economy
Global Chat: The death of hope for Pathfinder Online
Pathfinder Online might not be completely dead, but hope for it has certainly gone down the drain following the announcement of the studio's mass...
WildStar shuts down the auction house before the free-to-play switch
WildStar will be free-to-play in a hot minute, and that means that certain things have to change, like several of the auction house mechanics....
Is WildStar’s cash shop pay-to-win?
Is WildStar going to be pay-to-win when the free-to-play patch hits on September 29th? That's the topic du jour of a video that looks...
Darkfall Unholy Wars adjusts its economic rebalance
At times, it seems like the entire history of Darkfall is one major adjustment after another. It hasn't been long since the game completely...
World of Warships makes history come alive (and shoot you)
In honor of World of Warships' official launch today, we're celebrating what makes this naval combat game come alive. Previously, I explored the details and...
ARK video spotlights the headbutting Pachycephalosaurus
The newest bundle of dino joy has arrived in ARK: Survival Evolved, and it sure packs a whollup! Before you say, But I already...
MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies
MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...
The Game Archaeologist: Lucasfilm’s Habitat
Some of you reading this may simply never have known a world before the internet existed by virtue of your age. It's not your...
Stick and Rudder: Star Citizen is starting to come together
Last Tuesday I woke in the wee hours of the morning to install Star Citizen's 1.2 patch. I wasn't battling insomnia or anything like that; on the...
Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG
Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...
Blizzard joins S&P 500 stock market index
If it wasn't clear before now, Blizzard's debut on a stock index further goes to show that the game studio is one of the...
Colonize the darkest reaches of space in 3001SQ
Outer space is so quiet and lacking in any useful facilities. It's going to be your job to change that in 3001SQ, an upcoming...
Eco, a global ecosystem game, makes its Kickstarter goal
Good news, ecology fans:Â Eco made its Kickstarter target with 15 days left to go! Non-ecology fans can be excited, too, whether you're a big...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s crafting scandal; Sins of a Dark Age’s sunset
This week in Not So Massively games, League of Legends players revealed a reproducible exploit that causes skillshot projectiles to become invisible and may...
The Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over
Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most original player-created MMO profession?
Rohan on the Blessing of Kings blog posted yesterday a fascinating article on player bankers in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I knew of players...
Vendetta will test supply-chain economics in its next update
Guild Software says that the next major version of long-running sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online will debut "in a month or two." Version 1.9's biggest...
Asta is heading west after failing in Korea
Free-to-play publisher Webzen has announced that it will localize Asta: The War of Tears and Winds for the western market. The company's press release...
Darkfall rolls out unholy update with soft gear wipe, rare resources, and new inventory
Darkfall is reinventing its game. Again.
In what it's calling the "economy expansion" patch, Darkfall has made heavy adjustments to how the game plays. "The...
MMO Burnout: Virtual bush flying with FSEconomy
I play a lot of flight sims. The Sturmovik series, DCS, X-Plane, and pretty much every similar title ever released has found its way onto...
