Electronic Arts COO John Pleasants today revealed that in 2009, the company will launch an online version of its "Tiger Woods" golf franchise. At the 2009 Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, Pleasants explained that because paid downloadable content for the "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" series had become so popular -- and online [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Yesterday evening, id Software opened the doors to their free-to-play shooter "Quake Live" to anyone and everyone with an interest in the game -- and over 113,000 people showed up. Over twenty-four hours later, you'll still need to stand in a virtual line to play. id Software has implemented a queue system that lets in approximately [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It's been nearly three months since DICE took "Battlefield Heroes" back to the drawing board. But the wait is nearly over. Tomorrow, select fans of EA's free-to-play FPS will be let back into the fold in a new closed beta.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
Following restructuring that led to the closure of their Vancouver studio Tuesday, Nexon today confirmed that all existing U.S. games -- including free-to-play MMOs "MapleStory" and "Mabinogi," and first-person shooter "Combat Arms" -- were not affected by the layoffs. However, the fate of "Sugar Rush," a title formerly published by the defunct Humanature studio, is [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 27, 2009
We've spent the last two weeks exploring Cartoon Network's new MMO, "FusionFall." Curious to see what we thought?
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
In just five days, Namco Bandai will shut down the servers for MMORPG flop "Hellgate: London" for good. What will happen then? According to Namco Bandai, nothing. That's when, after funding the game for six months, they expect players to graciously move on. But according to Gamasutra, "Hellgate" will return -- and when it does, it [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Today, Cartoon Network's new browser-based MMORPG, 'FusionFall,' officially launches. The game began its open beta last December, and between its start and today more than 2.5 million beta accounts were created. "The response to 'FusionFall' during our beta phase and sneak peek play weekends has been phenomenal," said Chris Waldron, executive producer of the game. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Free-to-play, casual MMORPGs seem to be the new "hip" thing in online gaming. So, it’s not too surprising to learn that yesterday, a brand new publisher, Uforia, entered the fray. Their first project? Bringing the popular Korean MMORPG, "Nostale," to North America. "We are thrilled to be able to bring 'Nostale: Global' to the North American [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
Fans of the free to play -- in cynics' words it's pay to enjoy -- MMORPG "The Chronicles of Spellborn" can get a good glimpse of what's in store for their in-game future. The latest update by community manager Banshee details what's next for the imminent content patch, as well as long-term development plans for [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 22, 2008
Even though it wasn’t supposed to become free until early January, it looks like Richard Garriott’s sci-fi MMO Tabula Rasa has entered the free-to-play mode as an early Christmas present to gamers. (Other than those who invested their time in the game, that is; they get an early reminder that in two months the game [...]
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
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