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Could this be the first step in making superhero MMO free-to-play?
Read More »Analyst: Blizzard’s Titan is "casual MMO"
Blizzard remains tight-lipped on it’s mysterious project Titan but an analyst claims that the game is a casual MMO. In his most recent report, Stern Agee’s Arvind Bhatia wrote that Blizzard Entertainment’s next products include "expansion packs for StarCraft and World of Warcraft, a new Diablo game [and] a new …
Read More »Retail dates SWTOR for September
Online UK retailer ShopTo has given upcoming EA MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic a September 9th release date in the UK according to a recent update. Back in january MCV learnt that EA executives were at the time anticipating a September release for the long-awaited game – much …
Read More »Now City of Heroes goes F2P
Publisher NCsoft has revealed that City of Heroes, its successful PC superhero MMO, is to become a free-to-play title. It’s also getting a new name – City of Heroes: Freedom. The move mirrors that made by both rival title Champions Online and also by other MMOs such as The Lord …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 post-launch plans not final
NCsoft and ArenaNet have clarified plans for Guild Wars 2 expansions. Earlier today, news emerged that the developer was not planning to release any follow-ups to the upcoming MMO through retail. However, any plans for post-launch content are "still to be confirmed", as ArenaNet is concentrating on completing the launch …
Read More »E3 2011: Will Wright making casual sci-fi MMO
Development luminary Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, has announced that he is to start work on a sci-fi game set for release on tablets, iOS and social networks. Wright told Eurogamer that the game will be based on a short story written by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling; …
Read More »Trion picks Burns as European GM
John Burns has been appointed as SVP and general manager of Trion Worlds Europe. The online games outfit welcomes the former EA and Atari man to its exec team – he has been consulting for the firm since the start of 2011. He reports to publishing SVP David Reid. Trion …
Read More »Gameloft MMO makes $1m in 20 days
Smartphone games specialists Gameloft say its new mobile MMO game has generated over $1 million in revenue after just twenty days since release. The MMORPG, called Order & Chaos, has the potential to generate far more, however, by virtue of its subscription-based model. Order & Chaos is available for an …
Read More »iPhone MMO ‘makes $1m in 20 days’
Gameloft optimistic about mobile subscription model
Read More »Disney Universe heading to consoles
A brand new family-friendly action title is on the way from Disney Interactive. Called Disney Universe, the game is currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac and is due out this autumn. It will bring together characters and universes from a number of Disney and Pixar brands …
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