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Subscription fees the biggest turn-off for most fans, says Bioware GM Matthew Bromberg
Read More »The Old Republic going free-to-play up to level 50
Freemium model to be offered alongside subscriptions
Read More »Funcom Dev: Wii U first MMO-capable console
'The controller is perfect' for most MMO interfaces, says Joel Bylos
Read More »GDC: Epic secures largest Asian UE3 deal yet
Epic Games Korea inks agreement with MMO specialist NCsoft for future titles
Read More »Artplant creates Game of Thrones MMO
BigPoint has announced an upcoming Massive Multiplayer Online RPG based on the popular HBO-series Game of Thrones, with Norwegian studio Artplant on development duties. Artplant, best known in Norway for various games for children based on popular television shows, has expanded heavily in the last two years, and broke through …
Read More »Interview: SWTOR’s senior writer
Alex Freed talks to Develop about scripting the much-hyped MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic
Read More »Free-to-play Aion takes flight in February
NCsoft’s Aion: The Tower of Eternity is the latest MMORPG to switch to the free-to-play model. The game will drop its monthly subscriptions in February. NCsoft has joined forces with German publisher Gameforge to create a team that will maintain the title and its servers in Europe. Aion debuted in …
Read More »China-based online dev announces $119mil sales
Figures better than expected by industry analysts
Read More »Trion Worlds hits 1m sign-ups
MMO developer and publisher Trion Worlds has announced that more than one million user accounts have been registered with the company to date. This massive audience suggests a high level of interest for the firm’s first release, MMORPG Rift, which arrives on March 4th. The announcement was made as the …
Read More »Chinese firm Linekong buys 100-man studio
MMORPG specialists Wushuang acquired for undisclosed fee
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