business model
Old School RuneScape ponders partnerships and puts it to a player poll
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...
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar’s R67, Destiny’s Sword’s successful Kickstarter
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar released its 67th update. In the release instructions, the devs note the update was intended...
WoW Factor: Three thoughts on the latest WoW Classic stress test
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;...
Tamriel Infinium: Getting the most out of your Elder Scrolls Online box and sub in 2019
One of the most confusing things about any game that chooses a hybrid business model is figuring out what you need to buy in...
Make My MMO: Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid is ‘feeling great’ about the game’s progress
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...
Massively Overthinking: The worst MMO cash shop trickery
Last week, games psychologist Jamie Madigan tweeted an underrated comment about how psychological tricks used in restaurant menu design are also found in video...
Star Wars: The Old Republic is easing restrictions for free-to-play and preferred players
It can be difficult to play Star Wars: The Old Republic without paying; the game has some pretty strict restrictions in place for free...
Choose My Adventure: TERA’s Valkyrie and the free-to-play grind
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,...
Pokemon Go studio Niantic is suing PokeGo++ hackers ahead of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s launch
Niantic and Pokemon Go have been no stranger at all to lawsuits over the years - it's just that most the suits have been...
Fight or Kite: Fallout 76’s Nuclear Winter is a blast
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...
Make My MMO: Temtem’s alpha, Destiny’s Sword Kickstarter midpoint
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,...
Square-Enix wants to make its entire back library available digitally
The announcement of Trials of Mana - the upgrading and localization of Seiken Densetsu 3, a game that was long held as a lost...
The Daily Grind: Which optional subscription MMO justifies its subscription the best?
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...
Tamriel Infinium: MassivelyOP’s guide to the best Elder Scrolls Online podcasts
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...
E3 2019: The Division 2 heads back to New York for third DLC, plus Uplay and movie updates
It seems a little odd that The Division 2 sends us down to Washington, DC when our actual main antagonist heads right back to...
People are actually pretty pleased with Elder Scrolls Blades’ surprise patch
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...
Into the Super-verse: Why didn’t Champions Online do better?
A while back I was flipping through the backlog of my personal gaming blog, looking at the history of my gaming trends, particularly in...
Take-Two boss shrugs off Fortnite’s impact on the gaming industry
Thank goodness it's a sunny day out there because Strauss Zelnick brought some serious shade for the industry to Baird's 2019 Global Consume, Technology,...
Starbase previews ships in new video and discusses its monetization plans
We've known about Starbase for just a week, and already Finnish developer Frozenbyte is amping up the hype with a third video, this one...
Make My MMO: Boobs don’t work that way, League of Maidens
A few weeks ago we teased newly announced MMO Eternal Magic for offering a beauty contest "for the girls," which, OK, we all know...
