business model
The Daily Grind: What would tempt you to buy something in an MMO when you hate the business model?
Longtime commenter and friend to man and beast alike Danny Smith mentioned recently that there's a rumor of Blizzard putting World of Warcraft allied race...
Make My MMO: Temtem’s 500K sales, Kickstarter’s union, Elite’s lore debate
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Temtem studio Crema announced that it has officially sold over 500,000 copies of the game across the globe -...
Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes welcomed me into MMOs
As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...
Bless Unleashed offers a two-part preview of its cash shop
With Bless Unleashed finally approaching a launch, the developers want you to be aware of it and feeling good about giving it a spin. And...
Blue Protocol is going to be free-to-play on launch
Those of you eagerly following news about the upcoming cel-shaded Blue Protocol may be happy to know that the game now has a planned business...
Interview: Population Zero devs on the May Steam launch, buy-to-play, and PvP philosophy
Survival MMORPG Population Zero is officially launching on Steam in early May, Enplex Games announced today. As part of the reveal, the studio's also...
Interview: Pearl Abyss on Shadow Arena’s Black Desert origins, esports, audience, and more
Along with battle royale fans and Black Desert players, we've been keeping an eye on Pearl Abyss' Shadow Arena, the one-time battle royale mode...
Saga of Lucimia may be moving toward a hybrid business model
While the topic of lockboxes, cash shops, and business models isn't anything new -- which is an understatement -- Saga of Lucimia's team is...
Make My MMO: Fractured’s latest stress test brought it to 70K registered players
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Kickstarted MMORPG sandbox Fractured ended its second stress test with a bang this week, and unlike the first test,...
World of Warcraft: Classic is now inviting players into Blackwing Lair for the next phase of content
It's time to raid Blackwing Lair in World of Warcraft: Classic all over again. Of course, people have a slightly better idea of what to...
Lord of the Rings Online activates Riders of Rohan, hands out cloaks and armor
Lord of the Rings Online players are about to ride for ruin (in a good way), thanks to today's unlock of Riders of Rohan...
Bless Unleashed launches on March 12, founder pack purchases are live
We can no longer make jokes about Bless Unleashed not having a proper launch date, it seems, because the game's official launch has been announced...
Albion Online now counts 350K monthly active players, plans major alliance changes
We just got some fun numbers on Albion Online, buried in a forum post: Sandbox Interactive says that its massive Queen update in January...
Massively Overthinking: MassivelyOP, five years in
Five years ago, we flipped a switch, let the site go live, and published our first article as Massively OP. It was from Justin,...
PSA: MMO developer comedy Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet debuts on Apple TV+
Earlier in January we told you about the upcoming premiere of Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, a comedy from several production members from It's Always...
Make My MMO: Saga of Lucimia’s challenge, Camelot Unchained’s siege demo
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Saga of Lucimia, which spent most of last year with its head down working and popped up last month...
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Guild Wars
Last week on The Game Archaeologist, we examined the exciting beginnings of Guild Wars, thanks to a trio of ex-Blizzard developers who wanted to...
Activision-Blizzard Q4 2019: Revenues are down YoY for the fourth straight quarter
So here we are in 2020, looking back at the last quarter of 2019 for Blizzard. Nothing big happened or anything, just a massive...
The MOP Up: SWTOR’s subscription tauntauns smell great on the outside
For all who subscribe to Star Wars: The Old Republic, there's a new gift waiting for you under your seat. You get a tauntaun!...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s roadmap, Camelot Unchained’s baby Colossus
This week in MMO crowdfunding, the Star Citizen community got busy stewing over the newly released roadmaps for SC and Squadron 42, which show...
