business model

This week in MMO crowdfunding, Ship of Heroes dropped a new video showing off both its night effects and the current functionality of its...

Well hey, it seems like it's another birthday for Pokemon Go, so you all know what we have for the anniversary party: another report card!...

Last month on the MOP Podcast, we tackled a question from a reader named Aaron who was musing on whether modern MMOs could learn...

Old School RuneScape is, in its own words, "resolutely a subscription-only game," and as it's subscription-only game, one of the biggest things the devs...

This week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar released its 67th update. In the release instructions, the devs note the update was intended...

It's hard to find a whole lot to say about World of Warcraft: Classic at this point. Not in a bad sense, mind you;...

One of the most confusing things about any game that chooses a hybrid business model is figuring out what you need to buy in...

This week in MMO crowdfunding, Pantheon's Brad McQuaid posted a lengthy dev blog all about its use of Unity and how the game has...

Last week, games psychologist Jamie Madigan tweeted an underrated comment about how psychological tricks used in restaurant menu design are also found in video...

It can be difficult to play Star Wars: The Old Republic without paying; the game has some pretty strict restrictions in place for free...

Close set of voting this time 'round, at least in terms of TERA's business model. For a time, the polls were literally at 50/50,...

Niantic and Pokemon Go have been no stranger at all to lawsuits over the years - it's just that most the suits have been...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A multiplayer online game is looking for the new hot thing to drum up interest in...

Last year's big crowdfunded MMO of the year, Temtem, officially rolled into alpha 0.2 this week, boasting "character customization, trading, new battle mechanics, minimap,...

The announcement of Trials of Mana - the upgrading and localization of Seiken Densetsu 3, a game that was long held as a lost...

We talk a lot about how free-to-play (and its slightly more expensive cousin buy-to-play took over the MMO market, but a lot of these...

While Twitch streaming and YouTube viewing may be the new hotness for some video game content, there’s something to be said for the simplicity...

It seems a little odd that The Division 2 sends us down to Washington, DC when our actual main antagonist heads right back to...

When Bethsoft's Elder Scrolls Blades devs took the stage at BE3 last night, I straight up did the Britney Haynes cringe face, practically holding...

A while back I was flipping through the backlog of my personal gaming blog, looking at the history of my gaming trends, particularly in...