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The MMO subscription model is a thing of the past – that’s the verdict of Jolt Online Gaming boss Dylan Collins, who believes that the advent of browser-based gaming signifies a real sea-change in the way the business operates. Broswer-based gaming has effectively standardized the notion that all MMOs really …
Read More »CyberSports: Free Realms deserves an award
Fill in a form, decipher the captcha, click the verification email, download the client – getting going in even the simplest MMO can be hard work, and the developer of Football Superstars has said that each of these barrier’s can lose a title 50 per cent of its potential userbase. …
Read More »Champions Online not playing warcraft
Crypticâ??s upcoming superhero title will not compete with the World of Warcraft market, says studio CEO
Read More »NPD: 360 has the digital edge over PS3
North American stats behemoth NPD has revealed that 18 per cent of Xbox 360 owners who subscribe to Microsoft’s Gold Membership regularly” download content – markedly higher than the 10 per cent of PS3 owners who do the same. Membership of the Xbox Live Gold service is also on the …
Read More »The Matrix Online goes offline for good
After an at times turbulent four years on the market Sony Online Entertainment is to turn off the servers to virtual world The Matrix Online on July 31st. Now we’ve seen how far the rabbit hole goes and it’s time to wake up from that dream (or go back to …
Read More »Free Realms welcomes one millionth member
SOE’s promising browser-based MMO Free Realms has already seen one million members register on the virtual world service – despite having only gone live 18 days ago. As a reward to all existing users of the game, SOE is dishing out in-game t-shirts. The one millionth member is also in …
Read More »Ubisoft pulls plug on Shadowbane
Long-lasting MMO finally calls it quits after six years of development and maintenance
Read More »CHINA: Blizzard cements World of Warcraft deal
Leading MMO developer Blizzard has struck a deal with NetEase that will see the Chinese firm handle the studio’s MMO offerings in the region for three years. The pair had previously announced an agreement for servicing rights on both Starcraft II and Battle.net, but this new deal will see MMO …
Read More »Gazillion working on six or seven MMO games
Newly revealed MMO developer Gazillion has claimed that it is working on six or seven” titles at the moment, and that its intention is to take the currently hardcore-centric MMO genre to the mainstream. Marvel announced earlier this month that it has signed a ten-year deal with comic giant Marvel …
Read More »Sony dates PS3 MMO duo for 2010
The long-awaited maturing of the MMO genre in the console space will seemingly have to wait a little longer to reach fruition with the news that upcoming SOE pair DC Universe Online and The Agency will not arrive on PS3 until 2010. It had been hoped that at least one …
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