greed
Unity’s CEO says he flew around the world to understand why devs didn’t like runtime fees
Last year Unity decided it wanted to manufacture some discord within the games industry in the name of a quick buck when it added...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest 2024 aimed straight at the wallet
If functional is the bar for Pokemon Go players, Niantic almost cleared it for Go Fest 2024, but damn if that isn't a depressing...
Unity is adding excessive new per-install fees – game developers aren’t having it
Unity has been struggling with its public and corporate relations over the course of 2023, first with multiple rounds of mass layoffs that cut...
Vitae Aeternum: The uncomfortable truth of New World’s lax monetization
I have a pretty laid back approach to monetization in online games. Bar mandatory subscriptions and a few egregious outliers, I am generally fine...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s improved Megas and the kitchen sink problem
It's been a while now since Pokemon GO got its third Mega Evolution system, which was one of the big reasons we took a hard...
Humble Bundle’s charity donation caps cause an uproar among donors and subbers
The folks at Humble Bundle decided to light a tinderbox yesterday with an announcement that outlines a shift in how sales of its game...
The Daily Grind: How diligent are you about making money in an MMO?
No one believes me when I say that I'm bad about making money in my main games. It's true, though; compared to the people...
Leaderboard: Do you like the buy-to-play model?
I was discussing MMO business models with some friends this week, and one of them commented that buy-to-play is the best thing ever. I...
Elder Scrolls Online advertises cash shop item in game
Nothing helps you get immersed in your favorite MMO like a gaudy multilingual cash shop advertisement pasted on your game screen, right? ZeniMax is...
Microtransactions on tap for Diablo III, but not in the US or EU
Blizzard is likely adding microtransactions to Diablo III. The proposed funny money and its associated features won't be coming to European or American versions...
