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Massively on the Go: Jurassic World Alive plods on five years later, encumbered by over-monetization
Ludia's Jurassic World Alive is still stomping along. It's gotten some features over the years that seem, well, "borrowed" from that Pokemon GPS game, but yeesh,...
Ubisoft claims its Trackmania reboot isn’t a sub game – you just pay for access
The community around Trackmania Nations is not terribly keen about the upcoming game's business model, since it appears to be set up that the...
Saga of Lucimia’s creative director debates the merits of MMO business models
The debate over MMO business models is constantly ongoing: There are those who swear by monthly subscriptions, those who prefer strictly free-to-play, and those...
Aion has retired its Prestige Pack recurring subscription
As of this week, Aion has retired its Prestige Pack recurring subscription system. Prestige Pack subscriptions are no longer available for purchase, and on...
Hands-on: The Jurassic World Alive ARG shows promise, but not for MMO fans
Ludia's Jurassic World Alive isn't being marketed as an MMO, but it is an augmented reality game that involves roaming in the real world for virtual...
Star Trek Online is discontinuing monthly subscription purchases
There's a business model shift taking place for Star Trek Online, although you could argue it's a somewhat lateral shift. The game will no...
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...
EVE Evolved: Alpha Clone economics, bragging rights, and restrictions
Yesterday at EVE Vegas 2016, developer CCP Rise held us spellbound with tales of his recent misadventures in EVE Online recently when pretending to...
EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE
This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...
WildStar ups Omnibit drops for subscribers
If you're currently a WildStar subscriber, you're going to be getting a bit more with the price of your subscription. The development team announced...
EVE Evolved: Three things you don’t want to miss in 2016
In the previous edition of EVE Evolved, I looked back at some of the big highlights EVE Online throughout 2015. It was a year that revolutionised...
RIFT is upping its subscription price slightly with its next patch
If you're considering taking a break from RIFT and dropping your subscription for a month, you may not wish to do that. With the...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has benefited the most from free-to-play?
Back in the day, it used to be a running joke among the staff about which game would go free-to-play next. We don't make...
EVE Evolved: How many subscriptions does EVE have?
Two weeks ago, a mathemagician over at The Nosy Gamer published some interesting calculations showing that EVE Online's subscriptions may have dropped by around...
The Daily Grind: How long do you have your subscriptions set up for?
I had not put my Final Fantasy XIV account on anything more extended than month-by-month billing for the longest time. Which is kind of...
EVE Online adds buddy invites to trial accounts
EVE Online, like many MMOs, is best enjoyed with a friend, if for no other reason than to have at least one other person...
