Sean
I Really Have No Idea What I Want in an MMO
Sometimes I really do wonder if I could ever find an MMO that would truly please me, that would really capture my ideal, and would engross me for years on end. I’ve played an awful lot of MMOs out there, partly because none of them have ever really captured me like that, even though I [...]
How to Develop a Free-to-Play MMO Model that isn’t Irritating
Back in 2007, there was an awful lot of talk about how Free-to-Play games with microtransactions were not just interesting, but also a very viable direction to take. At the time, I did not disagree with this, and I haven’t been surprised to see more and more games coming out using this model. However, while [...]
Rise From Your Grave! Heatwave Revives Gods and Heroes
You may recognize the name Gods and Heroes from a few years back. It was a game being developed by Perpetual Entertainment, the studio that was also developing Star Trek Online before they closed their doors. Whenever a studio closes, it is always a sad. Developers find themselves out of work, and the games that [...]
Cheyenne Mountain Files for Bankruptcy
As much as I’d hate for it to seem like I’m coming out of blargging-retirement just to talk about how Stargate: Resistance and Stargate Worlds developer Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment is filing for Chapter 11, and it really is more of a coincidence than anything, I practically feel required to talk about this one.
I’ve been skeptical about Stargate [...]
Bigfoot Networks' Guild Partners
While I normally don’t make a point of posting up actual work-related stuff – then again, I’ve not made much of a point to post up anything lately, sorry! – I am definitely making an exception for this one. I’m pretty happy to say that our new Guild Partners program, my little pet project, is [...]