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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 [...]
Could Non-Persistent World 'MMOs' Work?
To say that I’ve been enjoying BioWare’s latest RPG Dragon Age would probably be somewhat of an understatement. The throwback to classic gameplay with an interesting world, fairly good story, and great characters, has done plenty to capture my attention for more hours a day than I’d care to admit to. However, while it is [...]