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Aion Lead Producer: To Charge, Or Not To Charge?

29
Jul

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Aion Lead Producer: To Charge, Or Not To Charge?

For game makers, deciding whether to charge for certain content in online games can be a tricky balance between fostering player loyalty and making some quick revenue. To charge or not to charge is something that the Aion team at NCsoft was recently po...

Tags: Aion, Assault, balance, content, expansion, Game, game makers, lead, mmorpg, online, online games, player, player loyalty, substantial expansion, team, tricky balance

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EverQuest II Extended A Unique Take On Free-To-Play

27
Jul

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EverQuest II Extended A Unique Take On Free-To-Play

After five years years in service, Sony Online Entertainment's MMORPG EverQuest II is going free-to-play -- but not in the same way as other MMOs have done in the past. Instead of turning EverQuest II into a completely free-to-play MMO powered by virtu...

Tags: beta, EverQuest, everquest ii, Game, game everquest, MMO, mmorpg, MMOs, online, play, soe, Sony, sony online entertainment, to, Unique, way

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BioWare Mythic Takes Over Warhammer Online Publishing In Europe

7
Jul

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BioWare Mythic Takes Over Warhammer Online Publishing In Europe

Electronic Arts subsidiary BioWare Mythic (previously Mythic Entertainment), developer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has taken over publishing, operating and subscription service rights for the MMORPG in Europe from GOA. GOA, which operates a ...

Tags: age, BioWare, Electronic, electronic arts, Game, games workshop, Goa, launch, mmorpg, MMOs, Mythic, mythic entertainment, online, portal, publishing, subscription service, warhammer fantasy, warhammer online age of reckoning

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Japanese Xbox 360 Sales Rise On ‘Slim’ Hardware, Monster Hunter

2
Jul

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Japanese Xbox 360 Sales Rise On ‘Slim’ Hardware, Monster Hunter

A new smaller form factor and Monster Hunter Frontier Online helped raise weekly Japanese Xbox 360 sales week-over-week, tracking firm Media Create revealed Friday. For the week ended June 27, the console sold 17,370, up from 2,060 units the prior week...

Tags: capcom, firm, form, franchise, frontier, Game, Hunter, Japanese, June, june 27, Media, mmorpg, monster, monster hunter, monster hunter frontier online, online, Slim, Xbox, xbox 360

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Monster Hunter Frontier Online For Xbox 360 Leads In Japan

1
Jul

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Monster Hunter Frontier Online For Xbox 360 Leads In Japan

Capcom's MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier Online for Xbox 360 topped a weekly top 10 Japanese console game sales list that included a total of seven new entries, Media Create said Thursday. For the week ended June 27, Monster Hunter Frontier Online sold ...

Tags: capcom, franchise, Game, game franchise, game sales, Hunter, June, list, Media, mmorpg, monster, monster hunter, monster hunter frontier online, new entries, online, role playing game, total, Windows, windows pcs, xbox 360

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Blizzard Launches WoW: Cataclysm Closed Beta

1
Jul

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Blizzard Launches WoW: Cataclysm Closed Beta

Blizzard Entertainment launched closed beta testing for its much-anticipated World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm, which aims to reshape the MMORPG's world and steal players from rival online games. Slated to release some time this year, Cataclysm is ...

Tags: beta, beta testing, blizzard entertainment, Crusade, expansion, Game, game sales, King, launches, Lich, MMO, mmorpg, much anticipated world, pc game, world of warcraft expansion, WoW, Wrath, wrath of the lich, wrath of the lich king

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BioWare, LucasArts Choose Monolith Monitoring For Star Wars MMO

30
Jun

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BioWare, LucasArts Choose Monolith Monitoring For Star Wars MMO

BioWare and LucasArts have selected Monolith Software's core monitoring and technology management solution for their much-awaited upcoming MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. Monolith -- which has no relationship with the similarly named game developer...

Bigpoint, Schell License Photon Network Engine For Mummy MMO

29
Jun

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Bigpoint, Schell License Photon Network Engine For Mummy MMO

Online games publisher Bigpoint and developer Schell Games, who are working together on an MMO adaptation for Universal Pictures' film franchise The Mummy, licensed Exit Games' network engine Photon, the companies said Tuesday. Pittsburgh-based Schell ...

Tags: adaptation, Bigpoint, c development, Development, development framework, Exit, film, film franchise, franchise, game engine, games network, MMO, mmorpg, mummy, NET, online, online games, schell games, Universal

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Wizard101 Reaches 10 Million Registered Users In 20 Months

23
Jun

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Wizard101 Reaches 10 Million Registered Users In 20 Months

Texas-based developer and publisher KingsIsle Entertainment announced that Wizard101, it's magic-themed MMORPG for kids, has reached more than 10 million users since the online game's launch in September 2008. In Wizard101, players attend a Harry Potte...

Tags: 10 million, Academy, collectible card games, combat system, Game, harry potter, KingsIsle, launch, magic academy, Million, mmorpg, online, online game, Publisher, Reaches, spells, turn based combat, Wizard, wizard skills

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Fallout Online Confirmed, Readies Beta Program

17
Jun

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Fallout Online Confirmed, Readies Beta Program

Though its legal battle against Bethesda Softworks over the game's production continues, Interplay has launched a teaser site for Fallout Online and is now accepting registrations for the MMO. Previously known by its code name Project V13, Fallout Onli...