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Funcom’s Q2 2012 financial report reveals its MMO The Secret World has sold 200,000 units since its launch in July. Mixed reviews and competing titles were blamed for the lower than expected results, affecting sales ‘significantly’ according to the company. Fumcom mentioned the release date announcements for Guild Wars 2 …

ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2 has already sold 1m copies ahead of today’s official launch for the MMO. Players who pre-ordered were allowed access to the game’s HeadStart weekend that kicked off last Friday. It seems to have paid off in a big way. At one point during the …

Owner claims it was close to receiving investment before closure

'Many online games struggle if their users are able to consume content faster than developers can make it'

Former Empire: Total War designer Jan van der Crabben warns free-to-play developers to expect a 70 per cent drop in initial registered users. Crabben, speaking during a keynote at GDC Europe, emphasized that player retention is key for free-to-play titles to find any kind of success. Crabben went on to …

Mobile developer Perblue has revealed staggering financial figures for their free-to-play MMO Parallel Kingdom, also declaring that Android is currently outpacing iOS in nearly every way. Perblue’s CEO Justin Beck spoke at GDC Europe on how his Madison studio of nine staff members started with just $20,000 in savings. In …

Funcom acknowledges poor performance, blames review aggregate site

Company sends out call for help in finding developers a new home

MMO failed to gain traction amongst marketers and publishers, claims studio

Engine firm to continue licensing development platform to external studios despite sale