Fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. Quite the
mouthful, isn’t it? Due to the staggering amount of these game types in
today’s world, we simply refer to them as MMORPGs now, as there is
little in the way of ...READ»
Anyone here remember Tabula Rasa? It was
the aspiring sci-fi MMORPG by Richard Gariott that was released in
October 2007 with high hopes, but unfortunately the game is now
scheduled to close all North American operations on ...READ»
It seems like even though a lot of new free MMORPGs
and MMOs are being released every month, none of them really feel
unique. Except of course for a few exceptions like MLB Dugout Heroes
and Dungeon Party
there really aren’t any ...READ»
Even though there’s a new free MMORPG
coming out every month, it’s an incredibly tough market. There just
aren’t enough players to populate all of the MMOs on the market. So
what does that mean? Well, some MMORPGs are going ...READ»
I must have ranted about this before, but I dislike it a lot when I play an MMORPG
with a low or medium playerbase. MMORPGs are supposed to be massively
multiplayer. I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words
massively ...READ»
I must have ranted about this before, but I dislike it a lot when I play an MMORPG
with a low or medium playerbase. MMORPGs are supposed to be massively
multiplayer. I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words
massively ...READ»
MMORPG developers have gotten way too lazy when it comes to designing quests. Almost every single quest in any MMORPG
involves either role playing as a FedEx driver [Take this item and give
it to an NPC named John Thunderhoof ...READ»
free online games
The Nature of Free Online Games
Free online games are scattered anywhere on the Internet. There are a lot of them which you can choose from whenever you need them. Some of the categories include action, ...READ»
Is there a use-by age limit on those who play computer games? Or will we have computer games for the 40+ age group?
According to Sony's PSP team, this age is one of their core markets. I find it understandable for those who were ...READ»
Shades of Julian Dibbell's entrepreneurialism in the Ultima Online gaming environment, the executives of There Inc., maker of an online gaming environment by the same name, are encouraging commerce among players.
For $1, There ...READ»
Honestly, I think the free to play MMORPG game
market is growing way too fast. It seems like every month a n ambitious
new game publisher opens its doors for the first time in hopes of
making it big in a market overflowing with ...READ»
The U.S. virtual goods market will jump 60% this year to $1.6 billion, and analysts estimate worldwide annual revenue could reach $10 billion -- the equivalent of Hollywood's 2009 box-office earnings. Founder of online-gaming firm Ohai, Susan Wu knew that virtual goods (products that exist only online) made real money, and she went after the digital wares like a hot commodity.READ»
After playing two of the most recent free to play MMORPGs to hit the market, Dragonica and Dungeons & Dragons Online, I am yet again impressed by the quality of free to play games. Free MMORPG
games are just getting better and ...READ»
Julian Dibbell, who has spent the last year trying to support his family by selling virtual goods and services in the Ultima Online gaming environment, may fall short of his goals. You can follow his progress in Play Money, his ...READ»
All online-game revenue: $5 billion a year
Projected online-game revenue for 2012: $13 billion
Projected Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games revenue for 2007: $1.9 billion
Projected revenue by 2011: $3.5 ...READ»
Modern Apple computers are viable alternatives to Microsoft Windows computers in just about every way, except in one lucrative market: Gaming. Historically, Windows has been the only choice for computer gamers--until now. Steam is ...READ»
It seems today that most ’Free MMORPGs’ and ‘Free MMOs’
are developed in places like Korea, Japan and China. What I’d like to
know is why more western companies aren’t jumping on the ‘free to play’
bandwagon ...READ»
For a long time, pay to play games like World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online were considered untouchable, but as it stands the MMORPG market is evolving. More and more free MMORPG
games are being released every week while only ...READ»
If the idea of tracking and analyzing your power consumption via a chart makes you want to curl up and die, consider NEC's online energy games. The electronics company's program, currently undergoing a three-month trial in ...READ»
For as long as I can remember, Bit Torrent has been a tool used by
pirates to illicitly ‘acquire’ music and movies. Just recently though,
over the last year or so, Bit Torrent has grown to become one of the
primary download ...READ»
Last week, Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion pack for popular PC game World of Warcraft, sold 2.8 million copies in one day. With those sales, it makes one ask, "What financial crisis?"READ»
