According to gaming website Press2Reset, The Elder Scrolls Online is currently on its way to failure. Of course, most of the blame falls on the studio’s supposed monthly payment model, which led to the Free-to-Play conversion for games such as…
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Blizzard Entertainment – A place of politics and bad management?
According to an employee feedback on Glassdoor.com via Kotaku, Blizzard Entertainment is portrayed as sort of an “evil corporation” which is filled with politics and are “forced” to crunch without overtime pay. Of course, the following is just from 1…
The War Z – Gameplay footage shows tactical zombie shooting
The War Z, is an upcoming online zombie shooter MMO, scheduled for Closed Beta in the coming weeks. While most zombie shooters involves players emptying hundreds of bullets into zombie hordes, death should be the norm if this case happens…
TERA – Servers merging into 3 with no F2P in sight
In a wave where online games are switching to Free to Play mode, there are still 3 defiant games which insist on monthly fees will lead to success eventually. I am of course talking about Final Fantasy XIV, TERA and…
Gotham City Imposters – Comical shooter finally goes Free-to-Play
When I first tested Gotham City Imposters‘ beta phase nearly a year ago, I was expecting it to be quite an amazing online shooter. While not playing much, it was definitely on my to-download list given its wacky parody (and…
City of Heroes – NCsoft closes down developer Paragon Studios
[Source] Given NCsoft’s recent less-than-stellar financial report, I am not really surprised Paragon Studios, developer of City of Heroes (and Villans), is the major victim in the ongoing business restructuring program. Well, NCsoft’s titles have basically hit various regions, just…
The Secret World – Poor performance blamed on Guild Wars 2 and pandas
[Source] A Funcom report released today puts The Secret World Sales at “over 200,000” as the company adjusts expectations down by $35 million US Dollars. In the report, Funcom once again cites poor US reviews as a contributing factor in…
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet confirms level 80 achievement is legit
In a simple Reddit post by ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien, president and co-founder of the studio, apologized for the hint of exploiting posted previously and confirmed that Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend, has achieved this feat in a perfectly…
Nexon America – New CEO packs tons of experience and credentials
[Source] Nexon America announced a new CEO earlier today (effective 1st September 2012), and man his credentials look awesome. His name is Min Kim, and from my past knowledge, isn’t afraid to mingle with the crowds at game conventions. He…
Guild Wars 2 – War Legend clarifies its level 80 procedure
Less than 2 days after Guild Wars 2’s head start. the game found its first level 80 character from French guild War Legend, with the achievement going to a player named Surfeuze. With this news hitting the internet, War Legend’s…
Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet “fixing” unnormal leveling speed
As most of you would have read in my previous post, someone has gotten to level 80, and from my observations, there are a handful of level 70’s as well roaming in Guild Wars 2 currently. Developer ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien,…
Guild Wars 2 – First level 80 player spotted
[Source] The first level 80 character in Guild Wars 2 was confirmed a couple of hours ago, with the honor belonging to a player named Surfeuze, member of French guild War Legend. He simply reached the level cap by crafting…
Age of Wushu – Pre-purchasers of Elite Edition to enjoy head start
A little similar to Guild Wars 2, Age of Wushu will be handing a 1-week head start to players who purchase the Elite Edition (USD 9.99) of the game. Developed by Suzhou Snail Game and being published by its North…
Guild Wars 2 – New online tutorial manual explains the game
ArenaNet is really, really too kind to the community. Well, that is not a bad thing, but stuff they do usually make other game companies blush in shame. Introducing Guild Wars 2’s online tutorial manual, which can be used by…