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The Daily Grind: Have you ever had free-to-play buyer’s remorse in an MMO?
A friend of mine who doesn't really play MMOs asked me recently about buyer's remorse for free-to-play games. It's a good question, I think;...
Analysts peg Overwatch League at a potential $100 million in its first year
One of the big announcements from last year's BlizzCon was the addition of the new Overwatch League, a project Blizzard is using to help...
Valve sunsets Steam Greenlight, proposes dev submission fees to ‘decrease the noise’
Valve is determined to keep itself in the news this weekend, apparently: Yesterday, the company announced it's shutting down the Steam Greenlight platform. That's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most pointless expense you’ve inflicted upon yourself in an MMO?
At one point, I picked a bad talent for a character in World of Warcraft, back in the days of talent trees. Annoyed, I...
The Daily Grind: What have you spent money on in MMOs this past month?
It's generally considered impolite in most societies to inquire about others' financial status and spending habits. Today I'm going to do just that because my...
The Daily Grind: What would you do in your MMO if you were suddenly uber wealthy?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by a Reddit thread posed to Guild Wars 2 players asking them what they'd do if they suddenly had...
The Daily Grind: Are you interested in making money in your MMOs?
When my friends need to borrow money in Final Fantasy XIV or Final Fantasy XI, they come to me. It's not because I'm higher-level...
World of Warcraft: Legion is bumping the gold cap up to nearly 10 million
Are you a high roller in World of Warcraft? Do you frequently make it rain on lesser players? Do you see things that cost...
Exclusive: Origins of Malu suspends development, seeks investors
These are the days when your job isn't much fun: When you report sad news in the MMOverse. Today's unhappy announcement is that the...
Das Tal’s investors give the game more funding
Those of us with a fondness for MMOs have had to learn exactly how expensive these games are over the past few years. The...
Daum EU confirms Black Desert figures: 400K Western sales, $12M revenue in first month
In a piece published earlier today, MMO Culture claimed a number of Black Desert statistics gleaned from last week's Daum Korea press conference:
400,000 US/EU...
Valve pours millions of dollars into Counter-Strike e-sports
There's no doubt that e-sports are starting to get very big, with many of the top tournaments now supporting prize pools in the range of...
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...
Square-Enix’s 2015 sales and profits were up, thanks in part to Final Fantasy XIV
Square-Enix's fiscal results for the last three-quarters of 2015 are in, and it's good news all around. Net sales were up almost 30% year-over-year,...
Entropia Universe sells invisible clothing for $5,000
Are you a fan of Entropia Universe? Then you can -
I'm sorry, I can't do this. I don't know how in the world to...
WildStar patches in some economic improvements
WildStar offers some robust options for customizing gear in both appearance and stats, but some of those systems were just a bit more pricey...
ARK: Survival Evolved has already sold 400,000 copies
On the surface, you could think of ARK: Survival Evolved as one step removed from zombie survival games except it has dinosaurs instead. But...
Top 25 companies accounted for 65 percent of 2014’s $83.6 billion games market
Twenty-five companies accounted for 65 percent of the $83.6 billion games market in 2014, according to a report at Newzoo. Leading the pack was...
Star Citizen opens up concept purchases for the Aegis Vanguard
Have you managed to make enemies in Star Citizen? Even though the full game is not actually available, do you have people who might...
The Daily Grind: Do you have more time or money for games?
I'm told that time is money, but the exchange rate is not universal. There are people whose time is, apparently, worth more than my...
