongoing Turbine Vs Atari lawsuit, so a recap is in the bill, Judge Judy style: Plaintiff: Turbine is the developer of Dungeons and Dragons Online. They are suing Atari, the publisher, for not doing an efficient job … Continue reading “Atari Vs Turbine: A Challenger Appears”
I don’t know about you, but when I think of botters and gold farmers, just the mere thought of “U buy g0ld n0W, cheep pricz, accounts, wWwDoTChInaGolDdotCoM” makes me want to pop a cap. Luckily for me, and any Aion players out there, NCsoft has just the answer: The MMO developer has hired G-Unit to … Continue reading “G-Unit Coming to Aion: Botters Beware.”
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