whaling
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most excessive whaling you’ve ever seen in an MMO?
Every time I think whaling in the MMO industry can't get any worse, some game comes along and proves me wrong. That was the...
The Daily Grind: Are you inured to MMO whaling and exploitative monetization?
Back in July, MOP reader Neowolf made an insightful comment about excessive monetization exploitation and MMO whaling - that is, MMOs targeting big-spenders with...
Massively Overthinking: Does whaling ruin MMOs?
Last week, I was chatting with a MOP reader (hi Bryan!) in our comments about Lord of the Rings Online's business model - both...
Pokemon Go’s Niantic scuttles four more gaming projects and lays off 85+ people
Niantic, the company that named itself after a whaling vessel abandoned for the goldrush, admitted yesterday that it is shuttering four more gaming projects,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the absolute best if you’re a whale?
At the end of every year, I always do a Daily Grind on the most expensive MMO to play at that exact moment, with...
German commission takes up lootbox issue as academics link whaling to gambling markets
Germany has added its voice to the anti-lockbox chorus in the US, UK, and Netherlands. According to an article on the German-language Welt (picked...
City of Titans on endgame, alting, PvP, business models, lockboxes, and whales
The first and most-backed City of Heroes successor City of Titans has a couple of dev pieces out this month answering questions posed to...
Star Citizen thinks someone will still pay $750 for a concept ship
If you have $750 burning a hole in your pocket, here is a list of things you could do with it: You could give it...
Revival devs talk character creation, whaling, and more
Revival's latest newsletter is essential reading if you've missed any of the fantasy sandbox's developer updates over the past month. Illfonic links back to...
