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Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target
On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...
Get Age of Conan pack for backing new Conan Kickstarter RPG
Funcom's Vice President of PR and Marketing took to Twitter today to point players in the direction of a new pen-and-paper Conan RPG that's...
Make My MMO: Inside The Repopulation & Hero’s Song (February 13, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, two studios spoke to Massively OP in-depth about their major crowdfunding decisions in 2016. Pixelmage Games'Â John Smedley told...
City of Titans gives a sneak peek at four iconic heroes
As a framework for City of Titan's narrative, the team has created "The Twelve:" 12 NPC superheroes that exemplify each of the 12 positions...
Interview: The Repopulation’s lead dev on its new engine and survival spin-off Fragmented
Following Above & Beyond Technologies' January announcement that it was solving The Repopulation's HeroEngine crisis by getting the heck away from HeroEngine, we spoke...
Interview: John Smedley on Hero’s Song crowdfunding and the future
Following the abrupt cancellation of the Kickstarter for Pixelmage Games' sandboxy OARPG Hero's Song, we chatted with studio CEO and MMORPG veteran John Smedley about...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 50: Happy birthday MOP!
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and Bree discuss MOP's first birthday, DUST 514, H1Z1, DCUO, Hearthstone, Anarchy Online, Diablo III, and TSW, with a mailbag question on the return of MMO subs.
Nerd Kingdom is ‘strongly considering’ making TUG free in some form
As TUG engages in the process of transferring over to a new engine, Nerd Kingdom continues to discuss what it's thinking in regard to the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO monetization schemes don’t piss you off?
Gamasutra argued last week that there are three effective in-app purchase strategies that mobile gamers don't hate:
the classic demo, where players can try the...
Make My MMO: Divergence’s drama (February 6, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, the Divergence Online drama came to a close, as DMCA claims against the developer were dropped early and...
The Daily Grind: Are OARPGs the future of the MMORPG genre?
Toward the end of 2014, genre academics popularized the idea that the MMORPG genre was becoming "unbundled" -- that MMORPGs were splintering, "with sociality,...
Make My MMO: Smedley’s Hero’s Song ditches Kickstarter (January 30, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, John Smedley put an end to the Kickstarter for his OARPG Hero's Song, telling backers that Pixelmage Games had made "mistakes"...
Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters
This week we've been abuzz about Smed's Hero's Song Kickstarter cancellation - the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening...
City of Titans pours effort into creating a ‘dynamic, thriving’ metropolis
Metropolis. Gotham. Hell's Kitchen. Asgard. Sometimes the places that superheroes visit are just as iconic as the heroes themselves. The upcoming City of Titans...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs use Kickstarter as a promotional option?
One of Tuesday's big bits of news was that Hero's Song - John Smedley's big post-Daybreak project - was cancelling its Kickstarter. The announcement...
John Smedley’s Hero’s Song Kickstarter project is cancelled
John Smedley has just announced that the Hero's Song Kickstarter has been cancelled:
https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/692005956482256896
He went on to stress that the game's development is ongoing, but...
Hands-on with HEX: Chronicles of Entrath’s PvE
What do you know about HEX: Shards of Fate? If you've ever played it, probably more than me. But what do you know about...
The Repopulation remains skeptical about HeroEngine’s latest announcement
HeroEngine owner Idea Fabrik announced yesterday that it has made "several positive adjustments" in regard to its ongoing financial situation - namely, "reducing server...
Make My MMO: Smedley’s Hero’s Song sings for its supper (January 23, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, former SOE/Daybreak CEO John Smedley revealed his new company, Pixelmage Games, and its first game, sandboxy OARPG Hero's...
Overpower melds fantasy arena matches with RPG progression
Is your MMO a little on the slow side? Need a jolt of excitement and danger to go with your love of RPG progression?...
