Everyone has a fighting chance
These days, it doesn’t seem to take much at all to start another round of speculation that World of Warcraft is about to implement some form of free to play. I’ve felt for some time that this will eventually happen, at least on a regional basis, with China most likely. The inevitable counter-argument is that the venerable game brings in too much money via subscriptions to change. However, is this assumption as solid as those who make it would like to be?
I’m sure you have seen the commercials for Game of War, the hugely successful city-builder by developer Machine Zone. There’s Kate Upton, world-renowned supermodel, asking "Will you be my hero?" You might have seen another commercial that shows her asking "So tell, me, do you want to come and play?" after a relatively impressive battle of armies (without any other woman in sight, by the way.) That one aired during a football game.
I’m sure you have seen the commercials for Game of War, the hugely successful city-builder by developer Machine Zone. There’s Kate Upton, world-renowned supermodel, asking "Will you be my hero?" You might have seen another commercial that shows her asking "So tell, me, do you want to come and play?" after a relatively impressive battle of armies (without any other woman in sight, by the way.) That one aired during a football game.
Fantasy MMO Echo of Soul is preparing to launch in Europe and North America this year, after a successful launch in Korea and a part of that process has involved working toward creating "the next MMO experience."
This week, Chinese publisher JoyGames announced the start of a closed beta for its ARPG/tower defense mode based on the popular manga, One Piece.
If anyone trash-talks Riot Games’ League of Legends or doubts the relevancy Blizzards decade-old MMO World of Warcraft, 2014’s numbers should easily shut them up.
GameStatistics is a small French company that has been tracking French players’ satisfaction with MMO launches from 2012 through 2014. Players were asked about their overall satisfaction about both MMORPG and MMOFPS games and include SWTOR, Guild Wars 2, Neverwinter, Wakfu, PlanetSide 2, Defiance, Final Fantasy XIV, Elder Scrolls Online and WildStar.
Signal Studios and DigitalDNA Games have announced that the early access for its new title, Savage Lands, will kick off in February. Savage Lands is described as a first person open world survival game in a fantasy setting. Players face off against monsters and other creatures to scavenge for the resources needed to survive.
My name is Chris, and I have a problem. In 2009, I realized that I don’t like Fallout. I have tried, over and over, to connect with what gamers love in these titles and just can’t. Games have been bought and rebought chasing the elusive dragon that is the post-apocalypse. I’ve made excuses, rolled multiple characters, and forced myself to play. I like Elder Scrolls, so why not this? This is my story.
After nearly one hundred twenty hours, I finished my completionist run through Dragon Age: Inquisition today. As I sat staring at the credits and waiting for the short epilogue cinematic that would come after them, I was left with a curious sense of emptiness with a mental image of an empty calendar filled with endless days stretching out in front of me.