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The Soapbox: The disastrous Pokemon Go Fest was just Niantic being Niantic, and that has to stop
I know I complain a lot about Pokemon Go in my articles here, but there's a reason for this. I'm a huge fan not just of the...
Path of Exile’s microtransaction system is finally live
After multiple false starts over the summer, Path of Exile has finally patched in its new microtransaction system as of last night.
"In the new...
SuperData’s new report suggests multiplayer console gamers are more susceptible to DLC and RMT than ever
Gamers talk a big talk about horse armor DLC and pay-to-win and the evils of cash shops, but y'all keep buying anyway.
That's according to...
Path of Exile’s Fall of Oriath expansion arrives August 4
Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath expansion arrives August 4 - check out the release trailer and prepare for the microtransaction system tomorrow!
Monetization expert: MMOs are dying because of clueless design, not insufficient demand
MMORPG players just love it when somebody declares the MMORPG dead, right? All those games you're playing, all the games we're writing about and...
Path of Exile moves forward with Fall of Oriath’s beta testing
Things are getting downright serious with Path of Exile's upcoming expansion. The team recently pumped out the second wave of the Fall of Oriath...
Path of Exile’s Fall of Oriath beta is live with a brand-new trailer
The beta for Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath expansion is officially live this evening right on schedule.
● Act 5: The Fall of Oriath:...
Path of Exile preps Fall of Oriath beta amidst technical problems
The beta for Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath expansion is expected to launch today, but it hasn't been without its technical issues. On Monday,...
Path of Exile streamlines its microtransaction system
You get a lot of stuff for free in Path of Exile. If not for the fact that the game appears to still be...
Secret World Legends outlines how its free-to-play model allows you to unlock things without cash
The good news for Secret World Legends players is that you won't need to pay money for the game. You won't even need to...
Runescape Idle Adventures is shutting down on May 15
Remember Runescape: Idle Adventures? Probably not, which is probably a good part of the reason why the game is rather quietly shuttering its doors...
2006 MMOTBS Pox Nora lands on PlayStation 4 this month with solid cross-platform support
Long before Hearthstone, HEX, and the avalanche of other games trying to cash in on the legitimized online lottery that is TCGs, there was...
WildStar is finishing its switch to ProtoBucks instead of NCoins
The conversion to a proprietary currency for WildStar microtransactions is almost complete. While WildStar has been using NCoins (NCsoft's microtransaction currency), it introduced ProtoBucks...
EVE Online rolls out major PLEX changes on May 9
When EVE Online releases its next big patch on May 9th, PLEX is changing in a big way. For example, the old days of...
RuneScape plans Menaphos update for June 5, addresses Spring Fayre uproar
RuneScape's been teasing its Menaphos: The Golden City update for what seems like months, but today, the expansion's getting a hard date: June 5th....
EVE Evolved: What’s the deal with EVE’s PLEX changes?
This week CCP Games announced that some big changes are on the way for PLEX in EVE Online. The PLEX or "30-day Pilot's License...
Why gacha is the ‘gotcha’ tactic of MMO sales
Making money in free-to-play games isn't as simple as pursuing a single revenue stream. Often studios are looking at multiple approaches to coax players...
The Soapbox: Everyone’s being dumb about Star Wars: The Old Republic’s lightsaber
A couple of years ago, The Force Awakens introduced us to (among other things) a lightsaber that looks poorly made, like a little kid...
The Repopulation will be playable Sunday, back on Steam later in March
The Repopulation is indeed on track to resume early access later this month as planned.
"Servers will be opening up to all current players on...
Path of Exile is buffing the heck out of leaguestones
Path of Exile's 2.6 patch last week was a whopper, but it wasn't without issues, some of which are rectified in today's update. In...
