SubscribeSo you’ve spent tens of millions of dollars investing in your new MMORPG. At it’s core, it’s technically sound, and is rooted in a solid gameplay mechanic. You launch, and the game never gets a foothold with consumers. After a year, your revenue targets are just wishful thinking. Do you:
A) Close shop and cut your [...]
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LittleBigTeam, or “How I Learned To Give The Little Guy a Shot”
And for some good news…
Remember just yesterday when I explained the benefits of PC gaming being: a) the separation of physical media from the gaming experience; and b) the ability to purchase and download a AAA selection of games and software for instant gratification? Well, to fuel that argument, Steam announced a partnership with THQ to provide digital distribution [...]
PC Gaming – It’s fan-tastic!
Thanks to a recent technical malfunction on my five-year old BYO personal computer, I was able to convince my wife it was time to build anew. And so I have, with my brand-spanking new PC. Good to know this thing registers a nice 5.2 (of 5) on Vista, with my highly-overclockable dual-core CPU the weak [...]
Space Rangers 2 – Freed from Starforce!
I noticed a post at GameSetWatch I wanted to share:
Got a note from Tom Ohle which is worth passing on to you unwashed masses: “Stardock just launched Space Rangers: The Klissan War -previously unavailable in North America – on TotalGaming.net for $19.99 or 1 token (that’s less than $10 if you go the token [...]
Franchises that Shouldn’t Die – Deus Ex
I was listening to The HotSpot this morning, and as they were busy feeding the torrent of diarrhea regarding John Romero, the panel made mention of his latest big-budget bust Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, and that the only reason anyone cared about his involvement was because Midway made such a big deal about it. In contrast [...]
Anarchy Online Free Until 2007
According to the story on GameSpot posted earlier today:
In late 2004, game publisher Funcom decided to try something a little different. Instead of actually charging users to play its game Anarchy Online, it opened the massively multiplayer online role-player to anyone who wanted to give it a try. The limited-time offer was extended into 2005 [...]
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